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...

To Be by John Blossom is a poignant and deeply personal coming-of-age YA novel about talent, identity, and resilience that is inspired by true events. Duncan Pepper, a gifted teenage actor cast as Hamlet, must navigate more than just the emotional complexity of the role....

The Quiet Unraveling of Eve Ellaway by Melanie Hooyenga is an intriguing YA novel that explores the inner conflict of Eve Ellaway, a high school senior living a double life. Eve is burdened by the secret of her twin sister Gen’s disappearance as a baby....

In The Josan and the Jee by William Karl Thomas, Sook Cha is escaping to the south because of the invasion by the North Koreans. Sadly, they catch up with them, and what follows is gruesome murders and the rape of children. Sook Cha only...

The Night of the Animals by J.J. Pascal follows René at his mother's wake, wading through unresolved issues with his estranged brother, Marcel. René feels overshadowed by Marcel at the ceremony and battles anxiety over the family curse of dying at age 35. As René...

David has an old soul, yet his mind is on shaping the future. He recognizes the systemic barriers that disproportionately affect Black women in accessing financial education and resources. This insight drives him to create an online platform offering tailored financial literacy courses, mentorship, and...

The Ones Closest to You by Stephanie Verni unfolds in 1950s New York City, weaving newsroom tension, romantic drama, and family loyalty themes. Central to the story is Veronica DeMarco, a determined feature writer aspiring to become a successful novelist. As her career accelerates, she...

Two Souls by Maksim Haretski, newly translated by Olya Ianovskaia, is a powerful existential and political novel that vividly captures the turmoil of early 20th-century Belarus. Originally published during the Russian Revolution and long suppressed for its bold critique of Bolshevism, the story follows Ignat...

In Bob Seay's The Bookseller’s Son, set against the backdrop of the conservative South during the 1970s, Jeremiah Malone grapples with the complexities of identity, family legacy, and freedom of expression. As the son of bookstore owners George and Tammy Malone, who moved from California...

Doworth Howard’s Thick, Thin, What the Dragon Let In is a collection that blends poetry and prose, delivering narratives, rhymes, and thought-provoking musings. The themes range from crime to peculiar relationships, and readers are invited into intimate moments, witnessing characters at critical crossroads in their...