In her consistent ability to write a perfect line of poetry—and the river rose thirty-three feet above the highway and took what it wanted, and it wanted nearly everything, and left just the sidewalks—Gillian Wegener upsets the idea... Read More

There’s been much discussion in recent years about different sexual identities, a once-controversial topic, but it’s safe to say that polyamory (romantic relationships with more than one partner) is less understood, and less widely... Read More

A girl whose brother is killed in a car accident finds herself torn between reality and fantasy, in Melissa Jane Osborne and Veronica Fish’s "The Wendy Project", a beautiful and touching graphic novel. After the accident, Wendy, the... Read More

"Palookaville" is a fascinating source of insight into the work of an excellent and ambitious cartoonist. Tom Smart turns his trained eye to the art and worldview of Canadian cartoonist and graphic novelist Seth in the meticulous... Read More

The collection does everything poetry should do, offering fresh perspectives on the familiar while teasing the imagination. F. Scott Fitzgerald once apologized for writing a long letter by saying he didn’t have time to write a shorter... Read More

Directed to Saint Francis, these sweet musings create a place of refuge in a wearying world. Layered with quiet complexity, Abigail Carroll’s "A Gathering of Larks" beautifully renders a journey of questions, all addressed to Saint... Read More

Full of religious themes, natural scenes, and gently winding paths, this book is soothing. For even more stress release, use earthy-colored pencils. Read More

LaFosse & Alexander’s Essential Book of Origami begins with a traditional Japanese crane that takes twenty-two steps to complete and includes other playful and lovely forms, from a 3-D heart to a two-color cat with a whopping sixty... Read More