Trifle, in poet speak, refers to what doesn’t make the cut, to all of the musings and ideas that are deemed unworthy—why bother? Trifle, in other words, offers a wonderful window into a poets head and what they care to keep top of... Read More

Black students and their white teacher brave persecution in Wilfred Lupano’s moving, enlightening graphic novel "Surrounded". In 1832, Prudence Crandall’s decision to admit Black girls to her Connecticut boarding school draws the ire... Read More

In Laurie Schneider’s stirring historical novel "Gittel", a young immigrant makes her way in a small town where some people are hostile to differences. Once, Gittel’s family lived in fine circumstances among a proud Jewish community.... Read More

"Three Princess Series" is a quirky romance collection that relishes in happy endings. In Bobby Cinema’s earnest romance collection "Three Princess Series", prestigious women meet unexpected suitors. Serena, an Albanian princess, is a... Read More

Poetry is a high wire act, performance art—for some writers. J. K. Kennedy finds it to be her path to clarity, a clearing of destructive thought clutter, a crystallization of love, limitlessness, and the beauty of human existence.... Read More

Cats & Us is a charming collection of mini-essays highlighting human-pet interactions over time and across cultural contexts. Its several-page spreads consider how felines relate to certain subgroups of people, including children,... Read More

A former gang member seeks a new start in the surreal science fiction graphic novel "Faceless and the Family". On the Hand Planet, a former gang member, Faceless, has been in hiding for ten years, ever since he decided to quit being a... Read More

With memoir entries for transgender youths by transgender people, "Becoming Who We Are" is a comics anthology about the process of becoming yourself as a transgender person. It includes essential representation along with a... Read More