Imagine a world where your existence is determined by a computer script long before you can even walk. That is the reality in Ryan David Ginsberg’s In the Algorithm We Trust, a terrifying glimpse into a hyper-regulated America where the central character, Hugo Rodríguez, lives...

In Larry Lentchner’s I Should Have Known Better, retired social worker Phil Green looks back across five decades at his recurring connection with Sheila Allenberg, the woman he first meets at an Alphabet City party during the Sixties. Their attraction begins almost instantly, yet Phil’s...

In Çağlar Bingöl’s Longing, we follow an Indigenous woman named Hehewuti and her grandson, Huka, through a series of very dramatic historical events. The backdrop is a cold, dangerous frontier where military raids fracture families. After her first home is destroyed by soldiers, young Hehewuti...

In M. Ainihi’s Patchwork, readers are plunged into a grim fantasy realm alongside a solitary outcast named Patricia. She finds a brass key in a mundane thrift shop. This magical item unlocks a gateway into Knowhere, a ruined, decaying landscape that actually resembles a shattered...

Rustwater by J.G. Macdonald brings wedding photographer Jane Dougherty to a small Arizona town, filling in for her cousin who’s won a prize but can’t attend the ceremony. The first things she sees are the red fountain on Main Street and Greer’s Books & Little...

The Third Man by Malachi King is a novella about two young men lost in the Alaskan wilderness in the winter, and a mysterious third man who guides them to rescuers. Tom and Jarvis are high school students with a taste for adventure, which frequently...

If you are looking for a feel-good story, look no further than Purrfect Match: A Cozy Cat Romantic Comedy by M.J. Fox. In it, a distinguished lady cat of breeding meets a homeless black tomcat. Princess Purrfect is, well, perfect, while Maverick is decidedly not,...

In Ashes. Ashes. We Rise: The Velvet Warpath by Her Majesty Of Ink and Exit Wounds, the journey starts inside Velinwood Court, welcoming us into a fantasy kingdom shaped entirely by memory, lore, and the realm’s written files. The narrative centers on The Queen, a...

Lost in the Hall of the Mountain King by M. LaRose follows Laurel Grove as she spends a solo retreat in a national forest, hoping that hiking and meditation will help her figure out what she wants from life after struggling with her unfulfilling job...

It is early spring, 2017. Three twenty-two-year-old seniors at MIT—Charlie, Jack, and Nik—are due to graduate in a few months. Charlie wants to build something that makes a difference and believes it is the right time to act. Lately, he has been following digital finance...