In the fantasy novel Badgerblood: Awakening, a romance blossoms amid instances of magic and political intrigue. In S. C. Monson’s fantasy novel Badgerblood: Awakening, a young man discovers his family story as he faces punishment from... Read More

In Jane Kolven’s romantic comedy "The Queen Has a Cold", true love blossoms in a tiny European country. Sam arrives at graduate school eager to start her PhD program in gender studies. The first day is marked by a chance encounter with... Read More

Two sisters seek personal freedom and the truth in Zhanna Slor’s novel "At the End of the World, Turn Left". Masha hasn’t been back to Milwaukee since she moved to Israel five years ago. Now, she returns because her younger sister,... Read More

In his heartwrenching novel "The Book of Otto and Liam", Paul Griner traces the hard-fought healing of a school shooting victim’s father. The story is told through short snippets and vignettes. It starts on an anniversary of the event,... Read More

Filled with reminders of human fragility, but still exalting life in vigorous tones, Sarah Matthes’s debut poetry collection, "Town Crier", is a momentous introduction to a sensitive voice. Dedicated to a friend and fellow poet who... Read More

In this heartrending true Holocaust story, a girl’s happy childhood changes overnight when an enemy who inexplicably hates everyone who’s like her takes over the town. She and her family are forced from their home; they have to leave... Read More

Autumn campers and hikers peaceably coexist with hungry bears in this board book with a lesson for little nature-goers: all are kept safe when people remember to properly lock up, and dispose of, their foods in the wild. Bright scenes,... Read More

Tyler Gillespie’s memoir "The Thing about Florida" addresses the state behind the myth and memes. Though he’s a fifth-generation Floridian, Gillespie was once embarrassed to call the state “home.” Now, he’s able to survey the... Read More