Connie’s White World: Jazz Noir Stories by Sam Newsome is a collection of interconnected narratives that follow musicians, performers, and strivers as they navigate identity, ambition, race, and art in contemporary urban spaces. Structured like an album, the book opens with a framing idea that...

A House Full of Strangers by Diana Stevan is a collection of two novellas and eleven short stories set in Winnipeg, Manitoba, during the 1940s and 1950s. The book focuses on landladies, their families, and the tenants who pass through their homes, offering a view...

Espresso Talks: The Woodbridge Italian Bakery by Ozzie Logozzo is an absolute masterpiece of observational storytelling. If you’ve ever sat in a local bakery, inhaled the scent of fresh flour and sugar, and just listened to the world go by, you’ll know exactly why this...

I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t usually go for horror just for the sake of a scare, but Smile So Red and Other Tales of Madness by Mia Dalia is something else entirely. This isn't just a collection of "scary stories"; it...

For the Love of a Child by Jenny Twist is a collection of five short stories that really get to the heart of what it means to be a mother. Instead of sticking to one vibe, the book jumps around—some stories feel very modern, while...

Unconventional Heroes: Stories of Inspiration, Humor and Misadventure is a collection of fourteen short stories by Don Lehmkuhl. Most of them are set in the vicinity of Cincinnati, Ohio, and they comically and tragically portray what the author refers to as “redneck America,” mostly in...

What do a clergyman's dangerous voyage aboard a ship with mysterious human cargo and an ambitious officer's internal battle to rationalize her superior's orders have in common? They are short stories in Carmelo Rafala’s unusual collection. Read along and be enthralled as a soldier finds...

The Intercessors by D.L. Norris is a captivating collection of 25 short stories inspired by real-life events. An author struggling with writer's block finds his inspiration in the words of a stranger at a pub. Plagued by hardship, a homeless man finds grace and hope...

Robots, Please is an eclectic collection of loosely connected short stories by Jared M. Bentley. A newly created forestry robot unwittingly causes unrest among politicians, military strategists, and environmentalists alike, until it unexpectedly gets a promotion. After offering a ride to a hitchhiking andro sapien,...

Old Friends and Other Broken Things by Leah Cohen is a collection of thought-provoking stories about fractured relationships, societal expectations, and psychological turmoil. Two friends who have been apart for 11 years discover how one’s life has changed while the other’s has remained stagnant; a...