PEOPLE ARE TALKING: A Novel by Amanda Eisenberg
“Amanda Eisenberg’s debut novel delivers biting humor, sharp social commentary, and all the emotional chaos of a reunion gone horribly, horribly wrong.” —Unpacked Magazine
“Complicated friendships, secret societies, a forced reunion, questions of consent—what more could you want in a book? … A propulsive, entertaining and sharply observed novel.” —Jennifer Close, best-selling author, Marrying the Ketchups
“Anyone haunted by events in their past—and who’s not?—will be riveted by People Are Talking.” —Lucy Jane Bledsoe, author, No Stopping Us Now
Mallory Shepard has her back against the wall. Her girlfriend dumped her, her landlord wants to evict her and her literary agent is about to drop her—unless she can come up with a compelling follow-up to her debut novel. Desperate to find a plot for her second novel, author Mallory Shepard attends her estranged best friend’s wedding in Austin, where she and six friends try to settle old scores—with unexpected deadly consequences—in this debut for fans of Veronica Mars, Tara Isabella Burton, and Tana French. READ MORE
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STREETWHYS: A Dickie Cornish Mystery
by Christopher Chambers
“STREETWHYS is more noir than any noir has any right to be. Dizzying. Raw. Chambers’ words pop off the page like hot rounds from a Saturday Night Special. Buckle up, buttercup.” –Tracy Clark, Anthony, Sue Grafton, Sara Paretsky and Lefty Award-winning author
“There’s no other PI like Dickie Cornish . . . a wild ride from the gutters to the marble halls of power.” —SJ Rozan bestselling author, The Murder of Mr. Ma
“Deliciously gritty, an unflinching look at American crime and modern politics.” —Eli Cranor, award-winning author, Ozark Dogs
Washington DC’s notorious detective, former drug-addled street denizen Dickie Cornish, faces off with bloodthirsty cops and the justice department in the latest thrilling release by award-winning noir author Christopher Chambers. In STREETWHYS, underground detective Dickie Cornish faces a vindictive murder rap from his past if he doesn’t agree to help prove that the fentanyl ravaging the streets of DC is bankrolled by shadowy donors of a certain former president. Broke and desperate, Cornish soon finds himself on a collision course with shady public defenders and corrupt police officers, forcing him to use his street connections to flip their plan. Or die. READ MORE
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LIES OF A TOYMAKER
by Kelly Ann Jacobson
“In this complex, fantasy nod toward Pinocchio, our heroine is brash and clever, wildly uninformed about her own life but equipped with a strong sense of justice that guides her choices.” —Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
“In the fun fantasy novel Lies of a Toymaker, a girl explores her sense of identity and purpose in a world where toys come alive.” —Foreword Reviews
In LIES OF A TOYMAKER, a retelling of the classic Pinocchio, Paige, a queer teen and wooden toymaker’s daughter, is slowly turning into wood, and must cross the demonic Land of Toys to stop the evil Deathsprites before they destroy her world. Award-winning author Kelly Jacobson (Tink and Wendy) delivers her latest fairytale retelling in this cross between the classic Pinocchio and a Stephen King novel like The Gunslinger. READ MORE
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THE COLORS OF APRIL: Fiction on the Vietnam War’s Legacy 50 Years Later
edited by Quan Manh Ha and Cab Tran
“This will be the book I reach for when someone asks about the Vietnam War.“ —Eric Nguyen, author, Things We Lost to the Water
“A powerful collage that bears witness and wraps the reader in the multiple realities of the Vietnam War.” —Micah Fields, author, We Hold Our Breath; Marine Corps combat veteran
Fifty years after the Vietnam War ended, literary voices of the Vietnamese American diaspora and authors currently living in postwar Vietnam speak to the experience of those who left and those who stayed in this anthology of new short fiction edited by Quan Manh Ha and Cab Tran. For much of the twentieth century, Vietnam played an outsized role on the global stage, charting the destinies of superpowers and reshaping the world’s politics. Now fifty years after the end of the Vietnam War comes The Colors of April, an anthology of fiction that finally speaks to the Vietnamese experience: voices of both those who left and those who stayed, what was gained and lost in the half century since, and for the generations that followed—what it means to be Vietnamese. More than two dozen distinct literary voices are featured in this collection, including those of Viet Thanh Nguyen, Andrew Lam, Barbara Tran, and Vi Khi Nao, among others. READ MORE
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Việt Nam Của Con, Việt Nam Của Cha (My Vietnam, Your Vietnam: Vietnamese Edition)
Christina Võ & Nghĩa M. Võ; Kalynh Ngô, Dịch
“Một cuốn hồi ký đáng ghi nhớ, nhiều cảm xúc về quá khứ và hiện tại của đất nước Việt Nam mà hai thế hệ từng trải qua.”– Foreword Reviews
“A stunning, prismatic memoir about Vietnam’s past and present as experienced by two generations.” —Foreword Reviews
Một ký sự về những hành trình khác nhau của một người cha, từng trốn khỏi Việt Nam sau chiến tranh trên một chiếc thuyền nhỏ để tìm chốn dung thân ở Hoa Kỳ, và cô con gái của ông, người sinh ra ở Mỹ, đã mạo hiểm đến Việt Nam khi trưởng thành. Hồi ký đồng hành của cha và con ghi lại sự tương phản hoàn toàn trong quan điểm của họ về quê hương Việt Nam, khi họ tìm kiếm sự đồng điệu và một con đường đưa đến sự hàn gắn cho nhau. Kalynh Ngô, Dịch
A chronicle of the divergent journeys of a Vietnamese father, who fled his home country in desperation, and his American-born daughter, who ventured to Vietnam as an adult, capturing the stark contrast between their perspectives as they strive to heal the long-term wounds of war. Now in a new Vietnamese translation.
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OF BLOOD AND LIGHTNING: A Novel
by Micki Janae
“Sizzles with excitement…An engrossing, epic novel.” —Foreword Reviews
“Janae’s writing style is compelling … A fast-paced debut.” —Kirkus Reviews
“From start to glimmering finish, this is a novel with unstoppable light, unflinching spirit, and remarkable skill. What a debut!” –Ashley M. Jones, Poet Laureate, State of Alabama.”
In a small, idyllic town in North Dakota, 17-year-old Ophelia Johnson and five other teens inherit the powers of the Greek gods and embark on a mission from the Vessel of Destiny to find the missing Fates, restore the Codex, and save the ancient world. Still grieving the recent and mysterious death of her father, Ophelia begins to unravel the secrets woven into her family’s history as she and her friends plunge into the quest of a lifetime. A contemporary YA fantasy (age 14-18) with a gripping and fresh twist on Greek mythology as the ancient pantheon of gods inhabit an ensemble of diverse teenaged characters. READ MORE
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MAINTENANT 18: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art
Peter Carlaftes and Kat Georges, editors
“Utilizing a myriad of styles and mediums, artists and writers draw us into a Dada world, the world we are living in, like nothing else . . . . it will blow your mind..” —Home Planet News
“The journal offers a journey into the most imaginative minds in the world.” —Miriskum Magazine (Germany)
“Proof that Dada is not dead.” —Madjan Magazine (Serbia)
“A smorgasbord for those who are sick and tired of it.” ―Seattle Book Review
In MAINTENANT 18, contemporary dada writers and artists from around the world redistribute a wealth of new ideas, to shape public opinion using the theme of PLUTOCRAZY. “Timely and relevant.” —Tribe LA Magazine. Creativity is the currency here and the amount has no limit. In nearly 250 pages of full color art and incisive writing, MAINTENANT 18 separates Merch and State by forging a non-monetary vision which exposes strategies to achieve socio-political and economic equality and serves against the military-industrialist complex linking warfare with capitalism, shining a light through every crack for “we the people.” Features the work of artist and writers from around the world, including cover art by Molly Crabapple. This issue includes work by artists Ignacio Galilea, Raymond Pettibon, Paweł Kuczyński, Hala Alyan, Avelino De Araujo, Charles Plymell, Thurston Moore, Mike Watt, Marc Olmsted, and … READ MORE
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MY VIETNAM, YOUR VIETNAM: My Vietnam, Your Vietnam: A Dual Memoir
by Christina Vo and Nghia M. Vo
“Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2024” —Ms. Magazine
“A more extraordinary duet has never been written.” —Eric Nguyen, author, Things We Lost to the Water
“Combines the fraught tension of Ava Chin’s Mott Street and the tenderness of Elliot Tiber’s Taking Woodstock.” —Kirkus Reviews
A chronicle of the divergent journeys of a father, who fled post-war Vietnam on a small boat to find refuge in the United States, and his American-born daughter, who ventures to Vietnam as an adult, capturing the stark contrast between their perspectives as they strive to heal the longterm wounds of war. In this dual memoir, Christina Vo and her father, Nghia M. Vo, delve into themes of identity and heritage, with intertwined stories that present a multifaceted portrayal of Vietnam and its profound influence on shaping both familial bonds and individual identities across time. READ MORE
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UNDER A NEON SUN: A Novel
by Kate Gale
“A generosity that mirror’s the poet’s gift.” —Afaa M. Weaver, author, A Fire in the Hills
“Tightly constructed, page-turner plot driven by characters filled with longing, beauty, and flaws. Under a Neon Sun is the rare novel that has it all.” —Marya Hornbacher, author, Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia
“Brims with brilliance, wit, and compassion. . . . Kate Gale bleeds and breathes literature, and we’re all the better for her blood and breath.” —Douglas Manuel, author, Trouble Funk
Unable to afford rent, Mia—a community college student—lives out of her car, cleaning houses of the well-to-do in the LA area to meet her shoestring budget. Then Covid hits and everything changes. For people living in houses and apartments, with stay-at-home jobs, the pandemic was inconvenient. For Mia and her fellow housekeeper friends—all living in their cars—the pandemic destroys the source of their frugal income. Fortunately, gutsy, funny Mia is a determined survivor. READ MORE
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THE UNVARNISHED GARY PHILLIPS: A Mondo Pulp Collection
by Gary Phillips
“A magnificent collection.” —S. A. Cosby, author, Razorblade Tears
“An incredible read!” —Rachel Howzell Hall, New York Times and Wall Sreet Journal bestselling author
“Few people know pulp like Gary Phillips, who is not only a student of the genre, but a master.” —Alex Segura, author Secret Identity
Award-winning author, screenwriter, and editor Gary Phillips gathers his most thrilling, outlandish, and madcap pulp fiction in an 17-story collection that straddles the line between bizarro, science fiction, noir, and superhero classics. Aztec vampires, astral projecting killers, oxygen stealing bombs, undercover space rangers, aliens occupying Los Angeles, right wing specters haunting the ’hood, masked vigilantes and mad scientists in their underground lairs plotting world domination populate the stories in this rip-snorting collection. In these pages grindhouse melds with blaxploitation along with strong doses of B movie hardcore drive-in fare. READ MORE
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LOVESICK BLOSSOMS: A Novel
by Julia Watts
“One of the most emotionally affecting novels I’ve ever read.” —Jeff Mann, author, Loving Mountains, Loving Men
“A crisp romantic page-turner told with deft wit and great heart.” —Aaron Hamburger, author, Hotel Cuba and Nirvana Is Here
In a small Kentucky college town in 1953, two married women fall madly in love with each other, until a single slip-up in discretion threatens to destroy both their lives. In her new adult novel, award-winning author Julia Watts creates a compelling and emotional tale of passion, power, fulfillment—and consequences—of not playing by the rules in Appalachia. Colleagues and neighbors of Samuel and Boots are more than willing to accept their married status, even though their official relationship is one of convenience that will never be consummated. But when Samuel meets a new professor’s wife, Frances, at a faculty party, she soon falls in love, and learns the difficulty of discretion in a small town—with tragic consequences. LAMBDA award-winning author Julia Watts (Needlework, Quiver) returns to adult fiction in this consummate historical work. READ MORE
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VULGARIAN RHAPSODY: A Novel
by Alvin Orloff
“Orloff’s delightful romp paints a picture that many audiences will find fun and enlightening.” —Library Journal
“A brilliant, scorched, vodka-soaked love letter to the San Francisco queer art scene.” —Mike Albo, author, Another Dimension of US
A whirlwind tour of San Francisco’s fabled queer bohemia in the waning days of the 20th century, as the city’s budget bon vivants work to save their eccentric lifestyles in the face of tech gentrification by LAMBDA award finalist Alvin Orloff. When San Francisco’s most annoying gay barfly, Harris McNulty, is thrown out of his apartment by Maxine, his long-suffering roommate, a crisis ensues. The year is 1999 and cheap rent has suddenly become a thing of the past thanks to a mysterious development people are calling the “dotcom boom”. Unable to rent a place of his own on a telemarketer’s salary, Harris tries to finagle one after another of his deeply bizarre and quasi-dysfunctional friends into letting him share their lodgings. Meanwhile Maxine needs to find a replacement for Harris, which would be a lot easier if she weren’t a frighteningly moody drag-cabaret singer with a small substance abuse problem. Can these marginalized misfits find a place for themselves in their newly hyper-gentrified city? READ MORE
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