The memoir "Unlocking" is keen in addressing how images can reveal hidden secrets and bring forth truth, understanding, and compassion. Nancy L. Pressly’s sensitive memoir, "Unlocking", concerns the power of images to release memories,... Read More

Though its circumstances are harsh, "Central City" is a thriller with surprising heart. In Indy Perro’s noir thriller "Central City", the mounting death count of so-called “undesirables” overshadows gang violence as cops and... Read More

In this visual representation of the weight that harsh words and bad feelings carry, Felix lugs a mysterious suitcase with him everywhere he goes, unable to put it down. Flowing lines and swirling hues drip together as dark clouds form... Read More

Riley is confused when a classmate wants to know who her real father is. Maybe it’s Papa—they both have freckles and love art. But it could also be Daddy—they both have black hair and love baking cookies. A rainbow of colors... Read More

The practical guide "Reconnecting with Your Estranged Adult Child" centralizes a topic that’s often mired in shame. Estrangement between parents and children is much more common than is acknowledged. Tina Gilbertson’s book thus... Read More

A nineteenth-century entomologist is caught between social expectations and desire in Kimberly Duffy’s "A Mosaic of Wings", a novel about wanderlust and women’s empowerment. In Ithaca, Nora is her class’s valedictorian. She longs... Read More

A gripping and timely work of investigative journalism, Brian Deer’s "The Doctor Who Fooled the World" unveils the elaborate fraud perpetrated by Andrew Wakefield, the researcher who falsely linked the MMR vaccine to autism and... Read More

Maryse Condé’s "The Wondrous and Tragic Life of Ivan and Ivana" is a gripping story in which a twin brother and sister grow up in the turbulent atmosphere of Guadeloupe. Exploring extremism, corruption, desire, immigration, poverty,... Read More