A kaleidoscopic gem that adeptly showcases how the shameful misdeeds of the past reverberate into modern acts of violence... An emotional tour de force. David Jackson Ambrose, author of Unlawful Disorder

Gabi Keefer flees Holocaust-era Germany with nothing but her husband, her nephew, and the clothes on her back, but that isn't the whole story.

Over generations, her granddaughter, Lena, struggles with drug addiction and an unplanned pregnancy; her sort-of nephew, Zane, grieves for his wife three years after her death in an antisemetic mass shooting; and her great-niece, Miranda, advocates for Palestinian liberation against her family's wishes.

Each character's tale begs the questions: What does it mean to be part of a family, what does it mean to survive, and is that enough?

A beautiful and heartfelt novel about love and loss.

This book breathes with life.

- Jamieson Wolf, best-selling author of Little Yellow Magnet

After spending eight months in the psych hospital for attempted suicide, Sadie still isn't sure if she's ready to confront her demons, specifically the death of her infant son.

Much has changed in the last eight months. Sadie's close friend Kim has been diagnosed with leukemia for a third time and is undergoing chemotherapy. She is speaking with her mother again after two years. Her daughter has started kindergarten, and isn't entirely sure how to react to Sadie coming home. On top of mourning, Sadie has to find the strength to deal with the ups and downs of her regular life, aided in part by her wife, friends, and therapist.

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Sadie recovers from a mental health breakdown as her lively, devoted best friend Kim dies of cancer. Sadie's recovery forces her to leave her past behind her, including deep hurt inflicted by a self-absorbed mother, and to love the present, including her loving wife and their adopted daughter, the fleeting time she has left with Kim, and of course, Sadie's own resilient, courageous self. Zelniker's Letters I'll Never Send takes an unflinching look at life's curve balls. The novel is brave, raw, and lovely.

- Christy Stillwell, author of The Wolf Tone

A moving story about an adopted, queer girl coming to terms with her mental illness as her best friend battles cancer. Zelniker addresses mortality, family, friendship, and personal growth with ease. A smooth read, both for teens and adults.

- Raki Kopernik, author of The Things You Left

Isla, a Black, transgender girl, is just an ordinary student when government forces arrest her and her teacher for revolutionary activity. This action turns Isla into an activist working for social justice. What follows is an exhilarating ride marked by danger, close calls, and betrayals, with love and friendship as the reward among a LGBTQ+ community. Throughout this coming of age dystopian novel are the cornerstones of an authoritarian government: loss of civil rights, violence, suppression, and, most importantly, the inevitable countermovement. It is within this movement that all human life is valued and fought for, and it is within this movement that heroes are born.

Last Dance is the impressive debut short story collection from Nicole Zelniker. With her clear, accessible prose and sharp insights into the human condition, she skillfully illuminates such difficult themes as HIV, eating issues, and mother/daughter dynamics, with an eye that is perceptive and unsettling, but not without redemption. Stories such as 'Aftermath', 'Lucky, ' or 'Hands' clearly demonstrate her emerging talent.
- Geraldine Mills, author of Hellkite

Zelniker's collection of stories gives voice to the unheard, to the lost, and to those who feel invisible, vulnerable, and are struggling to be embraced. The writing is filled with weighty details and metaphors that make the stories sing.
- Sandra Fox Murphy, author of Aging Without Grace

Nicole Zelniker has produced a splendid debut collection of well-crafted, original, wonderfully readable coming-of-age tales. A delightful collection by a gifted storyteller.
- Jay Neugeboren, author of Imagining Robert

In her willingness to go places dark and light, and in prose that is both crystal clear and palpably suggestive, Nicole Zelniker reminds us that to be human means to move in complex concert with others, even when our individual dances feel like strange, dizzying solos. Watching her characters contend with the motions of their lives is like being allowed inside a room you recognize but take in from a fresh, exposed corner. A wonderful debut collection.
- Myl ne Dressler, author of The Last To See Me

Nicole Zelniker is an author, and editor at The Conversation US. Her stories have been published in The Hungry Chimera, Fixional, littledeathlit, The Nassau Review, Newtown Literary, and New Reader Magazine. Her short story Dress Rehearsal was featured in Renaissance Press' Nothing Without Us anthology. Nicole is also the author of Mixed, a non-fiction book about race and mixed-race families from The Nasiona. Check out the rest of her work at nicolezelniker.com.