A middle schooler who’s struggling with self-acceptance believes her problems are solved when she finds a magic door in Leah Stecher’s novel "The Things We Miss". J.P. dreads seventh grade and all it represents. With some cajoling... Read More

Maryann Lesert’s novel "Land Marks" captures the intensity and passion of climate activism in Michigan. Rebecca hasn’t written under her activist’s pseudonym (Elizabeth Stone) in years. After a deadly protest at a nature preserve,... Read More

Sara Avant Stover’s compassionate guide for a heartbreak-illiterate world moves beyond grief and pain to nurture richer appreciation for life and the awakening of deeper, more mature personhood. Stover knows that heartbreak can be... Read More

"Permitted to Stay" is a travel reference book that explores multiple pathways to extended international adventures. Andrew Sloane’s "Permitted to Stay" is a comprehensive, accessible guide to living and working abroad. Inspired by... Read More

A charismatic band of wood nymphs, shapeshifters, and a gigantic humanoid mushroom protect their home from an ancient force in Christopher Mackie’s charming fantasy novel "Cloudlanders". The story begins “years from now, in a strange... Read More

Cultural critic David Masciotra’s newest book "Exurbia Now" is a timely appraisal of an American political landscape marked by dangerous isolation. Drawing on trends in demographics, city planning, and social life, Masciotra describes... Read More

A loyal group of translators find their allegiances tested when their author disappears in translator Jennifer Croft’s winking satirical novel "The Extinction of Irena Rey". The novel adopts a twisting conceit. It is the translated... Read More

In the multigenerational novel "Ordinary Soil", a troubled man learns anew how to respect the land he farms. In Alex Woodard’s novel "Ordinary Soil", a medical researcher and his chronically ill patient discover truths about... Read More