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...

Mrs. Weddington’s Yard by David R. Beshears is a short story about a woman who has a yard full of animals, each with names carefully chosen by her. Most of the book is told from their points of view. Each animal has great respect and...

Freeman Smith's Nasparnival™ is a masterful look at the absurdities and contradictions in modern American culture, set in the fictional town of The Omega. The novel is a whirlwind of satire, chaos, and dark humor, offering a critique of societal dynamics, political corruption, and the...

Imagine for a moment if there were a panel inside our mouths with slots and tubes? What if cords were attached to the face and chest to help connect people? Denewen is a collection of illustrations that sheds light on the different types of physical...

The Day the Devil Went on Trial by Ian Pear is a sharply imaginative novel that blends satire, theology, and modern life into a compelling story. From the opening scenes, where the Devil introduces himself at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, the book establishes a tone...

Exit Tickets by Kenneth Chanko follows Martin Jordanowski, a new writing teacher at a middle school on the Upper East Side, as his wish to reach students centers on Kandra McKissick, an eighth grader who turns his classroom into a refuge. Her visits grow longer....

Yasuke: Dead Man Walking by Braxton Cosby tells two connected stories set in 16th-century Japan and across the Indian Ocean. Oda Nobunaga starts as a young, carefree, and rebellious lord, jokingly called the “Fool of Owari.” Still, the death of a friend and family betrayals...

Set in 1983, Las Vegas, Sanctuary Row by Lamar D. Vine is a drama that follows the story of a young man on the cusp of adulthood. Thomas Joseph, also known as Joe, grew up in an impoverished family in Iowa. Joe's childhood was influenced...

In Dinner at God's House by Todd B. Lieman, on the night Erik decides he no longer belongs in his own life, a car ends everything he thinks he knows about himself. In the location that follows, his childhood dog waits beside a stranger who...

Nine Rooms in the House by Dave Ellis begins with John, who moves through silent farmland, keeping animals alive and retracing the path that led from crowded towns to empty fields. His account settles on memories that still press against his present, and those memories...