Frank W. Dixon, the narrator of Ted Heller’s satirical novel Pocket Kings, is not someone you want to play a lot of poker with. He’s really good at it. He is also not related to the author of The Hardy Boys detective series, though... Read More

Often known for horses and cowboys, western reads can be incredibly suspenseful and entertaining. However, the stories in "Christmas Campfire Companion" remind its audience that westerns can also be full of warmth and subtlety. This... Read More

Love at first sight? It’s never out of fashion, according to this collection of lovely, quirky drawings recording many such hopeful moments. Celebrated are mostly young strangers in and around New York City, whose paths crossed or even... Read More

It is said that there are no new stories, only new ways of telling the same ones: jealousy, revenge, ambition, and of course, love—imperfect love, unrequited love, and naturally, inconvenient love that crosses taboo boundaries. This... Read More

Holding strong beliefs about the environmental impact of fossil fuels is easy when a gas company doesn’t knock on the door with a lucrative drilling contract for your land. That’s the lesson at the heart of Stephanie Hamel’s first... Read More

Nick Mamatas can speak from experience about the horrors of the writing life. Like most writers, he knows what it’s like to live without a steady paycheck, have no health insurance, and be without savings to fall back on; and as an... Read More

“There are more than a million people living in the city of Prague whom I’d just as soon not name here,” "The Guinea Pigs" begins. “Our family is originally from the country. Our family, that means me, my wife, and two tolerable... Read More

“Deb, listen to me—this place can help us. And so can you. You’re our only hope.” These cryptic words are all that Deb “Reeno” Dimond’s father left her with when he deposited her at the gates of a mysterious boarding... Read More