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Katherine Wela Bogen is “first, a storyteller; second, a scholar-activist; and third, a joyful little freak.” Her debut novel, Queering Him, chronicles the scalding-hot story of millennial enemies turned lovers Avra and Kieran. Described by BookLife Reveiws as "equal parts erotic, tender, and devastating, Bogen’s bold and biting debut explores bisexuality and first love in all its messy, nuanced glory."

Jim Peterson’s newest poetry collection is Towheaded Stone Thrower, his tenth book overall. Peterson’s wife Harriet was a professional equestrian, and life among horses became a strong bonding element of their relationship. His life with her (including her love of horses and her illness) became the subject of his latest poetry collection, which was listed as one of the year’s best poetry collections of 2025 by The California Review of Books.

"If you’re looking for poems that are authentic, well-crafted, and often breathtaking, you’ve arrived."

-William Trowbridge, author of Father and Son

Native of Ogallala, Terese Svoboda published her second memoir and 24th book, Hitler and My Mother-in-Law in December of 2025. Threaded with dark humor and sharp observation, this intriguing memoir interweaves the lives of two women: the author, a renowned writer, and her husband‘s mother, the only female journalist to cover WWII in both Atlantic and Pacific theaters.

“Canny, meandering, and revelatory, it's a remarkable family memoir that stretches across major developments of the 20th century while questioning how the truth gets produced. Readers will be riveted.”

—Publishers Weekly