In Zalika Reid-Benta’s fantasy novel "River Mumma", a woman without a sense of direction reconnects to her heritage while on a quest. Alicia thought that, when she finished graduate school in New York, an opportunity in publishing... Read More

A gentle introduction to trans issues, Rob Osler’s humorous cozy mystery novel "Cirque du Slay" is the follow-up to Devil’s Chew Toy in the Hayden & Friends series. Hayden, a middle school teacher and gay dating blogger, and... Read More

Shari Green’s elegant, gripping historical novel-in-verse "Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams" explores the complexities of life in Leipzig in the communist German Democratic Republic. In East Germany, right before the fall of the Berlin... Read More

A young woman is recruited into a paranormal detective agency in the graphic novel "Third Shift Society". Ellie is late on her rent and jobless when she sees a man with a jack-o-lantern for a head crash out of a high window. The man,... Read More

A steady metaphorical guide aims to help struggling people correct their “flight paths” before they crash in the symbolism-heavy self-help text "Superhero". With an ultimate goal of encouraging social cohesion, Stephen K. Moore’s... Read More

In Sherri Winston’s novel "Shark Teeth", an adolescent girl faces challenges when she and her younger siblings reunite after being in foster care. Twelve-year-old Kita kept her family together for years while her mother was drinking or... Read More

The enigmatic political artist who shaped Putin’s regime tells the tale of modern Russia in Giuliano da Empoli’s novel "The Wizard of the Kremlin". An unnamed academic encounters reclusive Baranov, a former theater director,... Read More

Sarah Anderson’s spiritual text "The Lost Art of Silence" explores the power of silence throughout history as seen in art, literature, nature, and war. Covering the nooks and crannies of human history, the book tells the tales of... Read More