A high priestess dethroned. A rebel with a dangerous plan. An empire hanging by a thread. Ellen Rachlin’s debut historical novel, Enheduanna’s Song From the Sands (Histria Fiction, 2026), draws on history and myth, as it recounts the story of…
I’ve been lucky enough to know Lauren Acampora since the late ’90s, when we were both editorial assistants at a big publishing house in New York. Lauren was, as she is now, inquisitive, joyful, thoughtful, intense, and watch-out funny. It’s…
If you grew up with the John Hughes films of the 80s, you’ve likely had to revisit that era’s codes of conduct and re-examine what you thought you knew. If you didn’t, Katherine Sherbrooke’s new novel, This Much is True,…
It’s September 11, 2001, and Zelda is in New York City with her best friend and business partner, Charlie, to pitch potential funders for their website, a virtual pawn shop. While having breakfast in a diner, they run into Zelda’s…
Chris Castellani’s latest novel, Last Seen, offers a virtuosic account of the intersecting lives of four missing young men and their loved ones across decades. Part murder mystery, part ode to lost youth, part love story, Last Seen delivers a…
One Way (Silent Clamor Press), by Hélène Hérault, translated by Liza Tripp, is a compelling, noirish novella built around a one-way correspondence between Béatrice and the husband she left. Used to being in control, he has no way to respond…