“You cannot teach what you do not know. You cannot know what you never learned.” Time and experience can be the best teachers, but it takes a willingness to learn. The Two Olive Martini, a novel by Lance T. Weil, is a perfect example of...

The Painted Sand by Joe Esposito is a supernatural thriller set in a hospice, where a woman named Ruth forms an unlikely connection with a mysterious figure known as Mortimer, who is actually Death in disguise. He brings a special painting into her room, reflecting...

Estate: To My Once Dear Child by J. Andrew Shelley is a darkly comic literary novel that digs deep into the emotional mess that comes with inheritance. We're with Timothy as he inherits his late mother’s estate. He thinks it’s going to be a simple...

Bogie & Bemis by Bryn Roar is a middle-grade novel that artfully blends magical realism with heartfelt storytelling. Set across contrasting landscapes—Appalachian Maine and gritty New York City—the book tells the story of Humphrey “Bogie” Balsam, a towering, gentle young man emotionally frozen in childhood,...

Rowboat by Daran Marcella is a spare, aching novella that shows all the emotional wreckage of a life unraveling. It's a story that's told through a series of nonlinear, poetic fragments, and we find ourselves following a young man as he spirals through illness, addiction,...

Tortue Du Soleil by S.E. Filomeo is set on the breathtaking French Polynesian island of Rangiroa, a place steeped in love, romance, and passion, where every sunset carries the promise of timeless desire. For Maia, her job at the Hotel Tortue Du Soleil is just...

Steve Schafer's eMortal follows the story of Liv, a 17-year-old genius high schooler who constructs an advanced AI system named Breck. She enters him in a prestigious government-sponsored contest and is determined to place first. If she wins the competition, she will receive an internship...

Mountain View by Otis West is a literary coming-of-age novel steeped in nostalgia and quiet melancholy, set in 1980s suburban California. Returning home for the summer after his first year at Berkeley, Colin finds himself adrift in a sea of fading friendships, unresolved feelings, and...

The Ruby Demon by Oscar O'Rourke is a surreal and emotionally charged literary novel that follows a boy named Jack on a haunting journey through a warped version of the American Old West. In a landscape painted with horror, drama, and poetic intensity, Jack's experiences...

Until the Walls Come Down by Gal Podjarny is a deeply layered literary novel set in modern-day Israel, where grief, identity, and history collide. After losing her parents in a terrorist attack, Tammar is thrown into another crisis when she learns her childhood home is...