In David Ciminello’s hilarious novel "The Queen of Steeplechase Park", an Italian American girl’s personality is as big as her heart—and her appetite. In 1930s New Jersey,... Read More

In Daniel A. Olivas’s wry, entertaining novel inspired by the Mary Shelley classic, a “reanimated” man in near-future Los Angeles searches for love and identity while... Read More

Touted as “a loose retelling of Beauty and the Beast,” Neil Cochrane’s "The Story of the Hundred Promises" blends fairy tale magic with unabashed “queer optimism.”... Read More

Beth Kephart’s multifaceted memoir "Wife | Daughter | Self" is about the relationships that shaped who she is and how she sees herself. In these exploratory essays, Kephart... Read More

Beneath the tranquil developments of Joanna Rose’s coming-of-adulthood novel "A Small Crowd of Strangers" lie dire possibilities, but also the hope of meeting one’s... Read More

Stevan Allred’s "The Alehouse at the End of the World" is a raucous romp through the afterlife, replete with Shakespearean echoes, antiquated wordplay, and sexual liaisons. A... Read More

Parts per Million veers back to the early 2000s, as America somberly moves into a new millennium already shadowed by 9/11 and the war in Iraq. Three activists have banded... Read More

With quirky yet compelling intelligence, "Queen of Spades" creates its own small, interconnected universe. Michael Shou-Yung Shum’s entrancing "Queen of Spades" enters the... Read More

A woman with wings is pulled down from the stars by the despairing god of the river, and is chained to the earth by his jealous love. Simultaneously, a village doctor’s... Read More

Froelich’s Ladder delights with its wit and imagination. Bristling with the bizarre, Jamie Duclos-Yourdon’s Froelich’s Ladder is a fantastical commentary on humanity’s... Read More

Often-affecting moments of poetry are "Carry the Sky"’s most defining, unique characteristic. "Carry the Sky", the first novel by award-winning poet Kate Gray, reads a bit... Read More

Alaska’s sense of place and an exploration of family and faith blend to reveal this intriguing narrator: a good man with his share of faults. With his strong debut novel, Dan... Read More