This Month's New Arrivals

 On the eve of World War I, three male explorers—Van, Jeff, and Terry—venture into unknown terrain and discover Herland: a hidden, all‑female civilization sustained for two thousand years through parthenogenesis. Within this peaceful realm, motherhood is sacred, violence is unknown, property is shared, and children are raised collectively in a community built on harmony, education, and mutual respect.

As the men learn the women's language and customs, they’re forced to confront their own cultural prejudices—challenging assumptions about gender, power, and the meaning of civilization. Romance, idealism, and moral reckoning ensue: one settler stays to embrace this egalitarian utopia, another is expelled for trying to dominate, and the narrator faces a choice between two radically different worlds.

Boldly feminist and satirically sharp, Herland poses enduring questions about the architecture of society—asking what happens when humanity rebuilds itself on the principles of cooperation, collective care, and true gender equality.

 In Redford Gulch, the past never stays buried.

Sheriff Alex Monroe has spent fifteen years upholding the law in a town where justice is as dry as the desert wind. But when Luis Delgado—a smooth-talking ex-con with a wooden leg and a shared past Monroe can’t forget—returns from prison, everything begins to crack.

There’s gold buried under the bridge, rumors stirring in every saloon, and tension rising between two men with unfinished business and undeniable heat. As the town turns against them and scandal threatens to erupt, Monroe must choose: protect the badge—or the man who once made him forget he wore it.

In this gritty, slow-burn Wild West pulp with a tragic edge, 

Love may be the most dangerous outlaw of all.

 Joseph and His Friend (1870) is widely considered the first American novel to explore romantic love between men—decades before the word “homosexual” entered common use.

Written by poet and diplomat Bayard Taylor, this quietly radical story follows Joseph Asten, a sensitive young man navigating betrayal, marriage, and the intense emotional bond he forms with the older, charismatic Philip Held. Though cloaked in 19th-century propriety, their relationship pulses with longing, devotion, and the dream of a life lived honestly and together.

Part sentimental romance, part social critique, Joseph and His Friend offers queer readers a glimpse into how love between men was imagined—and concealed—at a time when such affections had no name. A milestone in LGBTQ+ literary history, it remains a powerful testament to love’s endurance across time and taboo.