Jauhar really takes us on a journey into his mind and doubts. I really did not think he was going to make it through the year. The whole process was a rollercoaster and I loved his fallibility and his insight into the profession.

In this queer re-imagining of the Garden of Eden, Eve finds herself confiding in Animal, a free spirited dancing anthropomorphic Spanish speaker, about her disenchantment with Adam.  It turns out she's not the first to feel that way. The appearance of Lilith into the garden turns the entire tale upside down as unexpected friendships are formed and complex relationships unveiled. Like Lilith, the devil Lucifer - call him Lucy - weighed down with daddy issues is trying to find

Analog Poet Blues is a poetry chapbook exploring connection in the digital age. Yeva Johnson expresses how loneliness and community are byproducts of a tech driven world. Recurring themes include the search for love and navigating queer love, finding one's voice, building a community, and uncovering self through the process.

Josh and his twin brother Jordan love the game of basketball and they're good at it, which isn't surprising since their dad is a retired pro player. Unfortunately, when Jordan falls for a girl at school, Josh starts to feel like the third wheel and he doesn't handle it well.

Arnold Spirit, who is known on the Reservation as Junior, decides to attend high school at the wealthier white school about 22 miles away from home. While many people on the Spokane Indian Reservation, including his best friend Rowdy see it as a betrayal, his older sister finds his courage to leave the Res an inspiration.

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry tells the story of Cassie Logan and her family fighting for their land and dignity in the Jim Crow South. Cassie and her three brothers - Stacey, Christopher-John and Little Man - were raised to take pride in themselves, their families and education - so its a culture shock for them to go out into the world and discover that they're treated as less than because of their race. They don't take the ill-treatment quietly however...

Homegoing follows the story of two half-sisters and their descendants from the Gold Coast (Ghana) from the beginning of British colonialism and the slave trade to modern day. In Ghana, the protagonists hover on the edges of a family involved in the slave trade, while across the Atlantic their family members experience slavery and discrimination in a myriad of forms. Spanning a large breadth of human experiences, the characters retain a strong sense of themselves while facing