Nick Thorkelson tackles the formidable task of distilling the life and work of a respected modern philosopher into a well-paced graphic biography in "Herbert Marcuse, Philosopher of Utopia". Born in Germany, Marcuse was a World War I... Read More

The drawings in a teenager’s notebook interact with him, causing some problems and helping to solve others in Kevin Minor’s wild and wonderful "Mega Awesome Notebook". The adventure begins when the book’s young protagonist... Read More

"Bless Your Heart" is a heartwarming story of a family navigating its ups and downs thanks to each other’s support. The true story of a generous family man’s life-threatening illness and heart transplant, Brigette Marie Walker’s... Read More

Dominic Bulone’s memoir "Near Misses" deals with the fragility of life in the face of death. Dominic Bulone Jr.’s religious memoir "Near Misses" reads like a series of snapshots from a life defined by near-death experiences. Bulone... Read More

In the Iraq edition of wartime for American soldiers, fear of being blown to pieces by hidden explosives frequently loses out to the wiliest enemy of all—boredom. This is the wartime footing—six years in an M1A1 Abrams tank—that... Read More

The personalities, actions, and interactions of two men crucial to the end of apartheid in South Africa are recounted in John Carlin and Oriol Malet’s excellent graphic novel "Mandela and the General". Carlin had a perfect vantage... Read More

Fire, Faith & Glory is a heartfelt poetry collection centered in a pediatric intensive care hospital. R. R. Pravin’s poetry collection Fire, Faith & Glory responds with emotional eloquence to a stressful, difficult job working... Read More

Behind the wall of an old bookshop, curious young mice gather for university. There, a student named Pete approaches the professor with a plea: help me learn about my ancestor and the treasure he lost beneath the Atlantic. It’s enough... Read More