Fiction - Own Voices

Alex feels invisible. He's gone through his entire life not being noticed by those around him. Even his own college roommate Xavier treats him like he isn't even there.That is until Alex creates an alternate persona on social media, Xander. Suddenly his life is...

A frenemies-to-lovers contemporary romance by Julie Tieu which takes place over the course of one make-or-break evening, almost entirely at a high school reunion...."For the rom-com fans, you can never go wrong with a Julie Tieu book."-- BuzzfeedRachel Dang, once voted "Most Likely to...

Before Wakanda, there was Telassar.Before Octavia Butler, NK Jemison, and Nisi Shawl, there was Pauline E. Hopkins. When Reuel Briggs, a man hiding his African American identity, discovers that he's the king of a hidden city in Ethiopia, his mysterious origins are only starting...

When Ella Davidson's world is turned upside down, and she is forced to transition from her picture-perfect all-American life to two years of mandatory military service abroad, the last thing on her mind is finding love. Then she meets the officer in charge of...

A romantic chase in which a fitness guru falls for a full-figured paralegal, however, her self-esteem and past relationship struggles leaves her doubting if Mr. Fitness is Mr. Too-Good-To-Be-True. After Angela Richards' fiancé abandons her for another woman, she is left with the lingering...

"You will leave everything you love most: this is the arrow that the bow of exile shoots first." - Dante For many young Tibetans living out their lives in exile across the world, their idea of home is at best, imagined - assuming its...

In But Who Prays for Satan?, Trisha offers a provocative and thought-provoking exploration of the concept of empathy and misery in the most unexpected of places. This daring novel delves into the nature of evil, disconsolate, redemption, and the boundaries of compassion through the...

Diving into the dark side of Diversity and Inclusion where altruistic initiatives have ulterior motives.Jonathan Archer is a shy graphic designer working at prestigious advertising agency, Inertia. The Executive Committee, alongside Managing Director Deborah Tate, have realised that capitalising on issues of diversity and...

Since time immemorial, the sacred Stoneharp has been the site of the wizard council of the west and forbidden to anyone who is not a wizard. When the Prince of Crooked Hill is imprisoned in its cell tower, waiting for the men of the...

How do you find your way back when you've left yourself behind? A painful unsolved mystery resurfaces after decades of confusion, sending one woman and her daughters on a journey of redemption in this emotional story about intergenerational trauma, family, and the beauty of...

Baby's a skater girl trying to get through high school like everyone else. Except she loves Victorian gothic fiction, experiences violent tremors, and gets visits from the ghost of her twin. Ravi never really died for her, not like her mom did last year....

A diverse anthology from writers around the world. From the Old West to the distant future, "Other Worlds" features folklore, fantasy, speculative, horror, contemporary fiction, and science-fiction exploring Other Worlds.Twelve all new stories from: Samir Sirk Morat?, Briar Ripley Page, Chey Rivera, Busayo Akinmoju,...

Coco June and Melanin: Poems from a Black Woman's Diaspora is a compilation of social justice poetry and short stories that give life to Black women's narrative. You will find yourself lifting your fist in solidarity when you explore the experiences of Black women...

Sozaboy powerfully describes the fate of a young, naive soldier thrown into the frontline of a civil war, from his first proud days of recruitment to the disillusionment and horrors that follow. Mene yearns for manhood. He dreams of gaining the glory that the...

Welcome to "The Inclusive Parent: Raising Kids Who Embrace Diversity," your insightful guide into the journey of raising children who not only understand but fully embrace the spectrum of human differences. Penned by renowned author and advocate, Stephen Cook, this Special Report is a...

"After leaving an abusive marriage, Laura finds herself intrigued by a homeless man who she believes is not who he says he is. She becomes entranced with the Tramp and is enchanted with his caring and fondness for her. Her ex-husband, Oscar, becomes aware...

Lotus Sync is a window into one practitioner's experience of Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism via its collection of poems and is a companion book to Lotus Ink, a sonnet-rich introduction to SGI Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism.The SGI is a worldwide value-creation society...

Evan is Violet's best friend and decade-long crush, but she's kept it well under control...mostly. At least that's what she tells herself when her feelings threaten to overwhelm her. Diagnosed with an auto-immune disease, she is determined to suffer both her illness and her...

"A Stoic's Guide to Grieving: Compassion, Resilience, and Inner Peace" is an enlightening compendium tailored for the ones navigating through the trials and tribulations of loss and grief. Life-change is an incontrovertible part of our journey, and within this special report, author Jean Doherty,...

Magic and madness collide in this Celtic reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe's The Telltale Heart, which explores one girl's grief over the loss of a loved one and how solving the mystery of his murder may help her put it all behind her."Lir is...

He accidentally cursed himself...When the consequences get him exiled to the land he helped terrorize, can this evil wizard find redemption... and love?Orpheus can't believe it's come to this. After helping his childhood friend conquer the realm by raising an army of hell-beasts, the...

Trapped in a homeless, nomadic life, teenage Ruby lands in yet another random town-Gunpowder, Kentucky. To the real world, Ruby does not exist. Undocumented, no last name, and recording her approximate age with slash marks on her forearm, Ruby survives only with what fits...

Having recently left her homeless, nomadic life behind, Ruby adjusts to her new life as a "real" person in the unique town of Gunpowder, Kentucky. Although she now has a legal identity, the mystery of who she really is remains. Who is her mother?...

Trading her simple homeless life-where no one knew she existed-for a normal life, Ruby discovers her identity as a central figure in Gunpowder, Kentucky and in its future. Key to continuing the bloodline and name of the founding ancestors, Ruby immerses herself in her...

Fernlee is considered 'odd' by her high school peers. And she is. It shows in the way she dresses, in the way she talks, in the way she thinks-in her whole demeanor. Raised by her great Mamaw according to the old ways and the...

What if the Chosen One doesn't get chosen? Sloe Moon, youngest child of the ruler of Tall Trees, has always wanted to follow in their father's footsteps and become a famous wizard. Instead they are expected to marry for the good of the Moon...

In the gripping first novel in the Daughters of the Empty Throne trilogy, author Margaret Killjoy spins a tale of earth magic, power struggle, and self-invention in an own-voices story of trans witchcraft.Lorel has always dreamed of becoming a witch: learning magic, fighting monsters,...

A young woman discovers that dancers at a local discotheque are being driven to acts of insane violence. "The place was full of swarming, pugnacious, dangerous missellneous reptile's... Teenager's everywhere pounded their way on top of each other crazily strangling, biting and slashing each...

Intimate conversations, soliloquies, patches of burned diaries, existential definitions of beauty, pain, or personal discovery come together in Music for Bamboo Strings. A subtle tapestry of music imbues the story and cinematography of each poem. This bilingual collection by Cuban-American poet Carlos Pintado has...

O-gî-mäw-kwě Mit-i-gwä-kî (1899) is a novel by Simon Pokagon. Published posthumously, the novel is a semi-autobiographical story of adventure, romance, and tragedy set in the American Midwest. O-gî-mäw-kwě Mit-i-gwä-kî reflects the themes and concerns that shaped Pokagon's life as a writer and activist, including...

Author: Kobby Ben BenISBN-10: 1609457560ISBN-13: 9781609457563Publisher: Europa EditionsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/13/2024Pages: 384Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.10w x 1.00dReview Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 12/04/2023Booklist 01/01/2024 pg. 26

Full of wit, music, and a rollicking cast of characters, The Villain's Dance shows Fiston Mwanza Mujila is back with a bang.Zaire. Late 90's. Mobutu's thirty-year reign is tottering. In Lubumbashi, the stubbornly homeless Sanza has fallen in with a trio of veteran street...

From the nationally bestselling author of the "powerful, heartbreaking" (Shelf Awareness) The Stationery Shop, a heartfelt, epic new novel of friendship, betrayal, and redemption set against three transformative decades in Tehran, Iran. In 1950s Tehran, seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely...

Author: C駸ar S疣chez BerasISBN-10: 1558859802ISBN-13: 9781558859807Publisher: Not AvailLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/30/2023Pages: 251Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.74lbsSize: 8.43h x 5.43w x 0.87d

A woman searching for her birth-parents unlocks the secrets of her horrific past, as she tries to stop the goblin within in this kaleidoscopic dark psychological horror about identity and belonging, with a dread-inducing climax you will never forget. Perfect for fans of Eric...

Set in the fictional former mining village of Brodworth some ten years after the closure of the local pit, SCRAP tells the story of fifty-year old former miner Phil Steele's attempt to once again earn an honest living and recover his pride and dignity....

Author: Lola Akinmade AkerstromISBN-10: 8885795420ISBN-13: 9798885795425Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/10/2024Format: Library BindingWeight: 1.63lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.20dLarge Print

1905 Passion and politics in London and St Petersburg. Since childhood in Kyiv, Sophia Krichevska has wanted to be a doctor but when Moscow Medical School rejects her application for being a woman and Jewish, she determines to study in NYC. Crossing the Baltic...

Old grudges, tribal traditions, and outside influences collide for a Kiowa woman as forces threaten her family, her tribe, and the land of her ancestors, in this own-voices debut perfect for fans of Winter Counts. No one called her Mud in Silicon Valley. There,...

Cobalt Chronicles is a story about a delightful child who, at a tender age, faces the harsh realities of survival in the Congo. Destined to a life of servitude and hard labor, Esynama with her mother's blessing, challenges this foregone conclusion. Her father drags...

Melissa MuranoAge: 24Looks: Bite-sized, bleach blonde, and curvaceousFavorite Food: Hot CakesStatus: Single, but secretly in love with the cook at work Mason HadleyAge: 30Looks: Lanky, sandy brown, and athleticFavorite Food: Pot RoastStatus: Single, but secretly in love with the waitress at work Mel and...

Thomas Simmons nearly died when a rocket-propelled grenade threw him ass over teakettle while flanking insurgents in Mosul, ending his military career. Recovery's rough and gives him all the time in the world to face the question he's avoided all his life: Why does...

Three kohkums, a man named Crow, two best friends, and a drug dealer . . . twelve-year-old Hunter may be getting out of Red Rock sooner than he hoped. For Hunter Frank, the summer of '79 begins with his mother returning home only to...

Ruby used to be a fiery, sexy, musical genius. But when she got pregnant as a teenager in the 90s, her life took a turn into banality. Now a middle-aged Indo-Canadian woman, she feels unseen and unheard by her white husband and struggles to...

The Roll Models Saga-A journey where even the smallest things in life cannot be taken for granted. Eighteenth birthdays only occur once in one's lifetime and they are supposed to be life changing-fate had a grim sense of humor when she attended Steven's Maxwell's...

A gifted young surgeon. One of the twentieth century's boldest inventions. And the unconquerable, fragile, and amazing human heart.As one of two dozen teams worldwide performing congenital heart surgeries in the middle 1950s, Alec Serafeim and his best friend, Pete O'Neill, excel in an...

"Brando Skyhorse, winner of the PEN Hemingway Award, returns with his highly anticipated second novel, a literary dystopian tale set in a near-future America where mandatory identification wristbands make second-generation immigrants into second-class citizens"--Author: Brando SkyhorseISBN-10: 1982177861ISBN-13: 9781982177867Publisher: Avid Reader Press / Simon &...

Welcome to a world of horror viewed through a kaleidoscope lens. Embark on a journey to untangle the writhing tendrils of human terror in a dimension where the possible and impossible blend-an unstable realm where comfort can be found in the coldest pits, and...

The Book of Conjurations, Irizelma Robles's fourth poetry collection, transforms poet, reader and language through its conjurations. Among these pages, we find all forms of material existence transmuted. Barbwire, rain, soul, sugarcane, scream are all raw materials for alchemy, or poetry. Drawing from the...

Sundial House is proud to present a stellar collection of poetry and prose by contemporary Latin American voices. The selected pieces have been thoughtfully translated from Spanish into English by renowned literary translators, ensuring that the essence and beauty of the original excerpts shine...