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Jan 16, 2026
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Fred KoehlerDec 17, 2025

The Unsinkable

An illustrated middle grade novel following a boy adrift on a storm-damaged boat: a story of survival, courage, and the quiet power of hope.

Fred Koehler is an artist, novelist, and screenwriter whose real-life misadventures include sunken boats, shark encounters, hurricanes, and other narrow escapes from his own curiosity. Whether free diving in the Gulf of Mexico or backpacking across Africa, Fred’s sense of adventure and awe of nature overflow into his characters’ stories. His published works include the illustrated novel GARBAGE ISLAND, the Boston Globe Horn Book honoree ONE DAY, THE END, and the New York Public Library Best of the Year FLASHLIGHT NIGHT, among others. He currently has an animated series, a graphic novel, and many more stories in the works. Fred lives in Florida with his wife, kids, and a rescue dog named Cheerio Mutt-Face McChubbybutt.Read
Marcus RedfieldDec 15, 2025

Consensus

Elena grew up in a household where denial was the primary coping mechanism. Her father was an alcoholic who everyone pretended was fine. Her mother maintained a fiction of normalcy with exhausting precision. Elena learned early that reality is what you agree not to see.

She was recruited by The Threshold at 26, identified during a psychological screening for a government contractor position. The screener noticed something unusual: Elena could describe inconsistencies in witness testimonies with uncanny accuracy. She could see when stories didn't fit. The Threshold recognized this as latent Doubter potential and offered her a choice: join them, or forget they existed.

She chose to see.

Twelve years later, she's one of their most effective field coordinators. She's contained seventeen breaches, managed over two hundred witness modifications, and written three protocols still in active use. She's also slowly disappearing. Each year, the world feels less real. Colors seem slightly desaturated. Conversations feel scripted. She tells herself it's just the job. She doesn't believe herself.

Her marriage ended four years ago. David couldn't understand why she was always distant, always watching, never fully present. She couldn't explain that she'd forgotten how to stop analyzing reality long enough to live in it. She got custody of Maya and relocated to the Pacific Northwest—officially for remote monitoring duty, unofficially to escape.

Science Fiction
Marcus Redfield spent fifteen years in corporate technology before walking away to build things on his own terms. He writes about strategy, leadership, and the gap between what people say works and what actually does. His background includes stints in both large organizations and early-stage ventures, giving him a particular distaste for bullshit advice that sounds good in theory but falls apart in practice. He's based in the Southeast, reads more than he probably should, and believes most people already know what they need to do - they're just looking for permission to do it.Read
Robert Louis StevensonDec 15, 2025

TREASURE ISLAND

TO THE HESITATING PURCHASER

If sailor tales to sailor tunes,
Storm and adventure, heat and cold,
If schooners, islands, and maroons,
And buccaneers, and buried gold,
And all the old romance, retold
Exactly in the ancient way,
Can please, as me they pleased of old,
The wiser youngsters of today:

--So be it, and fall on! If not,
If studious youth no longer crave,
His ancient appetites forgot,
Kingston, or Ballantyne the brave,
Or Cooper of the wood and wave:
So be it, also! And may I
And all my pirates share the grave
Where these and their creations lie!

Adventure
Historical Fiction
Scottish author, famous for Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, whose life of travel, influenced by chronic illness, mirrored the daring spirit of his tales; he pursued writing despite family expectations to become an engineer, married American Fanny Osbourne, and spent his final years advocating for Samoan rights before dying in Samoa.Read
Flora BlytheDec 7, 2025

Adventures of the Axolotl

In the shimmering underwater world of Nymara, where coral cities glow and forgotten magic hums beneath the tides, one small axolotl with an oversized sense of curiosity keeps stumbling into the kinds of adventures most creatures only whisper about.

Known for being both adorably unbothered and unintentionally heroic, this axolotl has a knack for drifting into mysteries, uncovering ancient secrets, and befriending creatures others fear. Whether exploring hidden lagoons, solving oceanic capers, or venturing into trenches no one dares to enter, each tale follows their gentle bravery, boundless wonder, and occasionally chaotic luck.

Across the saga, the axolotl learns that even the tiniest ripple can change the entire sea - and that courage often looks like simply showing up, asking questions, and choosing kindness in the face of the unknown.

From glowing reefs to shadowed depths, each book dives into a new corner of the oceanic realm, weaving together magic, exploration, friendship, and the quiet perseverance of a creature who never quite realizes they’re the hero of their own story.

Adventure
Flora has always believed that dragons are just misunderstood, that forests whisper secrets, and that a well-placed spell can change everything. A lifelong storyteller and dreamer, she invites readers to journey through realms of wonder, where anything is possible and adventure awaits at every turn.Read
Fred KoehlerDec 6, 2025

The Faerie Godfather

Miriam Lockhart never believed in faeries—until they killed her.

Now trapped in the faerie realm as a wandering spirit (and none too happy about it), Miriam must discover her unfinished business or remain a ghost forever. Her only guide is a Death Raven named Lucky I-Ain’t-You, whose record of escorting souls to the Great Beyond stands at, well, zero.

Fates intertwined, the duo enters the realm of the Family LeFae, a riffraff band of faerie criminals locked in a brutal struggle against an oppressive monarchy. It’s only when Miriam sees her own misfortune mirrored in others that her heart undergoes an even bigger transformation. A dangerous deal is struck with Death incarnate to try and break the chains of the enslaved faerie folk. But it may cost Miriam the one thing she set out to save: her soul.

Dark humor meets genuine heart in this haunting fantasy comparable to Adam Gitwitz’ A Tale Dark and Grimm or Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events.

Horror
Comedy
Fred Koehler is an artist, novelist, and screenwriter whose real-life misadventures include sunken boats, shark encounters, hurricanes, and other narrow escapes from his own curiosity. Whether free diving in the Gulf of Mexico or backpacking across Africa, Fred’s sense of adventure and awe of nature overflow into his characters’ stories. His published works include the illustrated novel GARBAGE ISLAND, the Boston Globe Horn Book honoree ONE DAY, THE END, and the New York Public Library Best of the Year FLASHLIGHT NIGHT, among others. He currently has an animated series, a graphic novel, and many more stories in the works. Fred lives in Florida with his wife, kids, and a rescue dog named Cheerio Mutt-Face McChubbybutt.Read
Alex RiversNov 26, 2025

Summer of Secrets

Seventeen-year-old Sam Martinez spends the summer working at his family's lakeside resort, expecting another boring season of cleaning cabins and avoiding tourists. But when a mysterious guest arrives with a secret that connects to Sam's own family history, he's drawn into a web of lies, love, and long-buried truths that will change everything he thought he knew about himself.

Mystery
Drama
Mystery and thriller writer. I craft intricate plots with unexpected twists that keep readers guessing until the very end.Read

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