Is it kidnapping to take a child who has been left in a parking lot? High school sophomore Feena hears a young mother yell to her toddler, “You cry one more time, and I’m leaving you right here” for the second day in a row, and... Read More

This book has appropriately been dubbed “A road movie of young queer life and gender transformation.” It chronicles the experiences of four performance artists collectively known as Taste This, and succeeds as a fascinating study... Read More

As a collection of biographical sketches, "Our Army Nurses" is a great personalized accounting of approximately 100 Civil War women—including some of the more familiar names like Clara Barton and Dorothea Lynde Dix. In the line of fire... Read More