Mackintosh’s skill at depicting how family relationships shift under years of trauma is dynamic and compelling.

Meijer’s investigative hybrid fairytale utilizes space, color, shape, and contrast to examine the light and dark of sexual love.

Montgomery’s memoir is an inquiry into what it is like to struggle and thrive with mental illness in modern America.

Martin's story collection explores the multitude of ways that people and relationships evolve, break, collapse, and blossom.

Diehl’s collection gives unique ideas, vibrant images, and a lyrical style to short concentrated narratives. Dana Diehl Short Stories | 134 Pages | 5.2” x 8” | Reviewed: Electronic ARC 978–1999974107 | Revised and Expanded Edition | $9.99 Splice | Birmingham, England | BUY HERE

Machado’s collection is a genre-bending blend of sci-fi, literary fiction, folklore, ghost stories, and contemporary media. Carmen Maria Machado Stories | 248 Pages | 5.6” x 8.2” | Reviewed: Paperback 978–1555977887 | First Edition | $16.00 Graywolf Press | Minneapolis | BUY HERE

Nash’s short novel is electric, sensual, and brutally human, and explores the boundaries of sexual desire. Elle Nash Novel | 128 Pages | 5.8” x 8.8” | Reviewed: Electronic ARC 978–1–938604–43–0 | First Edition | $16.95 Dzanc Books | Ann Arbor | BUY HERE

Scott’s versatile, innovative story collection demonstrates his range with traditional & experimental pieces that defy typical structure. Rion Amilcar Scott Stories | 208 Pages | 6” x 9” | Reviewed: Paperback 978–0–8131–7440–2 | First Paperback Edition | $19.95 University Press of Kentucky | Lexington | BUY HERE