Where The Kouprey Walk by Som Phin follows Dara Nhem, a Cambodian American whose father, Boran, has spent decades searching for his older brother Saran, who vanished during the refugee crisis following Khmer Rouge rule. Now, someone has posted a photo of a man in...

Dinky: The Nurse Mare’s Foal by Marta Moran Bishop pulls back the curtain on the hidden financial side of high-end horse breeding. We follow a discarded newborn colt named Dinky, who’s treated as nothing more than a useless byproduct by top-tier stables. Shipped away on...

The Falls of Us: A Compilation of Short Stories by E.M. Fowler explores society’s underlying issues and what comes after a painful experience. A religious woman is adamant that she murdered her husband despite evidence contradicting her claims. A vindictive ex-wife plays puppet master to...

Bella: Beyond the Bark is part of Lana Stasek's Voices Within series. The audiobook tells the story of Bella, a dog who spent eight years bouncing between crates, streets, and shelters before she finally found a real home. She becomes a bit of a local...

A Body Made of Shadows by Joseph Miguel is a jarring collection of poems and dark art that really digs into the rot of modern life. The author writes with a nervous, frantic energy, almost like a midnight journal someone pulled out of a burning...

Thirteen-year-old Sophie’s parents are getting divorced. Her mother, brother Aiden, and sister Logan have moved across town into a small two-bedroom apartment in a dodgy neighborhood because their father lost all their money in a questionable investment scheme. Without his financial support, their day-to-day existence...

Phases is a story that shows Nick's life from when he was young and felt out of place. It starts when he joins music school, meets Dara, and later meets Naia at a birthday party. After Naia disappears, Dara and Nick go to look for...

In Paul Martin Midden’s Simple People, Ahmed Winslow has built a quiet life as a Missouri truck driver, keeping his distance from family while secretly producing counterfeit currency in the basement of his rented house. When a plan to filter the money through banks in...

Scarlet Yearnings Beyond First Glance: Collector’s Edition by Scarlet Ibis James is a breath of fresh air. It’s a collection of short stories that includes popular romance tropes, like second-chance romance, fake dating, and marriages in trouble, but in a different and more emotionally satisfying...

Craig Brown’s Dignity follows an unnamed boy in Petone, New Zealand, who first approaches Malcolm Beaumont, the council binman everyone calls Bogie, after classmates dare him to steal the man’s Coke. What begins as a childish test turns into an unlikely attachment, formed on a...