In Josh Bell’s short story collection The Gods in Small Doses, vibrant mythical and mundane characters face uncanny, darkly comic circumstances. These eccentric, poignant stories oscillate between moods, settings, and genres. They... Read More

A teenager explores her sexual identity despite the disapproval of her family in the sensitive graphic novel "Punk Like Me". Nina, a preparatory school student in Staten Island, and her best friend Kerry enjoy music and comic books.... Read More

Monika Fagerholm’s hard-hitting experimental novel is about the aftereffects of gang rape. During a spring break party, Nathan and three other teenage boys restrained their classmate, Sascha, in the basement and raped her. A decade... Read More

In Dorothy Tse’s striking, surreal novella "City Like Water", a person navigates a contorted reality in a nameless city. An unnamed narrator experiences displacement, both in memory and space. They recall the top bunk they once slept... Read More

Anne-Maartje Oud’s comprehensive guide to interpersonal dynamics What To Do If…? takes a tactical approach to thirty-five ubiquitous workplace challenges. Instructing professionals to ascend above the friction of exchanges and... Read More

In Elizabeth Zaleski’s "The Trouble with Loving Poets and Other Essays on Failure", quirky anecdotes proffer insights on family, relationships, and the self. Across five sections, the collection tackles “the trouble with” a variety... Read More

In J. M. Sidorova’s propulsive fantasy novel "The Witch of Prague", a girl unravels political scandals amid discoveries of her own mystical abilities. In the late 1960s in Prague, Alica is on the cusp of adulthood. Craving independence... Read More

In Anna Rosner’s bittersweet novel "Last Year with Maddy", a childhood friendship is tested by family challenges. Twelve-year-old Aviva finds it difficult to keep friends other than Maddy. The girls are as close as sisters—best... Read More