Sound. Alise Alousi sounds her words to arrive as cadence, as music, as magic. Sounds easy, until you realize how large her collection of eye teeth would be if she traded her secret with other poets. A Kresge Literary Arts Fellow and the... Read More
In extreme cases, imagination is an affliction, or did we mean addiction? Please stop, says the poet, let’s pause here. But that seems not an option for Courtney Bush: “I would calm down if it weren’t for the risk of dislocating my... Read More
Indigenous culture is at war with imperialism in E. G. Condé’s haunting novella "Sordidez". In a future ravaged by climate disaster and biochemical warfare, Puerto Rico is caught in the new cold war between China and the United States... Read More
An unnamed narrator has a cheery conversation in the darkest depths of the sea in this humorous tale that sheds some light on the midnight zone. The brightly colored text and a parade of curious creatures stand out against dark backdrops... Read More
Olive longs to visit her friend who recently moved away; a little green envelope, languishing in a desk drawer, also longs to travel like other envelopes, but it has never been quite the right fit. When Olive’s grandfather suggests she... Read More
Emma, a middle sibling whose summer vacation takes a turn when she’s in too much of a hurry to stand out, learns to relish her own age in Laura Wiltse Prior’s breezy chapter book "Emma Just Medium". Emma has just finished the first... Read More
Every night, Xiomara’s father braids her hair before bed. They imagine themselves on fantastic adventures: swinging through jungles; diving in underwater caves; flying to the moon. When Xiomara’s father has to work late, she worries... Read More
Featuring nine superb short stories, "More Voices from the Radium Age" is a diverse, captivating collection of science fiction. Focusing on works written between 1900 and 1935, it reissues overlooked stories that preceded the “golden... Read More