"Go Back" is a daring postapocalyptic novel that asks open questions about people’s overreliance on technology. In Emily Wagner’s portentous science fiction novel "Go Back", people flee a fascistic, technology-hoarding regime. Sarah,... Read More

Syr Hayati Beker’s gleaming novella "What a Fish Looks Like" alchemizes confessional notes and remixed fairy tales to tell a story of queer survival amid ecological disaster. As Earth faces giant tidal waves, uncontrollable fires, and... Read More

Blending history and linguistics inquiries, "Entangled Tongues" is a fun, lighthearted interrogation of the English language’s past. Carol Williams Kisch’s delightful linguistic history book "Entangled Tongues" is about how... Read More

A woman allies with vengeful river spirits in Lynn Hutchinson Lee’s eerie novel "Origins of Desire in Orchid Fens". In Carminetown, Orchid and her mother hide their Romani identity to prevent another forced exodus. At the nearby orchid... Read More

Adrenaline Rush: Pain Games is a complex soldier’s story set during the Iraq War. Bevin Goldsmith’s intense military novel Adrenaline Rush: Pain Games follows a guarded military officer through the accomplishments, failures, and... Read More

The philosophical modern living guide "The Paradox" challenges common assumptions about progress, fulfillment, and digital dependence, urging a return to craftsmanship, presence, and self-awareness. Maysar Sarieddine’s "The Paradox" is... Read More

A girl competes in an intergalactic cooking contest in Nicolas Wouters’s graphic novel "Magda, Intergalactic Chef". Magda is hesitant about participating in her planet’s cooking tournament but does so to appease her family. Her... Read More

In Nanae Aoyama’s droll novella "A Perfect Day to Be Alone", an indecisive girl cohabitates with a woman who challenges her preconceptions and directionlessness. Twenty-year-old Chizu is ill-employed and hard to impress. She wants to... Read More