A former confidence man confronts a haunted ancient Egyptian artifact while running from his past in Megaera C. Lorenz’s novel "The Shabti". Dashiel, a former fraudulent medium, makes a meager living holding shows revealing his former... Read More

In the eerie, suspenseful fantasy novel Fog & Fireflies, a brave girl confronts a relentless and mysterious force. The world is encased in fog that births dangerous phantoms and false voices and that spirits away anything that falls... Read More

A kingdom’s fate rests on the shoulders of a princess who deals with dragons in Ellen McGinty’s novel "Saints and Monsters". Meera’s back brace and blue hair draw the unjust denigration of others who consider her cursed. She is... Read More

In Elaine McCluskey’s novel "The Gift Child", a former news photographer explores her genealogy following a mysterious disappearance. When her cousin, Graham, vanishes, Harriet is drawn back into the orbit of her narcissistic father,... Read More

A brooding, magic-wielding elf barges into a librarian’s secrets as she investigates her mother’s mysterious death in Amy Kuivalainen’s novel "Of Starlight and Midnight". After a violent war, elvish brothers Søren and Aramis are... Read More

In Christophe Bernard’s novel "The Hollow Beast", a patriarch’s fervent pursuit of revenge has intergenerational consequences with the emergence of a mysterious beast that haunts one of his descendants decades later. During a fateful... Read More

Creativity and fun are bolstered at the visual, aural, and textual levels in Mr. Patches is Bored!, a feline-focused picture book that brims with color and adventures. A spectacular cat who’s tired of mundane living sets off on wild... Read More

Analytical and entrenched in personal experiences, "Forty Years to Life" is a singular exploration of the experiences of late-transitioning trans people. Brenda Bradford Ward’s memoir–cum–social science survey "Forty Years to Life"... Read More