Invisible Love

Throughout the admirably sentimental short stories of France’s Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, the keyword is amour. Schmitt’s beaus and belles adore kidnapped children, unrequited lovers, and loyal hounds, in stories which touch the heart and rouse the...

Crystal Eaters

In a village where the number of crystals one is born with determines lifespan, a family forages for the stones (and fortitude) they need to stay alive. Shane Jones’ surreal modern fantasy recalls the work of Neil Gaiman or Mercedes Lackey, recast in a land of...

Things That Are

Amy Leach’s pristine essays tackle bodies big and small. From the universe’s great celestial constellations to the modest lives of donkeys and sea cucumbers, each chapter’s subject comes to life via Leach’s inquisitive, inspiring...