In Kelly Ann Jacobson’s retelling of Pinocchio, "Lies of a Toymaker", a girl embraces heroism and self-discovery. Paige is the daughter of a traveling toymaker who’s always on the move. Her loyalty to her mother keeps her secluded... Read More

Love, against all odds, emerges as the prevailing factor of a space colonization mission’s success in the satirical science fiction novel "Tripping Toward Mars". An international race to reach and colonize Mars is backdropped by... Read More

In the bold, experimental stories of Juan Carlos Reyes’s "Three Alarm Fire", reading is a riddle that results in salvation. Shifting in register from abject horror to cool irony and featuring slippery, compelling details, this is a... Read More

"Alpha Bette" is an intriguing novel whose compelling cast members are invited to a surprising dinner party. Jennifer Manocherian’s captivating novel "Alpha Bette" concerns family, friendship, and unexpected human connections. Bette, a... Read More

Chasing the possibilities of youth leads to a coherent, wise adulthood in the travel-infused memoir "View from the Crow’s Nest". Susan L. Bradford’s memoir "View from the Crow’s Nest" looks back on a 1960s midwestern youth and... Read More

In Jill Caugherty’s novel "The View from Half Dome", a girl makes plans to fills the void left by her father and sister. Isabel moves into a rundown apartment in Depression-era San Francisco with her mother and her sister, Audrey. Her... Read More