Painted Cities

With ashcan realism, Alexai Galaviz-Budziszewski chronicles the inner life of an entire Chicago neighborhood through these vivid and authentic stories.  A touch of magical realism creates zest comparable to the humanist parables of Ray Bradbury and Kurt...

The Land of Steady Habits

Ted Thompson’s humorous, empathetic debut novel finds satirical footing in the wilds of Connecticut’s suburbs, where an aging hero battles the expectations of family, friends and breaking the tedium of his routines.  A Discover Great New Writers...

Ruby

One southern woman’s haunting story recalls the works of Toni Morrison and Alice Walker.

Huxley, Science & the Royal Society

May 4: T. H. Huxley was born on this day in 1825. “Darwin’s Bulldog” was one of the Victorian era’s preeminent men of science, a respected social commentator, and a shaping influence on the Royal Society of London.