Dannagal Goldthwaite Young’s insightful book "Wrong" investigates the political and philosophical reasons why people rely on information that they know is false. While living in Philadelphia, Young struggled to make sense of the green,... Read More

In Aley Waterman’s striking novel "Mudflowers", a woman finds love in the aftermath of her mother’s passing. Sophie, a struggling artist in Toronto, gravitates between two lovers: Alex, whom she has known since childhood, and Maggie,... Read More

"Blessed Hands" is an engaging short story collection that’s filled with glimpses into the lives of those whose voices are not often heard. Translated from Yiddish, Frume Halpern’s short story collection "Blessed Hands" captures... Read More

In Alma García’s novel "All That Rises", two families living on the borderland between the US and Mexico share a tangled history. Rose Marie leaves her husband and three children without explanation. On the same day but a few houses... Read More

A secret-keeping woman from polite society enters spiritualist circles somewhat against her will in Anbara Salam’s glittering historical novel "Hazardous Spirits". In the shadows of World War I and the 1918 flu pandemic, everyone in... Read More

A young woman with voracious appetites wonders if she is a victim, vixen, or somewhere in between in Tamara Faith Berger’s libidinous novel "Yara". At fifteen, Yara’s mother gifted her a new nose; she was ungracious. Two weeks later,... Read More

Roaring through a divine origin story with righteous feminist fury, "Lilith" demands a revision of what many think of as the truth. Lilith was not made for Adam—they were made for one another. Once, Adam knew this. But he began to... Read More

A theater darling comes into her own during a period of artistic transformation in the thrilling novel "The Adored One". In Susanne Dunlap’s mesmerizing historical novel "The Adored One", a chorus girl comes of age under the watchful... Read More