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To Our Untamed Core is a ferocious fight for identity and survival. With its unflinching exploration of religious trauma, spectacular world-building, and a trans-masc protagonist who fiercely commands his own narrative, Reyes walks away with another triumphant win.
Like a perfectly preserved fossil, Ghosts Aboard Starlight strips a story down to its most vital, beautiful bones.
Young love is often messy. And messy is the brilliant core of Jordon Greene’s How (Not) to Conjure a Boyfriend
The Great Disillusionment of Nick and Jay is a sharp, smart, and necessary entry to the Young and New Adult spaces that should be required reading a century later.
An Arcane Inheritance is a witchy story that’s as smart as it is thrilling, with strong characters and an even stronger message that you’ll definitely want to add to your spellbook.
Andrew Joseph White’s You Weren’t Meant to Be Human is an intense, uncompromising dive into identity, survival, and transformation amidst an alien invasion, all explored through the unflinching lens of the rural queer and trans experience.
Jonny Garza Villa’s Futbolista is a vibrant and heartfelt exploration of identity, acceptance, and the beautiful game.
Gume Laurel III’s Solar Punks is a refreshing dive into a future that’s both hopeful and deeply unsettling.
Alex Espinoza’s The Sons of El Rey is a knockout celebration of queer identity, Lucha Libre style!
Compound Fracture will leave you bruised and breathless but ultimately hopeful.
A Verse Ritual of Heartbreak and Healing
A Haunting Silence Among the Stars