DECEMBER 2024
Ghost Summer by Tananarive Due | 5 out of 5
"In her debut collection of short fiction, Due takes us to Gracetown, a small Florida town that has both literal and figurative ghost; into future scenarios that seem all too real; and provides empathetic portraits of those whose lives are touched by Otherness. Featuring an award-winning novella and fifteen stories-one of which has never been published before-GHOST SUMMER: STORIES, is sure to both haunt and delight."
"Originally commissioned by Black Josei Press for Gladiolus Magazine, "The Broken Heart at The Center of Comics" is a collaborative essay written by Ashanti Fortson, Sunmi, Lillie J. Harris, and Shannon Wright. The topic: the intersection of comics, burnout, and capitalism."
In Fair Verona by Val K. Wise | 4.3 out of 5
"Two girls enter the service of the Princess of All Blood. One is there to be loved, the other tormented, but strange circumstances have blurred the lines between the two."
The Dragon and Her Princess by Vyria Durav | 4.2 out of 5
"Prince Darius seems eternally doomed to bachelorhood, unable to maintain a relationship for more than a few months. The king declares that if he is unable to find a bride, one will be found for him. A grand ball is announced, summoning the kingdom's most eligible women to transform the wallflower prince into a suitable king. Disillusioned, Darius drifts through the festivities until he meets a mysterious woman who offers him freedom.
Now her prisoner, Darius learns she is part of a revolutionary conspiracy that means to keep him safe as the king is overthrown. Drawn to their cause, Darius pledges to help, even if it means sacrificing everything, including the false identity she's been forced to endure."