Kayla King Books

Sabaa Tahir’s debut novel, An Ember in the Ashes, is all at once a fantastical, adventurous, thrill ride that at its core is a story of...

Today, of all days, I am reminded of what it has been like getting the opportunity to grow up with a mom who is everything a mom should...

Latifah Salom’s novel, The Cake House, is just as delectable as the title suggests. That's not to say that this novel is purely a sugary...

If you aked someone what today is, chances are they would say, "May 2nd." And they would be right. But if you asked me, I would say,...

Pete Hautman’s newest young adult novel, Eden West, places the reader within the borders of Nodd, a place where many have gathered to...

I was fortunate enough to read The Whisper, Aaron Starmer's sequel to The Riverman, back in January. At residency, I was given the ARC...

Brian Andreas' fourth voulme from StoryPeople, Strange Dreams: Collected Stories and Drawings, found its way into my life in an...

Yesterday I finished All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven. Reading this book was like stepping out of the shadows into the bright...

When I left Ben Lerner's Atocha Station behind, I didn't know how much I'd miss the words embedded along those railroad tracks. Reading...

I wasn't really sure what I wanted to call this post or what I wanted it to be about either. So, I called this post nothing and...