Strong local color and Willis’s flair for dialect make this a charming and lively collection. They don’t make men like Barlow Jimson anymore. Born mean and named after his father’s clasp knife, Barlow “grew up with a tailor-made... Read More

This quiet, everyman approach to mountaineering is accessible and filled with grand scenes. A meticulous, posthumous memoir from Keith A. Brueckner charts half a century of exploring mountains in North America and Europe. Through journal... Read More

Bear Kotah’s Comanche background makes him a unique hero in this unique and fascinating entry into the genre. "Crossing the Red" by Arch Gibson paints a portrait of a veteran who, while coping with the aftermath of war, is driven to... Read More

These edifying rhyming tales deliver morals in a delightful way. Michelle Chin summons the spirit of Aesop’s Fables in her delightful picture book, The Little Book of Animal Stories. Many children are familiar with at least some... Read More

This fresh and emotional historical novel emphasizes the importance of love despite class and racial differences. Katelyne Parker’s "Hosanna" is an emotional historical novel that is very much applicable to current times. Parker has a... Read More

Quantum is a fun mystery, and its action-adventure turns are backed by science as well as history. In "Quantum", by Dean De Servienti, a strange, 250-million year old cylinder that looks like a walking cane is discovered, setting forth a... Read More

This is the sweet and simple story of one dog’s family life. Bismark and Us: A True Story by Min Pin Tootsie is the sweet story, told by a canine narrator, of four dogs and their human family. Min Pin Tootsie, a dog belonging to Ken... Read More

Maximilien Le Roy and artist A. Dan illustrate the life of writer and philosopher Henry David Thoreau, in the graphic novel Thoreau: A Sublime Life. Similar to John Porcellino’s graphic novel Thoreau at Walden, Le Roy begins with... Read More