Some Desperate Glory
Emily Tesh
After the Earth was destroyed by the Majoda, an alien group, there are very few remnants of humanity remaining. Kyr has made revenge her life mission, and as a great warrior, she has the means to survive. But when she and her brother are assigned to fates worse than death, she is pushed to action, making friends and escaping into the universe for the chance to avenge Earth.
Gwen & Art are Not in Love
Lex Croucher
Arthur, the descendant of King Arthur, is being forced to marry Gwendoline, a princess from England. Not only do they not wish to marry: they can’t stand to be around one another. But when they are forced to spend quality time together, Art realizes Gwen is in love with a lady knight, and Gwen learns of his kiss with a boy. With this secret revealed, they cover for each other, helping the other find true love.
Audition
Katie Kitamura
What do different types of relationships mean to you? Katie Mitamura’s Audition looks at the roles we play in each other’s lives through two contrasting yet interwoven stories. What relationship does a renowned actress have with the attractive boy half her age who she’s meeting for lunch? What roles do they play, and when does the performance end?
Someone You Can Build a Nest In
John Wiswell
Shesheshen is a monstrous shapeshifter. Many have tried, and failed, to kill her, instead allowing her to feast on their bones and use them in her transformations. But when she is chased off a cliff and nursed back to health by Homily, a woman who has mistaken her for a human, she finds herself falling in love. But when Homily reveals she is on a mission to kill the evil shapeshifter for a curse Shesheshen did not place, she must find a way to clear her name and live a life with Homily.
Patsy: A Novel
Nicole Dennis-Benn
Patsy longs to move to New York to reunite with her old friend and crush Cicely, whose letters promise opportunity and excitement. When she obtains her visa, she leave behind her 5 year old daughter, Tru, in Jamaica, hoping to find meaning in her life. New York City ends up being far from what she imagined, as she tries to find a better life. Tru, on the other hand, grapples with this big change, and tries to understand her mother through the trial of growing up.
Mice: 1961
Stacey Levine
Stacey Levine’s novel Mice:1961 looks at both belonging and otherness, and how important the connections in our lives really are. Girtle is a housekeeper who has deeply connected with the two orphaned girls Jody and Mice. She observes the way they struggle, especially Mice, who acts outside of the community’s norms and is considering leaving. She wants to express her care, but isn’t sure how. But when new a stranger comes into play, their entire lives are flipped upside-down.
Before We Were Blue
E. J. Schwartz
Shoshana, a talented cheerleader, stopped eating to ensure her skills wouldn’t fade. She is soon sent to a recovery facility where she meets Rowan, a bright girl also struggling with an eating disorder. They become deeply attached to one another, and with time, feelings begin to bud between them. But their closeness soon becomes destructive, and they begin to negatively affect each other, to the point where they will have to decide between recovery and staying together.
The Princess Knight: A Novel
Cait Jacobs
After facing rejection from her beloved Domhnall, the prince of a neighboring kingdom, Princess Clía decides to follow him to a prestigious military academy to prove herself and win back his affection. When she is trained by Ronan, a warrior who just happens to be Domhnall’s best friend, sparks fly, complicating everything. But a war is about to start, and soon, it will be everyone’s problem if they want to protect their kingdoms.
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny: A Novel
Kiran Desai
Sonia and Sunny, both originally from India, make their way to America in the hopes of exciting opportunities. Both in horrible relationships, their worlds become dark and lonely. When they are too homesick to stand it, they return home, and their paths finally converge. Their extended families try to set them up, putting a bad taste in their mouths and isolating them further. But what happens when those feelings begin to change?
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (And His Mother)
Rabih Alameddine
Raja lives a simple life in Beirut. He is a philosophy teacher who relishes his peace and solitude, who also happens to be the “neighborhood homosexual”. The biggest threat to his peace is his nosy mother, who lives with him and wants to know every detail of his life. When he is offered the chance to go to America for a writing residency, he jumps at the opportunity for solitude. This decision leads him down a path of discovery, as well as reliving the not-so-pleasant and traumatic past.
Eowyn Thompson ’29 is a creative writing and publishing & editing double major. She is a Marketing and Outreach Student Manager for the Blough-Weis Library as well as its Student Government Association Liaison. Additionally, she is an executive of the Student Library Advisory Committee, a member of Chorale and Studio SU, and she contributes to The Quill.
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