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Lars Horn's Voice of the Fish, the latest Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize winner, is an interwoven essay collection that explores the trans experience through themes of water, fish, and mythology, set against the backdrop of travels in Russia and a back injury that left Horn temporarily unable to speak. In Horn's adept hands, the collection takes shape as a unified book: short vignettes about fish, reliquaries, and antiquities serve as interludes between longer essays, knitting together a sinuous, wave-like form that flows across the book.

The world was not the least bit surprised when Branden James became a finalist on season eight of America's Got Talent, receiving high praise from the judges for his emotional, operatic vocals. Coming out and sharing intimate details of his broken ties with his religious family on the show, he received countless messages from fans who could relate to his personal struggles.

"Mit dir habe ich Lyrics geschrieben. Das eine Set, das alles ist." Zwei Männer die sich hassen, die dunkle Macht der Musik und der gnadenlose Absturz eines Rockstars. River Lost wurde von seiner Band verstoßen und kämpft sich nun als Solokünstler durchs Leben. Zwischen der bunten Glitzerwelt und den Schattenseiten von Las Vegas verbirgt sich nicht nur eine schmerzhafte Vergangenheit, sondern auch jede Menge Skandale. River verliert sich immer mehr selbst und als sein Label ihm nun Canyon als Escort aufzwingt, droht seine Welt endgültig zu zerbrechen.

In an industry dominated by men, Sophia Rose, an elite tattooist, earned her reputation by owning Rose & Lace Ink Emporium, an all-female staffed studio. Her golden rule was simple. Never date a client. That no-strings-attached-attitude kept her evenings busy, and her heart stagnant. That is until the zaniest night of tattooing in her career befell....

For the members of Kings of Jupiter, the absence of their muse, Sophia Lozier, is as unsettling as a melody without a tune. With their lyrics and lives on pause, Mazen Wilde, Oliver Collins, and Cannon Rhodes vow to find their personal tattoo artist turned lover.

From Arlo Parks, Grammy Award-nominated recording artist and “voice of a generation”—a stunning debut book of poetry and a world-building companion to her sophomore album My Soft Machine. “Poetry was my place, my little clearing in the forest, where I could quietly put everything I was...