The fantasy novel "The Almost Queen" begins in the aftermath of eight years of war, when Aulen is soaked in blood. Terran comes to its throne having lost his entire family in the war. He most wants to forge peace, both between the... Read More

In Kwon Yeo-sun’s novel "Lemon", the unsolved murder of a high school student reverberates through the years. Hae-on was killed on a summer night in 2002. But for those left behind, this was just the beginning. After the initial shock... Read More

Paleobotanists and geologists faced injury, stiff winds, polar bears, and arduous daily climbs in the summer of 2002 as they collected thousands of fossilized plants from the ancient supercontinent of Pangea’s tropics, now part of... Read More

Chef Kevin Mitchell and Professor David S. Shields crisscross South Carolina geography and social history in "Taste the State". Their alphabetical compendium of stories, recipes, and photographs champions the Palmetto State’s... Read More

Though her name evokes fabulism and dream-weaving, Jane Yolen is a literary renaissance woman. In this intimate, history-based poetry collection, she tackles the complicated subject of antisemitic persecution across the ages, and does so... Read More