Consequential connections form among the denizens of a food truck lot in the intriguing novel "Deep Fried". A food truck lot just outside of a county courthouse serves as the primary setting of Mark Doyon’s polyphonic novel "Deep... Read More

An affecting bildungsroman, "The Summer Between" is about personal discovery in a period of historical tumult. In Robert Raasch’s novel "The Summer Between", a college-bound man navigates his gay identity amid the upheavals of the... Read More

Lisa Greenwald’s Ellie’s Deli: In a Pickle is the second illustrated book in a series about Ellie, a spunky eleven-year-old whose family owns a Jewish deli. In this installment, Ellie strives to stay on top of schoolwork and squash... Read More

In Susan R. Greenway’s novel "Elephant Touch", a girl learns to love again after a significant loss. Quinn lost her mother in a skiing accident. In Thailand, her Aunt Lizzie hopes that volunteering at an elephant sanctuary will... Read More

In Sadie Hoagland’s novel "Circle of Animals", a woman goes through cycles of trauma, motherhood, complicated love, and perseverance in a misogynistic culture. Sky’s life is unusual thanks to her free-spirited, unpredictable mother,... Read More

A middle schooler seeks the courage to pursue his dreams amid mockery and an abusive home situation in Corinne Gaile’s novel "Saving Kenny". Twelve-year-old Kenny accompanies his older sister to the opera, expecting to be bored.... Read More

In R. A. Busby’s novella "You Will Speak for the Dead", a house cleaner faces an unexpected personal crisis while wrestling with his most bizarre job yet. Putrid kitchens, bug infestations, and massive piles of junk are all in a... Read More