Ned and his crew are a beating heart amid the abstraction of war, whether fighting in closed rooms of power or along the front. Narratively styled like a boy’s adventure story with heavy paternalistic overtones, Preston Fleming’s The... Read More

Illustrating the many difficulties that trans women face, the book lets the irresistible charm of each interviewee shine. Poignant and staggering, "I Am, Therefore, We Are", by Kris Lyseggen and Herb Schreier, is an indispensable... Read More

Tony Medina tackles the issue of race and police brutality, in the unique, teen-friendly graphic novel "I Am Alfonso Jones". Alfonso Jones, a black teenager, is killed by an off-duty police officer who mistakes a coat hanger in... Read More

These voices possess a fragile resilience even as they surrender themselves to fate, new knowledge, and other bodies. Adolescents and adults on the brink of critical self-awareness define "What Counts as Love", winner of the John Simmons... Read More

Throughout these stories, emotional storms gather in original, biting scenes. In China Girl: And Other Stories, Ho Lin examines the unease of living with memories: some brutal, others fleeting, each written with impressive foreboding.... Read More

Sequeira’s short stories braid graceful language with brilliant idiosyncrasies. Jessica Sequeira’s "Rhombus and Oval" enchants with short stories that examine mysteries. From pure wonderment to reflections on a virtual, automated... Read More