Like some white-coated poet-anthropologist, Cathleen Calbert’s ginned-up history of notable off-center women takes dead aim at what you thought you knew. A Pushcart Prize and The Nation Discovery award winner*, The Afflicted Girls* is... Read More

From the book to the big screen and back to the book, Pride and Prejudice fans can now take colored pencils to their favorite love–and sometimes hate–scenes between Lizzy and Mr. Darcy. The best and most memorable scenes are here, so... Read More

This is an inventive reminder that the mind is a powerful tool. An interesting approach to achieving your best identity, The Art of Becoming: Quantum Leaping into Your Future Self by Dr. Corey Lee Lewis offers a plethora of mindfulness... Read More

"Actual Love" is a novel with historical range that highlights the importance of fidelity, especially in trying times. Kevin Logan’s "Actual Love" is a modern love story with a biblical twist, an academic epic that jumps between times... Read More

These stories are an excellent means of teaching young children how they should aspire to act. Michelle Chin and Rachel Foo return with the second in their animal stories picture book series, The Little Book of Animal Stories, Part II.... Read More

Reasonable, mature advice is offered to young people who are contemplating next steps in life. Aimed at seventeen-year-olds in the United Kingdom, "Going to College or Apprenticeship" by Pat Walsh contains straightforward, no-nonsense... Read More

"The Science of Discovery" raises a thought-provoking idea that begs for further analysis and research studies. Writer, teacher and social worker Steven Paglierani’s profound enthusiasm for science and learning is elucidated in his... Read More

By making scholarship the stuff of true heroes, "Divide et Impera" becomes unique fare for young readers—a work that inspires advanced curiosity, even as it entertains. Jim West’s "Divide et Impera" displaces a contemporary girl in... Read More