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An exposed and exposing collection of poetry on inherited trauma, chronic illness, and the American South

Poems on Black joy, masculinity, and the music that transforms a space into a home

Fear. Disgust. Pity. The cripple evokes our basest human emotions--as does the monster.

In his debut collection, Portrait of Us Burning, Sebastián H. Páramo explores how his Texan, working-class, Mexican American identity shapes his relationship to his half brother and to his family's burning desire to become American.

Quinn Carver Johnson's debut collection, The Perfect Bastard, follows its titular protagonist, a nonbinary and queer professional wrestler, as they try to balance staying true to their identity and achieving their dream.

Quiet Armor, the third full-length collection from poet Stevie Edwards, examines how capitalism and patriarchy impact romantic relationships and, more broadly, intimacy.

"Acclaimed fiction writer Ali Hosseini's debut short-story collection in English explores Iran's landscape, its culture, and the undercurrent of change affecting its people-both in Iran and the United States"--

"As If She Had a Say, the second story collection from Jennifer Fliss, uses an absurdist lens to showcase characters-predominantly women-plumbing their resources in the face of misogyny, abuse, and grief"--

"A vital breath of life arrives in American poetry with Synthetic Jungle, the latest collection from award-winning poet Michael Chang. With poems in a register both hilarious and scathing, Synthetic Jungle effortlessly bashes convention while simultaneously rebuilding the language we use to communicate our fears and joys"--

"In award-winning legal scholar and novelist Yxta Maya Murray's new novel, federal agent Reyna Rodriguez reports on real-life nuclear reactor meltdowns and accidents that occurred in 1959, 1964, and 1968 at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory"--