In Michael J. Seidlinger’s chilling novel "Anybody Home?", a quiet suburban home is the stage for a terrifying invasion. In this surreal version of modern life, home invasions are watched with glee behind closed doors. Here, an unnamed... Read More

"The Curious Case of Seaman Garber" is a reflective novel in which a thoughtful boy works to understand a reclusive veteran’s story. The discovery of a dead Vietnam veteran hastens a boy’s maturation in B.K. Mayo’s engrossing novel... Read More

"Mermaid Tears" is a touching middle grade story about the hard work of self-acceptance in the face of challenges. Wrought with symbolism and heartache, Susan L. Read’s "Mermaid Tears" is a middle grade novel about a young girl... Read More

With exacting focus on the origins of trauma, "The Art of Becoming Unstuck" is a compassionate and practical spiritual guide for deep, self-directed introspection. Arda Ozdemir’s self-help text "The Art of Becoming Unstuck" builds on... Read More

Packed with violence and mordant humor, Jeff Chon’s novel "Hashtag Good Guy with a Gun" is unsparing in delivering cutting commentary about contemporary America. When Scott, a disgraced former high school teacher, invades a pizza... Read More

Philip Chan’s bilingual self-help book is a thoughtful guide to achieving balance. Philip Chan’s self-help book "Enlighten" draws from personal experiences and traditional Chinese wisdom to forward useful advice for achieving... Read More

Sorcerers, ancient dragons, and careful showdowns make this morality tale fascinating. In J. M. Sampson’s historical fantasy of heroic proportions, "Emerald Knight", a knight with rigid morals protects innocents and thwarts evil. In... Read More

Green’s Discovery is, in some ways, the ultimate fantasy: a group of all-powerful aliens arrive, able and willing to fix every major problem on Earth. Alien visitors transform Earth into a proto-utopia in R. W. Karp’s science fiction... Read More