Four people will determine the fate of multiple worlds in A. G. Riddle’s "Quantum Radio". All Ty ever wanted was to use science to unlock the universe’s secrets. But after a historic breakthrough, other forces seek to control what Ty... Read More

On the banks of a winding river sprouts a civilization: one home with a thatched roof at first; then an outpost with armaments; then contraptions flying toward a busy future. A tree flourishes through it all. When the river is rerouted,... Read More

In her searing memoir "Crying Wolf", Eden Boudreau enacts a reclamation of herself and her strength after a debilitating rape. Boudreau, the married mother of three boys, is a bisexual, sex-positive woman engaged in a “kink-forward... Read More

Both luscious and melancholy, Madelaine Lucas’s novel sifts through the ashes of a woman’s formative romantic relationship, unearthing the truths that she once evaded. Though her childhood circumstances were somewhat circumscribed,... Read More

Vasily Eroshenko uses simple tales to explore powerful, complex morals in "The Narrow Cage and Other Modern Fairy Tales". Storytellers have long used fairy tales and children’s stories as a means of delivering radical, even subversive... Read More

A man struggles with past trauma and an uncertain future in Jinwoo Chong’s novel "Flux". A few days before Christmas, Brandon is laid off, falls down an elevator shaft, and blows it with both his boyfriend and a new girl he likes. In... Read More

In Mia Tsai’s novel "Bitter Medicine", two haunted immortals find love despite overwhelming obstacles. Elle was once an aspiring artist and powerful glyphmaker. She has two brothers—one is arrogant, but fun and loyal; the other is... Read More

A teenage girl and a sea creature find love in "The Sea in You", an inspired, modern LGBTQ+ twist on The Little Mermaid. In Ocean City, Maryland, Corinth encounters a creature that resembles a mermaid, except with fangs and bad... Read More