In Kevin Lichty’s whimsical novella "The Circle That Fits", a boy raised in a carnival seeks a steady life. Daniel grows up beneath the flashing lights of the midway, where people’s screams of joy belie dark realities that slink out... Read More

A woman with a traumatic past comes under her neighbors’ suspicion when a child is kidnapped in the surprise-filled mystery novel "The Worm Man". In Mary Frances Hill’s thrilling small-town mystery novel "The Worm Man", a girl’s... Read More

Heather Camlot’s "The Prisoner and the Writer" tells the story of the Dreyfus Affair for early readers. In 1895, Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason against France. He was sentenced to prison on remote Devil’s Island, where he... Read More

Gioia Guerzoni’s "I Miss You" is a beautiful book of exercises designed to quell longing for absent people, places, and things. This work recognizes a variety of scenarios in which one might yearn. For those missing a person, the book... Read More

Coming-of-age and coming out collide in Felice Cohen’s poignant memoir "Half In". When Cohen was a twenty-three-year-old recent college graduate, she faced her future with uncertainty. She hoped to become a full-time professional... Read More

Two young women develop a friendship and more while navigating work, magic, and love in "Doughnuts and Doom". Margot—a witch whose familiar is Stanley, a lovable snake—is forced to sell potions for a living because she can’t manage... Read More

Tessa Brunton shares her experiences living with myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, in her graphic memoir "Notes from a Sickbed". Myalgic encephalomyelitis is a little-understood disease that produces... Read More

In "Merchants Bridge", an attorney’s life crumbles after a violent attack leaves him unable to discern reality from his hallucinations. While celebrating a successful meeting with a client, Gray and his law partner and close friend,... Read More