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...

In Colleen Hoskins' Crossing in One Piece, after nearly a decade at HarborPoint, senior analyst Cary Valente is whom executives rely on for numbers. Her models shape forecasts, performance reviews, and strategy across the company. When a long-expected promotion stalls during a corporate reorganization, Cary...

Clare’s Boutique: Three Stories and One Essay by Eric Giroux is a collection of moments of vulnerability, identity, and reckoning through the character Clare. In Ice Time, Clare and Jack O’Connor, once best kindergarten friends, reunite later under strained circumstances during a Scout troop trip...

Jeffrey L. Carrier’s Coal Dust on Purple Asters is a short historical trilogy about three families surviving in the rough mountains of Kentucky through wars and the Great Depression. In Rain on Chinquapin Holler, Wiley Hicks, a coal miner, is torn between providing for his...

Cosplay & Consequences (The Fandom Narratives) by J.C. Sato is a brilliantly written novella that could even be described as one long, shifting scene. The setting is an urban cosplay convention where performers, entrepreneurs, fans, and perverts assemble in this growing subculture to show off...

Crossfire (Life’s A Rodeo Book 1) by Heidi Herman is a delightful love story wrapped up in a message about work/life balance and the pressures of family and legacy. Moirin Garrett has spent her adult life building her skills, her reputation, and her family’s massive...

Cotton Bondage by Dickie Erman is a compelling historical novel and the first book in The Road to Freedom series that vividly depicts the brutal experiences of slavery in the American South during the antebellum period. The story follows Eve, a young slave on Master...

In Correct But Wish To Explain by Grant Hall, Ethan’s father was an abusive man who beat not only his children but also his wife. This affects Ethan and his brother greatly, as they couldn’t protect their mother. Things become worse when their parents divorce,...

Carroll Gardens Story by Sally Frances focuses on the life and experiences of a man named Fortunato Bonaventura, also known as Helper, as he navigates relationships and memories in his neighborhood. Frances uses three distinct perspectives to weave its narrative: Helper, Gino, and Tony. Each...

Claudia: The Girl Who Went in Search of Happiness by S. Sebastian is a heart-warming, complex, and nuanced story of a young woman finding her inner self in a world that seems to exploit and reject her. Claudia always had the makings of a true...