A rising sea level is an inevitability, write Orrin Pilkey and Keith Pilkey in "Sea Level Rise", whose research concentrates on the American shoreline. Factual prose avoids sensationalism around the causes and impact of climate change,... Read More

Jedediah Purdy’s reflective essay collection "This Land Is Our Land" highlights the struggle Americans face when it comes to caring for the land and the environment. Purdy observes that “Land is perennially the thing we share that... Read More

Maria Tumarkin’s "Axiomatic" focuses on events and people in Australia, and through that lens illuminates a wide spectrum of humanity. Though categorized as a book of essays, “essay” doesn’t do justice to Tumarkin’s lengthy,... Read More

Teresa Radice and Stefano Turconi’s "The Forbidden Harbor" is an epic labor of love—and a classic story of love—told in graphic novel format. "The Forbidden Harbor" is a book anchored in history. Although it is fiction, details of... Read More

Katie O’Neill’s graphic novel "The Tea Dragon Festival" is a standalone story set in the gentle and popular Tea Dragon fantasy world. Rinn is a would-be cooking apprentice who discovers a dragon, Aedhan, in the woods. Aedhan is a... Read More

Exquisite artwork combines with a surreal story line to create a singular reading experience in Keren Katz’s graphic novel "The Backstage of a Dishwashing Webshow". The book follows Rivi, who, after a brief time serving as an air... Read More

A girl experiences life on both sides of the US-Mexican border in Sylvia Zéleny’s daring middle grade novel "The Everything I Have Lost". Twelve-year-old Julia’s parents have done a thorough job of preserving their daughter’s... Read More

The guest list may seem spooky with a skeleton, wolf, spider, and swamp monster in attendance, but Mr. Pumpkin’s tea party is a frightfully elegant affair. Rhyming verses and watercolor artwork show each partygoer as a glowing sunset... Read More