Jeffrey H. Jackson’s "Paper Bullets" is a captivating tale of queer love and resistance during World War II. From Paris’s Jazz Age through the war and beyond, Jackson tracks two childhood friends who became lovers and artists and... Read More

With its themes of family, loss, sexuality, and self-discovery, Erin Moynihan’s "Laurel Everywhere" is a touching and quirky coming-of-age story. Laurel was named after the laurel bush, a nondescript plant that is found everywhere... Read More

The magic continues in R. J. Anderson’s fantasy sequel, "Nomad". Ever since Ivy, a pixie, learned that her mother was still alive, her life has been turned upside down. In gaining a mother, she lost her father. In gaining a new home,... Read More

"No Reading Allowed" is a laugh-out-loud exploration of the absurd world of homonyms. Disparate illustrations are paired with bits of text that sound identical when read aloud, as with a portrait of Sir Francis Bacon by a sunny seaside... Read More

John Glenn, a prominent representative of the Greatest Generation, gets a dimensional treatment in Alice L. George’s biography, "The Last American Hero". While many Americans think of astronaut and senator John Glenn as “a bit of a... Read More

In 1859, a hungry pig and two groups of cranky settlers sparked a military confrontation on San Juan Island. Watch human tempers flare as wide-eyed animals look on in this true tale of a maybe needless international tangle—a story with... Read More

"The Land Steward’s Daughter" is an endearing historical romance whose lovers flourish despite opposition. Becky Michaels’s Regency romance, "The Land Steward’s Daughter", explores the fruits of long-delayed love between childhood... Read More

The breezy, design-forward real estate text "Profit like the Pros" is a helpful guide to investment. Ken Corsini, of “Flip or Flop Atlanta,” shares "Profit like the Pros", a book about flipping fixer-uppers, distressed urban houses,... Read More