You'll find in this sampler exclusive excerpts of four titles, all due for publication during February. Nonfiction includes Bryan Mealer’s The Kings of Big Spring: God, Oil, and One Family’s Search for the American Dream. Debut autobiographical novel Rosie-Colored Glasses by Brianna Wolfson is right in time for Valentine’s Day as is Adrianne Finlay’s post-apocalyptic young adult love story, Your One & Only.

Finally, enjoy a bonus excerpt from the debut short story collection by New Yorker contributor Michael Andreasen, The Sea Beast Takes a Lover.

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