This bighearted and eventful picture book concerns itself with how families cultivate love. Heather S. Lonczak’s picture book "Gus Becomes a Big Brother" clarifies the adoption process through an endearing canine family. Three-year-old... Read More

"After Olympus" blends fact and fiction into a spellbinding novel about what’s real, what’s not, and who decides which is which. Four men devote their lives to changing the world in Santiago Xaman’s challenging novel, "After... Read More

The annual Mice Festival is nigh, and Melvin’s cozy cellar home is abuzz with excitement. Lights are strung, invitations sent, gifts wrapped, and the table set with sweet treats and decorations. Aunties, uncles, cousins, and... Read More

Jan Dworkin’s "Make Love Better" is a heartfelt guide to deepening romantic and committed relationships—the kind that are healing, challenging, and encourage growth. Lighthearted but informative, the book includes stories from... Read More

The romance of nine days aboard the Pullman Hotel Express gives way to disenchantment when violence on the frontier forces women to choose between silence and freedom. A Transcontinental Affair, Jodi Daynard’s elegant historical novel,... Read More

Will McGough’s irreverent memoir "Swim, Bike, Bonk" is about surviving the Ironman triathlon. The Ironman involves 2.4 miles of swimming, 112 miles of cycling, and 26.2 miles of running. It is an epic race attempted by only the most... Read More

Journalist Katya Cengel’s adventurous memoir "From Chernobyl with Love" begins in the 1990s, when, fresh out of college, she was posted to an assignment abroad. Cengel arrived in Latvia with the name of her new employer, school... Read More

There’s a string of seemingly unrelated murders occurring in New Zealand, and it takes Vanda Symon’s sassy, smart detective Sam Shephard to tie them together. "The Ringmaster" is a multilayered, absorbing mystery that is full of... Read More