Isaiah Moss was one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. His illegitimate son Oscar Kendall wasn’t. Living in Isaiah’s inescapable shadow, Oscar has become an inveterate quitter who hides his own literary work from the world rather than suffer the pain of failure or rejection. When Isaiah suddenly dies, Oscar inherits the … Read more
It’s 1977 and Cassie Lyman, a graduate student in women’s history, is struggling to find a topic for her doctoral dissertation. When she discovers a trove of drawings, suffrage cartoons, letters, and diaries at Smith College belonging to Kate Easton, founder of the Birth Control League of Massachusetts in 1916, she believes she has located … Read more
In a divisive world of mistrust and murder, there’s only one thing that matters growing up: you’re either in The Inside or The Outside. While the Insiders appear pampered and privileged, the Outsiders know only harsh realities. Believing themselves to be needlessly deprived of everything the Insiders have, the younger generation channel their rage into … Read more
Little Solita knows her mother left many days ago and does not know if she is coming back. To deal with her fears, the little girl finds refuge in her bedroom at night. She lets her imagination go beyond her window in search of hope and understanding. Solita discovers a smiling moon as purple as … Read more
Does life as a mother feel like an apocalypse waiting to happen? Do your children churn through clothes like models doing a spring runway show? Are you exhausted by runny noses, crying babies, snack requests, and keeping your offspring alive? If your answer is yes, then welcome to the club of mothers who are going … Read more
Mrs. R. Snugglesworth is 70 pounds of low-to-the-ground PRECIOUS. She is The Best at Finding Slightly Used Sandwiches and The Best at Loving Ham- and now she’s looking for her next big challenge. To her surprise, she finds it at the local Bark Park, when she stumbles into the canine legal system and discovers a … Read more
We all know a Bobby Truax. A hard-drinking, pot-smoking guy who never fails to entertain. He lives alone in a remote spot in Colorado and prays for a UFO abduction, even trying to lure them in with lights and lasers. He’s lost his wife to divorce and his son to a gun accident. A disgruntled … Read more