How does grief shape us? In Kristine Rudolph’s emotionally layered middle grade debut, The Twin Stars and the Soccer Superstar, she vividly explores a young girl’s journey toward understanding how adults, parents, and children manage pain differently. Anchored in a…
Bad Intentions, Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of Warren Zevon, edited by Michael Downing, packs a punch you won’t soon forget. Like Zevon’s iconic song “Lawyers, Guns and Money”, the short stories in Bad Intentions feature people caught in…
A woman and mother struggling with the loss of her husband is catapulted back to the days and years prior to his death when she discovers a letter from him with a confession and a warning: he committed a crime…
Cara Benson’s An Armsfull of Birds: A Personal Field Guide to Love, Loss, and Commitment is a climate memoir that covers a sweep of experiences, including recovery, hiking and suicide. Even if these elements are not in your life, this book…
I absolutely loved Ripple Effects and Other Stories, Lesley Mahoney O’Connell’s debut collection of short stories. Set in coastal communities on New England’s South Shore, these sharply observed and lyrical stories that shine a light on people who feel like…
