Penny Bly is a young woman about to turn 21, attending a special school in Wisconsin and entering her tenth year of therapy with Dr. Lance Brock. What sets Penny apart from the rest of the population is that she’s a savant - one out of 75 in the entire world. She has a photographic… Continue reading The Father She Went to Find by Carter Wilson
Mitra is a young teen and new student at her Catholic school. Even though her family is Iranian and practices Islam, the school shows promise for her and her younger sister Azar. After all, they need a fresh start, relocating after years of their mother’s drug addiction. On her first day, she can’t help but notice a curly-haired, cool-looking girl seated not far from her. After an awkward self-introduction to the class, Bea reaches out to Mitra and an instant friendship forms. Fast-forward five years later, and the girls are in their senior year of high school and preparing for life ahead. What Bea doesn’t know is that Mitra is in love with her. But Mitra keeps it a secret due to the fear of unrequited feelings, or worse – the end of their friendship. Just Another Epic Love Poem by Parisa Akhbari is a coming-of-age queer romance novel in which Bea and Mitra navigate a new meaning of the word “love”. Read more
Teenagers and best friends Tommy, Malcolm, Henry, and Kevin were inseparable during their childhood and high school years. They spent much of their free time together and would do anything for each other. Until one night, when the four of them were winding down for the night and encountered a couple of other kids seemingly ready to start a fight. What neither of them predicted was how the results of that night would change them forever. Fast forward 30 years, and Tommy finds Kevin’s name in the obituary. Even though the group hasn’t rekindled their friendship since that fateful night, they reluctantly show up to pay their respects. What they don’t expect is for Kevin’s widow Naomi to confront them about their past. What’s even worse – she’s a reporter, and is hell-bent on making the rest of them pay. Like It Never Happened by Jeff Hoffman is a psychological thriller in which the surviving men are forced to confront their guilt from that horrific event – or else all of their lives will be next to come undone. Read more
