Rachel Howzell Hall’s fantasy novel "The Last One" is a tale of magical creatures, mysterious magics, budding romance, and self-discovery. In a forest in the realm of Vallendor, Kai wakes up injured and in the process of being robbed... Read More

According to the cheerful expatriate’s memoir "How I Lost My Kidneys in China", nothing is worse than going through life without adventure. Randall Flores’s rollicking memoir "How I Lost My Kidneys in China" chronicles twenty-five... Read More

Islam Issa’s "Alexandria" is an outstanding biography of a unique city, describing how the Egyptian locale changed from its founding by Alexander the Great into the modern day. “Despite its classical renown and enduring impact,... Read More

Rigorous in detail and yet explained in an accessible manner, "The Korean Cookbook" presents a panorama of recipes and food history punctuated with artful color images of finished dishes. Throughout its pages, Junghyun Park and Jungyoon... Read More

In Sally Gardner’s fantastical novel "The Weather Woman", gender, societal recognition, and family inheritance lead to precarious circumstances in Victorian London. Neva, whose parents neglect her, can read the weather with perfect... Read More

Adrian Tchaikovsky’s The City of Lost Chances is a gritty adventure fantasy of uncommon breadth, fashioning a universe brimming with magic and treachery. Illmar was recently conquered by Pallesand, an authoritarian nation. The shocking... Read More

In Lori Weber’s enthralling historical novel "The Ribbon Leaf", a girls’ friendship changes after Kristallnacht, though their memories still sustain them across an ocean and a decade. In 1938 in Germany, twelve-year-old Sabine is... Read More

Packaged in a sturdy slip case, printed on wide, glossy pages, and announcing itself in silver-gilt, "The Book of Jewish Knowledge" is a catchy, Chabad-produced reference text compiled “for the purpose of general edification.” Here,... Read More