All That Is Hidden by Laura DeNooyer-Moore is a heartfelt coming-of-age tale set in the Appalachian South during a time of great social upheaval. Ten-year-old Tina Hamilton lives a simple life in a small town nestled in the Smoky Mountains, where nothing much ever changes...

Eroshenko by Lucy May Lennox is a historical tale based on real-life events that transpired during the height of World War 1. This is a fictional account of the life of Vasily Eroshenko, a blind Ukrainian, and Kamichika Ichiko, his Japanese confidant and romantic partner,...

Neighbors by Rodney Nelsestuen is a story about the inevitability of change, especially in middle age, when the physical, emotional, and social landscapes shift. For Peter, Leroy, and Jerry, neighbors in Eagles Pond, the most visible change is the evolving makeup of their community, with...

In Rodney Nelsestuen’s Why Belize?, an American named Eileen Sologoski seeks a fresh start in Belize City, leaving behind her familiar life in Michigan—her husband, two sons, and a steady teaching job. When she arrives in Belize, she rents a modest room from Eduardo and...

The Bat is the second book in The Red Grouse Tales series by Leslie Garland. When a group of friends gathers at the local inn, one of them starts telling stories from their childhood. The narrator, Tom, recalls his summer holidays in school, spent swimming,...

The Wake of Expectations by Javier De Lucia is a raw, hilarious, and heartfelt coming-of-age novel set in the analog haze of the 1990s. Calvin ‘Cal’ McShane is poised for a perfect future with his dream college on the horizon, and his parents just won...

The Wizard of Odd by Patti Sherry-Crews revolves around Miles, an emotionally unstable voice actor with pseudobulbar affect (PBA), who arrives on Todd Island to house-sit at the Todd estate. Miles is tasked with looking after a dog named Tyrone, but the dog's size and...

A Pleasant Fiction by Javier De Lucia offers readers a raw and emotional exploration of familial loss, personal struggles, and life's unexpected challenges. The story follows Calvin, a man navigating the profound sorrow of losing his parents, brother, and uncle in quick succession. Calvin's family...

Unbroken by J.S. Rosen presents a collection of stories woven around the common theme of fractured families. A do-it-yourself dollhouse that never made it to completion bears silent witness to a father struggling with depression. There is the awkward dance of non-verbal gestures between random...

Talking White Owl by Valerie Hagenbush is an expansive and powerful literary novel. Viktor Talking White Owl is a young Lakota man growing up near South Dakota’s Black Hills. Initially unaware of the deep and transformative history that surrounds him, Viktor comes of age under...