"Casting into Mystery" is a collection of poetic essays that explore fly fishing from the perspective of one of its ardent practitioners and advocates. Robert Reid explores the benefits and literary depictions of the art of fly fishing... Read More

A snooty panda and zebra pair refuse to play with Filippo the flamingo because he is “too pink.” It all seems black and white to Filippo who begins to hate his rosy feathers. His story illustrated in shades of grey with bold pink... Read More

Marlin M. Jenkins invigorates a potent mythology with his collection "Capable Monsters", which is grounded in the beloved Pokémon franchise and which uses its lines to navigate a queer, black life. With entries made original by the... Read More

A suspect’s hobby, an overheard word, and a bottle cap knocked eschew: everything is a clue in Riku Onda’s riveting novel "The Aosawa Murders", whose terrible central crime cannot be solved too many times. Some cases capture the... Read More

Eight ordinary people compete to see who has the worst life in J.R.H. Lawless’s piercing science fiction comedy, "Always Greener". The Grass is Greener is poised to become the world’s hottest new reality show, and Liam Argyle, a... Read More

Amid the phantasmagorical developments of Marian Womack’s "The Golden Key", which include spiritualism, changelings, and cracked doors between worlds, a parable against privilege arises. At the turn of the twentieth century, three... Read More

Kim Hyun Sook and Ryan Estrada’s gripping graphic novel "Banned Book Club" is based on the true story of a South Korean student who learned the costs and rewards of standing up to tyranny. Though often seen as the antithesis to North... Read More

"Heart to Beat" is a practical memoir about what it took to become a leading cardiac surgeon. Brian Lima’s inspiriting memoir "Heart to Beat" is about how he became a top heart surgeon. Growing up in New Jersey in a Cuban immigrant... Read More