Author Ren Ellis releases a bold and visionary novella with Deleted Dreams, a YA speculative fiction novella that delicately pulls from multiple genres and demonstrates exceptional storytelling skill. With remarkable world-building and creativity, as well as a deep focus on character [...]
A brilliant crime thriller about a reader looking for a mysterious depressed author, Elizabeth Gordon’s What Should We Do Instead of Killing Ourselves? is a pitch-perfect publishing industry satire that deserves a wide audience Liz, the novel’s young Black Caribbean narrator, [...]
Author Jody Studdard executes an exceptional tale of self-discovery that redefines the idea of a hero in Veronica: A Musketeer's Story. This long-form YA adventure is a patient Bildungsroman that is both an entertaining escape and a demanding journey for readers [...]
Brimming with barely contained tension and a razor-sharp political edge, Girls, Crimes, and the Ruling Body by Barry R. Ziman is a linguistically rich ride through the halls of power. Ryan McNeil works in the messy world of New York congressional [...]
A catastrophic spiral of human folly and unflinching perseverance, Of Starlight and Plague by Beth Hersant is a stunning cautionary tale, and an engrossing dystopian thriller. Whether you're a lover of zombie fiction or a sucker for stories about genetic engineering, [...]
A self-haunted antihero encounters and seemingly inherits a universal archetype – but for good or for evil? – in Dreck, an immersive and inventive fantasy horror by Alex Grass. Frankie Attanasio is a mortician in the demolished but slowly recovering city [...]
When a book is so hailed on social media, one must dig in and read. At the very worst, a book so trumpeted by critics must have seams to unpick. A book coming from a former critic for The New York [...]
A punchline-packed thriller that gives readers the ending before unpacking the past, Deadly Serious by A.J. Thibault is a cleverly crafted novel that unravels with slippery ease. A witty and unlikely comedian-turned-sleuth is tossed into the midst of a murderous hunt [...]
Vengeance for a heartless, bloody killing provides the focus of El Camino Drive, a well-staged drama deftly drawn by novelist Edward Izzi. Johnny Valentino is a police detective struggling with major issues that could cost him his job. For one thing, [...]
Vivid recollections skyrocket and explode, illuminating time-worn events that have puzzled us for much of the last 60 years, in A Mirror Above the Abyss, an eerie but plausible speculation on troubling historical facts by journalist Oleg Lurye. In this larger-than-life [...]