In Nathacha Appanah’s luminous novel "The Sky above the Roof", a teenager’s impulsive, confused actions lead to his imprisonment. Formidable, intense Phoenix was forced to be a child entertainer. Doll-like, she sang for adoring... Read More

In Jay Carmichael’s novel "Marlo", two gay men navigate their relationship in Melbourne, Australia, in the conservative 1950s. Christopher has just moved to the big city, seeking a fresh start and reprieve from his small homophobic... Read More

A teenage girl and a sea creature find love in "The Sea in You", an inspired, modern LGBTQ+ twist on The Little Mermaid. In Ocean City, Maryland, Corinth encounters a creature that resembles a mermaid, except with fangs and bad... Read More

An African teenager comes of age between countries and cultures in Ebele Chizea’s engrossing young adult novel "Aquarian Dawn". In the 1960s, Ada moves to Pennsylvania from Nabuka, a country riven by civil war and genocide. Her mother,... Read More

"Signals from Saipan" is a swift thriller that follows a tight-knit team through a series of exciting counter terrorism situations. Reginald Nelson’s exciting, complicated novel "Signals from Saipan" follows a vigilante team around the... Read More

An aristocrat and his lover grapple with a powerful supernatural creature in Letters for Lucardo: The Silent Lord. Edmund, the human lover of immortal Lucardo, has become sick with “Shifter’s Lung.” But Lucardo isn’t willing to... Read More