God's GymIn God's Gym, the celebrated author John Edgar Wideman offers stories that pulse with emotional electricity. The ten pieces here explore strength, both physical and spiritual. The collection opens with a man paying tribute to the quiet fortitude of his mother, a woman who \"should wear a T shirt: God's Gym.\" In the stories that follow, Wideman delivers powerful riffs on family and fate, basketball and belief. His mesmerizing prose features guest

When they meet

Solo Food is an exciting and personal

Determined to make amends and honor Poppy and her family

but she’s no ordinary princess…

our immune system

Annabel can’t say it’s wholly unexpected

and to emerge from her long exile as a “rat” into a transformed life

the birthplace of the Krewe of Hunters

Recipes for Self-Love is a book by Amsterdam-based artist Alison Rachel of empowering images of and for women

Xelina’s friends set into motion a revolutionary response that could destroy the case

Way up in the North

The Caretakers is a poignant and suspenseful drama featuring complicated women