“I was twenty-one years old when I sold my baby.” A powerful admittance from a young woman, Isabelle. There may be all kinds of reasons why someone would sell their baby, but Isabelle’s story is unique. Coming from a working-class background in the late nineteenth...

Songbird by Robin Ive is a dystopian tale about a girl with a beautiful voice, a virgin birth and the imminent destruction of civilization by an evil force. The narrative opens in Brighton, a city beset by looting and corruption, after years of attacks by...

In Gail Meath’s original mystery novel, Songbird, a talented composer suddenly dies from what seems like a straightforward cause but a brilliant detective, Jax Diamond, suspects that the man was murdered. Jax’s private investigation of Sam Sanders, a composer who has just completed writing a...

Songbirds and Stray Dogs by Meagan Lucas is a Southern fiction novel that revolves around two characters who have both found themselves in situations that feel impossible, particularly at the tender early twenty-something ages. Jolene has been smacked down by life since her earliest childhood,...

Children are full of questions and this is reflected in the title of Who Taught Songbirds to Sing? by Kristina Schoettle. They want to know everything and usually all at once. Their questions can be a simple “Why,” or as pensive and deep as a...

The Songbird and The Sunshine by Mandy Woolf is a heartwarming story that delicately explores the bond between a young girl and her beloved grandmother. As the narrative unfolds, we witness the grandmother's gradual struggle with memory loss, a reality that is tenderly approached through...

Here in the Dark is a collection of sixteen short stories by Meagan Lucas. Plagued by guilt over the death of an addict in her custody, a police officer must make a difficult choice. A woman desperately clings to the hope that her husband didn't...

The Harlem Renaissance Time Traveler’s Diary by Lashonda Beauregard is a thrilling little short story written to leave the reader guessing about many things, including the mode of time travel. The main protagonist, West Barrington, is one of the many Black musicians playing during the...

Her grandmother's death causes Jackie and her mother Faith to move back home after being away for six years. Having completed her degree, Faith decides to reacquaint herself with the place she once called home and see some old friends, while working at her aunt's...

Justina has moved into her new dorm room and she’s settled into her classes. With all the course work, she hardly pays attention to the mysterious antique mirror left behind in her room. That is until the elaborate jewel embedded in the frame starts glowing...

Lashonda's Book of Poems and Songs is wonderful for addressing emotional situations such as love, nostalgia, the beautiful things in life, and finding courage in oneself through poetry. Lashonda Beauregard splendidly uses harmonious poetic elements to orchestrate short poems, the representation of her own experiences....

Brotherhood of Secrets & Lies by Lashonda Beauregard, the second book in The Drama & Secrets Series, takes readers into the tense and secretive world of Bayoutown University. This standalone novella follows Shawn, a freshman athlete, as he navigates the campus's fraternity politics while grappling...

Tiny Tin House by L. Marisatter is based on the premise that following a second civil war, the United States of America was split in two. The Christian States of America become the Christian equivalent of the Islamic states of Iran and Afghanistan. Although legally...