Dark humor accents this exposé on cultural clashes between Chicago’s suburbs and working class in the 1990s. With his first novel, "When Bad Things Happen to Rich People", Ian Morris has created a sharp and clever story about the... Read More

The tenacity of the main character will resonate as he overcomes barriers and reclaims his former life. Fighting for his professional reputation, reporter Coleridge Samuel Taylor attempts to solve the death of a young homeless boy, the... Read More

Pitch-perfect dialogue and narrative prose reveal teen culture and the journey of self-discovery. Few adults have the spot-on sense of teenage culture that novelist Carrie Mesrobian has. Critically acclaimed for her candid young-adult... Read More

High-school struggles and a distinctive teenager voice bring relatability to this paranormal romance drama. As her senior year at Northbrook Academy approaches, Lainey Young is dealing with all the usual worries of a girl in her final... Read More

Plagued by nightmares, comic superhero–adoring Charlie is lovable in his innocence and sheepishness. He’s bullied at school, but when his most frightening nightmares turn out to be true, he must learn to take control and overcome his... Read More

Monster makes the best of a bad situation in this well-done installment of the Monster & Me series. A monster comes up with a creative substitution for a Christmas tree in Paul Czajak and Wendy Grieb’s delightful picture book,... Read More

The author pulls from his own cadre of experience over two decades of story crafting to offer practical advice. There is nothing more frightening to a stalled writer than a blinking cursor on a blank page. In Playing with Stories: Story... Read More

Plainspoken yet packed with emotion, Ellis’s series of memories entertains and educates. A collage of vintage memories and modern musings, this collection of vignettes will ignite a real spark of life in a contemporary society immersed... Read More