Pearly Gates by Bonnie D. Solomon follows the titular protagonist, a deceased drag performer named Pearly Gates, who works in waste management in a segmented afterlife where souls seek enlightenment. After a breakup with her soulmate Thunder, Pearly accepts a temporary role as a spirit...

In Redemption Trail by Steven D. McKain, Wyatt Stuart Chambers and Robert Sterling Barton meet at a pivotal moment in their lives when their pasts weigh heavily and the future is uncertain. Having served on opposing sides in the American Civil War, both discover a...

Goodbye, Sweetberry Park by Josh Green revolves around Archibald Wesley Johnson (nicknamed God), a multiracial Atlanta journalist who acquires a neglected house from his deceased, racist white grandfather. God procures his charming nickname courtesy of his long white hair, lengthy beard, and larger-than-life personality. Restoring...

Will Clachan’s father and grandfather were stone cutters. This was the trade of his Clachan forebears: they used the stones their ancestors laid down long ago to rebuild Elgin for the next generation. It was a point of pride for their family. Unfortunately, Will did...

Fans of dystopian thrillers are in for a wild ride with Ashen Lye's Neuro Override. Set in a futuristic Neo-Los Angeles, the narrative follows Lira Elara, a thirty-one-year-old former neural ballerina whose life was irrevocably changed after an infamous scandal. It led her to become...

Pullman by Debra Lee is a historical novel about Eartha and Eugene Ste. Cherie, a Black couple with lives full of love, ambitions, and hope. Eugene is a Pullman porter but does a side job at fancy lakefront parties, where he earns extra cash. Although...

Killing Lily by Jillian Gardner is a taut, psychological thriller that will have readers captivated by its plot twists. Sunnyside is a rural religious community that many would brand as a cult. Here, the men hold all the power, and the women are subservient and...

Beetlebum by Christian Basso beautifully explores the complex relationship between Liam, a young law student from New York, and his late father, Francis. While Liam busily attempts to structure his life, he is also searching for a higher meaning behind his existence. Quite unexpectedly, he...

Orphans of the Living by Kathy Watson centers on the Stovall family’s fractured struggle for survival and belonging across several decades and locations. Lula Stovall and her husband, Barney, move from Montana homesteading to Mississippi sharecropping, then to California farmland, battling poverty, racism, and family...

Priscilla Speaks by Kirk Ward Robinson is a powerful and poetic coming-of-age novel set against the backdrop of rural hardship, familial abandonment, and the search for meaning in the margins. The central character is born into a world marked by her mother’s addiction and societal...