Although his memoir contains violence and mature themes—abuse, foster care, poverty, crime—Alton Carter tells the story of his rough childhood in a style that both enlightens and inspires. Older children will see themselves and their... Read More

Winsome and wistful, Alli Marshall’s novel centers on a timid music journalist named Bryn. Guided by the notes she hears and the stories she pries out from behind them, she captures the unheralded artistry on the observer’s side of... Read More

“Love and devotion [bloom] as redemption for pain and suffering,” writes Barbara Stark-Nemon at the conclusion of her emotionally challenging and meticulously researched new novel. The story centers on Klare, a resourceful,... Read More

Mixing history, pop culture, scientific facts, and anecdotal insights based on years of experience as a board-certified psychiatrist, Dr. Susan Edelman presents a fascinating look at America’s current dating culture in Be Your Own... Read More

This eye-opening account of a Polish Jew’s life before, during, and after Auschwitz deposits readers right into concentration camp horrors. In her first nonfiction book, "Auschwitz #34207", Nancy Sprowell Geise takes the oral memories... Read More

Rohrer strives to convey spirit through poetic structure in this collection and succeeds through his display of imagery. Matthew Rohrer illuminates 21st-century subjects, and partners with past poets, in his poetry collection "Surrounded... Read More

Czaga expresses her unique poetic voice in her first collection, witty, moving, and crafted seamlessly. Though this is her first collection, Kayla Czaga’s poems have been published in The Walrus, qwerty, The Literary Review of Canada,... Read More

This collection is striking in the way each individual piece feels essential to the whole, allowing for discovery, rediscovery, and the crafting of a new home for the soul. "Teratology" is a dynamic and beautifully hewn collection of... Read More