A storyteller’s flair makes this memoir a pleasure to read. "Finding Gracie" collects Grace Papagno’s nostalgic vignettes of her mid-century, Italian American girlhood on Long Island. Salient impressions are stitched together with... Read More

It’s the harder aspects of Andrew’s transformation that yield a fascinating look at how a Frankenstein experiment affects a man’s entire being. "All That Really Mattered", a romantic novel by J. A. Barker, portrays the journey of a... Read More

Breaking up with her partner, the enforced stillness of recovery after being hit by a car, and memories of a past sexual assault by a close friend brought Julie Peters into her own personal experience of being broken. Nothing, not her... Read More

First in a collaborative new series from award-winning author Jane Yolen and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, "On Bird Hill" reveals the wonder of a newly hatched baby chick emerging on a beautiful day in a nature-filled park and his... Read More

Beautiful in its simplicity, "Introducing Teddy", by Jessica Walton, turns the pain and confusion often associated with gender identity and transition into a celebration of friendship and happiness. Young Errol, a boy who enjoys both... Read More

Chaucer’s classic stories are given new life in this accessible translation. Just like the hems of skirts that rise and fall with the current fad, many books are loved in their time before quietly being put to rest on dusty shelves.... Read More

Though the book is geared to teens, adults suffering from social anxiety will also find it helpful. In "CBT Worksheets for Teenage Social Anxiety", clinical psychologists James Manning and Nicola Ridgeway offer timely help for... Read More

This expansive history of positive thinking also offers specific self-help techniques. "One Simple Idea" is a thorough chronicle of the concept of positive thinking, from the early 19th century to the present day. Writing with a... Read More