Original wordplay and quirky rhymes vivify the illuminating poetry collection The Lotus Eaters. Peter Dabbene’s musical poetry collection The Lotus Eaters clothes its sly cultural allusions in traditional literary techniques.... Read More

An unflappable AI takes control of the future for humanity’s own good in Deni Ellis Béchard’s extraordinary speculative novel "We Are Dreams in the Eternal Machine". Billions wake alone in rooms emanating blue light—spaces... Read More

The eleven linked stories in Teresa Carmody’s novel focus on women engaging in creative writing and processing their traumatic pasts. The central character in the linked stories is Marie, who appears in all but one piece. Marie... Read More

Poets come equipped. Where mortals lower their lids in terror, poets play a game of stare down—making hay through the pain, lemonade of loss, fun of fear—never ever looking away. Steely Andy Young lives in New Orleans after a... Read More

The amusing Christmas picture book "If Mice Pulled the Sleigh" is a feast of wit and imagination. Bill Barnsley’s "If Mice Pulled the Sleigh" is a rollicking Christmas-themed picture book that imagines what would happen if other... Read More

Clara Törnvall’s cheeky, illuminating social manual The Autist’s Guide to the Galaxy turns the tables on autism conversations by focusing on how to engage with neurotypical people. Because articles about neurodiversity are often... Read More