A panegyric to Catholicism, Mike and Grace Aquilina’s "A History of the Church in 100 Objects" surveys the Catholic Church’s history through its material culture. Declaring that “Catholicism is indeed a religion of ‘stuff,’”... Read More

Gar LaSalle’s third book in the Widow Walk series, "The Fairness of Beasts", moves a sprawling family saga into the drawing rooms and battlegrounds of a people divided. The year is 1862. Geographic distance and family rifts emerge from... Read More

Erika Mailman’s kaleidoscopic narrative melds true crime, historical fiction, and elements of a psychological thriller, all hinging on a singular question: “Who isn’t a survivor from the wreckage of childhood?” To answer that... Read More

The novel’s potent sorcery lies in the humanity of its characters and the energy of its storytelling. Replete with poignant details, Mindy Tarquini’s "The Infinite Now" is an engrossing tightrope walk over the relational lines that... Read More

Shape-shifters, fairy tales, wicked enchantments, and—oh yeah—asthma inhalers. Bryar Rose deals with supernatural and totally normal teenage stresses in Wolves And Roses: Fairy Tales of the Magicorum. Packed with urban fantasy... Read More

Tony Medina tackles the issue of race and police brutality, in the unique, teen-friendly graphic novel "I Am Alfonso Jones". Alfonso Jones, a black teenager, is killed by an off-duty police officer who mistakes a coat hanger in... Read More

"Louis Undercover" tells the touching story of a boy’s efforts to summon the courage to say hello to a girl, and to survive his own crumbling family life. Louis is a boy hopelessly infatuated with Billie, a classmate; however, he lacks... Read More

When Rachel Zinman, a health-conscious yoga teacher, developed Type 1 diabetes as an adult, her shock at receiving the diagnosis was followed by years of self-blame. Although she had to face the reality that yoga and all the other... Read More