Linda LeGarde Grover’s graceful novel "A Song over Miskwaa Rapids", set on Ojibwe land in Minnesota, pairs a sordid mystery with supernatural influences. Mozhay Point, a recurring locale from Grover’s two previous novels, hosts an... Read More

A giant’s body falls from the sky, exposing extant rifts in a small Nebraska town in Van Jensen’s shocking novel "Godfall"—a murder mystery with a science fiction twist. Before the giant being—dubbed Gulliver by the... Read More

Sarah Anderson’s spiritual text "The Lost Art of Silence" explores the power of silence throughout history as seen in art, literature, nature, and war. Covering the nooks and crannies of human history, the book tells the tales of... Read More

After her mother’s death, a little girl is joined by Empty, a large translucent creature, in this English-Persian picture book about moving through and growing with grief. Muted gray illustrations gradually gain color as the little... Read More

Set in a dystopian near-future, Hilary Zaid’s conspiracy novel "Forget I Told You This" sets itself apart with erudite flair and heartfelt human drama. Amy specializes in writing letters by hand in an age where the act of writing is a... Read More

In the inventive short stories of JoeAnn Hart’s Hudson Prize-winning collection "Highwire Act", people face catastrophes and discover connections with animals. Some of the stories are set in the real world; others occupy a speculative... Read More

Rebecca Turkewitz limns the haunting nature of everyday occurrences in her rich literary collection "Here in the Night". These thirteen short stories survey the impact of ghost stories, disquieting relationships, marginalized identities,... Read More

Made up of nine interdisciplinary, creative personal essays, Stacy Jane Grover’s "Tar Hollow Trans" is about being poised between worlds. It makes the ordinary nowhere of Grover’s experiences into a place worthy of habitation.... Read More