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An intense, fast-paced African-influenced fantasy epic promising a trilogy worth waiting for.

A nuanced look at a deteriorating relationship within the larger context of a deteriorating sense of self-worth.

Medearis tastefully paints his first novel with lucid images and storyline nearly as complex as a Julian Schnabel painting.

Motoya’s English-language debut is an eclectic collection of stories blending variations on feminism with the psychedelic.

A celebration of the oral tradition, with engaging storytellers helping to unravel the identity of a lost child.

A decent illustrated memoir that leans too heavily on the mechanical, and not the psychological.

An examination of how the smallest changes affect the quiet normalcy of a community and those within it.

Ayuyang’s illustrated memoir is a joyful celebration of life and those moments we cherish most.

A meditation on the bittersweet, subversive nature of fame and unchanging nature of our culture.

Rises above the conventions of the dying-girl YA genre, thanks mostly to sincere writing from Lippincott.