Lucy is not allowed to have a pet, but that doesn’t stop her from embarking on a surreal adventure with a smoky, swirling, translucent shadow cat that appears one night through her bedroom wall. Translated from its original Swedish,... Read More

People live as singles in mounting numbers, even in tradition-oriented countries. In "Happy Singlehood", Elyakim Kislev brings a researcher’s eye to bear on this world-shifting trend. Defining happiness as the degree to which people... Read More

Bryan Walsh is a marine corps deserter, former IRA bagman, and all around hard case. Back stateside after a stint in Ireland, he’s currently employed by a local gangster and barely scraping by, spending his days rubbing out low-lifes... Read More

Set at the dawn of the 1980s, Norma Elia Cantú’s lovely novel "Cabañuelas" occupies a culturally liminal space. Nena is from a family in Laredo, Texas, that keeps its Mexican culture alive, even while sending its sons to fight for... Read More

This glamorous thriller is enhanced by Laine’s background as a beverage manager and connoisseur. Ecoterrorism meets terroir in "Root Cause", an incisive new mystery that centers on an international search for the source behind a... Read More

This gritty young adult novel relates stories of adolescent challenges with authenticity. Idyllwild Eliot’s "Well Below Heaven" is a dark novel of sibling loyalty in a modern American family. Separated after one is sent to a remote... Read More

"Reframing Poverty" skillfully combines interdisciplinary research with popular sources to address poverty for the future. Eric Meade’s "Reframing Poverty" advocates for a new paradigm when it comes to considering the factors and... Read More

Huff and puff along with the big, bad you-know-who as the classic gets a fresh new look from the My First Fairy Tales series of interactive board books for children. Three wide-eyed brother pigs with distinctively dapper ensembles in an... Read More