Plum | Andy Anderegg
Winner: ALA Alex Award
Finalist: Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction
Longlist: Crooks Corner Book Prize
“Anderegg debuts with a tour de force of second-person narration…. Pitch-perfect.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“Anderegg’s novel outlives its pages.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
“Insightful, witty, and uplifting.” —Kristen Rabe, Foreword Reviews
“Anderegg has created a beautiful page-turner with an unforgettable perspective.” —Annie Tully, Booklist
“Plum is an intimate exploration of abuse and the winding path toward healing.” —Lola Lee, Independent Book Review
“Plum is bananas. Anderegg’s style and prose are a breath of fresh air.” —Debutiful, Most Anticipated Books of 2025
“Anderegg’s razor-sharp attention to detail and penchant for metaphor [makes] this remarkable story of resilience so gripping to read.” —Lou Turner, Chapter 16
Beautiful Dreamers | Minrose Gwin
Foreword Book Awards, Finalist
Richard Beale Davis Award for Lifetime Distinguished Service to Southern Letters
New Mexico Book Awards, Winner in Historical Fiction
“Luscious prose, sharply drawn characters, [an] atmospheric novel.” —Bridget Thoreson, Booklist
“Beautiful Dreamers is a haunting historical novel whose memorable heroine further illuminates a troubled period in the South.” —Paula Martinac, Foreword Reviews
“[A] compelling story of love, betrayal, and identity.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Explores the long-term effects of bigotry and hatred through the prism of flawed, big-hearted characters who are trying to do the right thing.” —Leah Tyler, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“The adult Memory’s wonderful narrative voice, as she looks back on the events of her life in Belle Cote, includes Gwin’s exquisitely lyrical descriptions and perfectly apt metaphors.” —Tina Chambers, Chapter 16
“A writer's writer, Gwin's career is the sort other writers recognize.” —Parade
“Beautiful Dreamers, is fresh, devastating and full of surprises.” —Tracy Carr, Clarion-Ledger / Hattiesburg American Mississippi Books Page
Bomb Island | Stephen Hundley
Bronze Medalist, Florida Book Prize in Fiction
A taut novel that hints at its characters’ long histories...unpredictable and often charming.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Filled to the brim with quirky characters…Bomb Island does not disappoint when it comes to creating tense situations.” —Abby N. Lewis, Chapter 16
“[An] intoxicating coming-of-age told between loved ones over a crackling fire on the beach.” —Frankie Martinez, Southern Review of Books
“A beautiful story about moving into the future and reconciling with the past, even when this act of self-integration feels like a tragedy.” —Willem Marx, Washington Independent Review of Books