Cooper Troxell

Brainy scientist Sarah, a doctoral student at Columbia University, is weeks away from following her very married boyfriend to Ohio when her mother dies suddenly, leaving Sarah the owner of a small but beloved Christian bookstore in the Bronx. Tasked with planning a culturally respectful funeral befitting the family matriarch, Sarah must juggle the expectations of her loving yet demanding family while navigating the reappearance of her estranged father all while grappling with what to do with the bookstore. Aided by an only-in-New York ensemble of Eastern European neighbors, feisty African aunties and a no-nonsense ex-con co-worker, Sarah faces her new responsibilities while figuring out how to remain true to herself.

Alex is stunned to discover that his father, Tino, is gay - for the second time, reopening wounds and paving a permanent separation and familial shift. When Tino unexpectedly shows up at Alex’s restaurant job, he drops the news that he’s moving to Argentina indefinitely.

When a lonely boxer loses his best friend, he becomes adrift.

When Gramma gets sick, Roan must learn to survive on her own in a world with limited water.

When a rag-tag group of space vampires reach the end of a centuries-long journey through space, they discover their problems have only begun.

A panic attack and flashbacks propel a young woman out of her apartment and into the world, where she wrestles with her fears and tries to make sense of herself as the main character in the story of her life.