Born the 1st of June, 1828, this restless man from Schenectady set aside a fairly promising painting career at the Hudson River School to help found the nation’s first critical art journal, The Crayon. Tall, ruggedly handsome, and... Read More

For a writer like Rebecca Solnit, it is impossible to walk through a pitch dark labyrinth in Iceland without thinking of Athena hacking her way out of Zeus’s head, labias, certain Christians who believe the Virgin Mary conceived... Read More

When J.D. and his disaster-inducing friends, in possession of an ancient spell book, accidentally turn their teacher into a zombie, they must wrangle him (before he eats anyone’s brains) and turn him back before time runs out. J.D.’s... Read More

In clear, unadorned language, Carl Nordgren tells the story of Anung, an orphaned Ojibway boy who traverses the land to share with the greatest chief of the nations how all the men and women of his tribe cared for him when his parents... Read More

What could make a more beautiful palace than nature? Drawing attention to a natural world that is too often ignored, an architect named Uncle Builder shows a handful of animal friends that their forest home is worthy of a king. The awe... Read More

Graceful poems juxtapose the mystical with the practical. "Me, Rain, and a Hired Taxi", a book of poems by Davoud Safdarian, explores the mystical while remaining grounded in the often stark realities of everyday life. Using a consistent... Read More

With larger-than-life antics, a firm setting, and a knowing wink at its own oddity, "Sighing Woman Tea" is a pleasure. "Sighing Woman Tea" captures Viridis, a fictional island and source of a world-famous tea. Mark Daniel Seiler... Read More

Intense and interesting, this poetry collection features a rawness of emotion deeply felt and adeptly conveyed. William Edmund Evans’s latest collection of poetry, "Not to Touch", is an intense and interesting follow-up to the intimate... Read More