Spanning decades, including China’s Cultural Revolution and the Vietnam War, the historical novel "Wu Lou" is both poignant and tragic. In Lu Xinhua’s affecting, ultimately hopeful historical novel "Wu Lou", love, philosophy, and joy... Read More

The loving family memoir "Blindsighted" is about a genealogical investigation in pursuit of a stronger sense of self. Rich Christiansen’s reflective memoir "Blindsighted" catalogs his heritage and grapples with the shock of a secret... Read More

In Sadie Hoagland’s novel "Circle of Animals", a woman goes through cycles of trauma, motherhood, complicated love, and perseverance in a misogynistic culture. Sky’s life is unusual thanks to her free-spirited, unpredictable mother,... Read More

A woman proves indomitable in the face of extraordinary circumstances in the Cold War–era horror novel "Burning Times". In James K. Rone’s novel "Burning Times", atrocities are enacted against so-called witches, and strange... Read More

An explosive work of magical realism, Michael J. DeLuca’s novel "The Jaguar Mask" is about surviving amid cycles of corruption. In Guatemala City, Cristina, an artist stricken by visions, grieves for her mother, Eufemia, who was... Read More

"Higher Love" is a self-aware memoir that catalogs multiple personal struggles and follows a dedicated pursuit of self-transformation. Anne Kiehl Friedman’s psychedelic coming-of-age memoir "Higher Love" is a story about friends,... Read More

The science fiction novella "The Pinocchio Chip" muses through the ethics of making artificial intelligence more human. Rick Moskovitz’s science fiction novella "The Pinocchio Chip" explores artificial intelligence and what it means to... Read More

Jonathan Corcoran’s poignant memoir "No Son of Mine" chronicles both his life and his mother’s, unraveling the complex emotions involved with grief, family, and acceptance. In 2020, Corcoran received news that his mother, Patty, had... Read More