Souls Over The Hill by York Van Nixon III is a collection of short stories that all lean into slices of life that, while technically a blip in the span of an entire lifetime, still have a significant impact. Miz Sadie’s Boyz follows Sadie Johnson...

The Wrath of Order by Glen Dahlgren follows Eve after the fall of the gods, as she tries to settle into a routine life at the temple of Charity. Her life turns again when she discovers that some orphans can enter the Dreaming, a strange...

Floo Flocky Doo to the Rescue! by David L. Gillespie begins at breakfast, when a hummingbird named Peanut appears and leads a girl named Floo outside. Floo discovers a baby squirrel on the ground and sees that its nest is out of reach. She places...

Murder in Plein Air by Karen Leigh Charles is part of the Becca Flynn Mystery series. Becca traded her role as an artist to become a private investigator, but she never could have predicted her next case would revolve around underwear. Her best friend, Pix,...

Queer as Folk Tales by James Penha has interconnected and standalone stories that rewrite global folk tales, myths, and original narratives through a queer lens. Spanning Indonesia, China, Norse mythology, and European fairy tales, the book follows characters who move between everyday life and magic...

Fridgy by Blaine C. Readler begins in an unusual but funny way: an advanced AI is accidentally installed in a refrigerator rather than controlling the smart home. Confused but curious, Fridgy quickly realizes that Sage, the older system, limits and monitors his every move. From...

Duck It! by C.O.B. follows Lionel Romero, who's ready to leave Florida, a place bound to his family, his work, and his former life with Effie Dominguez, after nearly all human life has been wiped out. In January 2035, Lionel hits the road in a...

Sharp Turns Ahead: Ventures Beyond the Beaten Path by Daniel P. Douglas is a curated collection of short fiction spanning speculative futures, quiet human moments, moral puzzles, and imaginative what-ifs. Organized into four sections, the book guides readers through stories that range from science fiction...

In Angel of Ashes by Erika Kathryn, Audie has dreamed about discovering what else is out there. At thirteen, all she’s ever known is what she’s learned in homeschool and what her father, August, has taught her. She never asked for wings and certainly never...

What Ever Happened to Anna Canneli? by Conal O’Brien is book 3 in the series, introducing many familiar characters, but it can be read as a standalone. The detectives and the private eye Bookbinder and his researcher investigate a murder and uncover politicians and corruption...

Fifteen-year-old Livia Pierce, alias Agent V or Lara Anderson, had spent most of her life working as a spy for an agency called the Age of Spies, which had taken her in at the age of five. She had been on many assignments, all on...

The Healthcare Appointment Playbook: Understanding the System to Get the Care You Deserve by Barbara Alif Doran is a guide that helps readers take an active role in their healthcare. Drawing on more than two decades of clinical practice, Doran explains how today’s healthcare system...

Blood on the Hills is an epic gangster thriller by Andrew Velasco. The Mancinis are the most powerful mafia family in North Beach. While the Orlovs ply their trade on Russian Hill, the Triads rule over Chinatown. Tone Mancini is the apparent heir to the...

Limits Unleashed: A Conversation Between You and Your Inner Self by Alvin Kalicharan talks about Kiritin, who grows up believing that he is a failure. His family sends him to the city, where he feels even more lost until he encounters Kisan, his inner mentor....

The Hollow King by Aaryan Mehta is a young adult fantasy centered on Teagan Spawn, a teenage girl dealing with loss. After finding a hidden alley and a strange library filled with unfinished books, Teagan opens a book called The Hollow King and is pulled...

Rodimals, felimals, avimals, reptimals, mollimals, and so many others. These are oopsimals. Kristie Moeller documents many of these unusual creatures in her book, Oopsimals: The Complete Encyclopedia. It’s an interesting read; all alphabetical. Have you ever heard of an eagloose, “a majestic Avimal that amalgamates...

I Always Knew We Were Meant for You by Michelle Gillitzer is a heartfelt story following adoptive parents preparing for their adoptive children. Mama and Papa Bear prepare in every possible way to love their children, who are on their way and know that they...

The Star Thrower by Kathleen Welton is a fast-paced mystery about three young graduates who are best friends. Sam, Leo, and Ava are uncertain about the career paths they want to pursue, so they decide to take an impromptu trip to Bali. They hope this...

“This was the pattern—hope, creation, corruption, destruction. Always the same ending.” Painful failure and seven frightful creatures torment an aged Creator in The Lord's Canvas by Stephen Wayne. The story unfolds in an endless void, where nothing exists save a canvas of creation waiting to...

Boudicca’s Knife by Steven James Foreman is a fascinating fantasy. The narrative follows the “life” of a Celtic dagger for a thousand years, its blade variously a knife, a family heirloom, and a ceremonial sword, but always the harbinger of death. A great deal of...