Though the science behind global climate change can be made simple, its scientific complexities go a long way toward putting the impending catastrophe into context. "A Farewell to Ice" does an excellent job of laying out and explaining... Read More

"Project You" is full of activities and projects designed to help teenagers let go of their stress. From healthy eating and exercise to shopping tips, its many multifaceted activities provide endless ways to release negative energy and... Read More

"Close Enough for the Angels" follows Emit Hopper, a former rock star, writer, and artist, along a twisting path to peace and self-discovery. "Close Enough for the Angels" is mostly prose, but it features illustrations throughout—over... Read More

Dynamic, compelling, and wholly original, "True Sex" is an invaluable addition to LGBTQ studies. Emily Skidmore’s True Sex: The Lives of Trans Men at the Turn of the Twentieth Century is a fascinating addition to LGBTQ historical... Read More

Skylar Kergil was born female, but he identified with males before he could even understand what that meant. As he grew, he became increasingly uncomfortable living as a girl, and as a young teenager began exploring his sexuality and... Read More

Sheena C. Howard provides a handy guide to a long list of black comic creators in "Encyclopedia of Black Comics". Howard, who also authored Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation, writes in her introduction that "Encyclopedia... Read More

"Naked We Came" is an emotionally austere and endlessly surprising thriller that brings new depth to the Jake Travis series. Robert Lane’s "Naked We Came" finds the rakish and irresistible Jake Travis back in the thick of unfortunate... Read More

A fantasy-filled tale of courage and redemption, revenge and remorse, Alane Adams’s "The Raven God" captivates. Armed with nothing but his wits, his magic, and a temperamental pocket-sized ship, Sam Baron finds himself once again in... Read More