When you sit down to write a story, sometimes the hardest part can be just getting started. After all, the beginning of a tale ...

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TEN THOUSAND CENTRAL PARKS A CLIMATE-CHANGE PARABLE by David B. Morris ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 7, 2025 A multifaceted exploration of one of the first great public works projects in America.

Short fiction is a wordful format. Many writing classes for kids and college students exclusively study short stories because some of the greatest writers in history have focused on this specific ...

OTHER PEOPLE'S KIDS by Kim Culbertson ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 5, 2025 A gripping, cozy drama about the careers and lives of teachers.

Kelly opens by professing that he’s obsessed by the past—and that, being on the autism spectrum, “I develop an almost physical compulsion to know everything there is to know on a subject.” This lively ...

In Phen’s YA novel, a Mexican teenager discovers the value of devotion through an indelible bond with a loyal and resilient dog.

Ellie, the hardest-working elevator on 74th Street, spends her days cheerfully ferrying residents from floor to floor. She loves her job and the occupants she provides bespoke service to; she ...

A TRUCE THAT IS NOT PEACE by Miriam Toews ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 26, 2025 A fine turn to nonfiction by a superbly accomplished storyteller.

Peterson, a scholar at the University of Michigan and author of The Unseen Archive of Idi Amin, writes that Amin’s 1971-79 rule generated massive paperwork, which Peterson and colleagues have ...