A small bear tends to a mysterious plant in their garden, frustrated that it won’t bloom even under their excellent care. Below, a rabbit family delights in the enormous carrot that is growing within their burrow. Cartoonish... Read More

A twisting tale of deception and overlapping mysteries, Briana Cole’s psychological thriller "Behind Her Lives" follows a woman who refuses to believe that her younger sister is dead. Deven is overwhelmed. Her relationship with her... Read More

In Murzban F. Shroff’s novel "Waiting for Jonathan Koshy", a friend’s misfortune leads to reminiscing. Jonathan Koshy is on his way back to Mumbai for the first time in three years. Four friends gather to await his arrival. They pass... Read More

Origins: The Compound is a gory, gritty fantasy adventure in which a headstrong young man grapples with his sense of duty in the face of unrelenting malevolence. In Noah Kempton’s fantasy novel Origins: The Compound, an orphaned boy... Read More

Erica McKeen’s "Tear" is a hair-raising horror novel in which patriarchal dismissals of capable women fester across generations. During the long winter of her senior year of college, in the lone basement room of a nondescript rental... Read More

A girl in snowy Canada dreams of returning to Kunming, China, to visit her grandfather in this latest addition to the musical picture book series. The volume focuses on the pipa, a popular Chinese folk instrument; a CD and a download... Read More

Kiki Petrosino collects poetic, honest, philosophical vignettes in "Bright", an investigation into the etymology of the term for lightness as it pertains to the effects of colorism and the unintended consequences of inhabiting a body... Read More

Over the course of more than a hundred microstories, "Plain Air" outlines the stuttering lives of the inhabitants of Winesburg, Indiana. Winesburg is the definition of a flyover town. It even has the contrails to prove it. But when the... Read More