Jessie Burton’s "Medusa" is a dazzling, engrossing retelling of a classic that’s delivered with a profound feminist twist. Eighteen-year-old Medusa has been exiled to an isolated, rocky island by Athena, who cursed her and turned her... Read More

Tonya Bolden’s "Speak Up, Speak Out!" is a biography for young readers that showcases the inspiring life and accomplishments of Shirley Chisholm. Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman to be elected to the United States... Read More

Immersed in her grief, a woman becomes unable to handle the complexities of worlds beyond her own in Sara Goudarzi’s affecting novel "The Almond in the Apricot". When her best friend Spencer was alive, Emma’s world made sense. She... Read More

Crawford Gribben’s sweeping history surveys Ireland’s grand past—and its importance for Western Christianity. Here, religion is presented as a moving force within Irish history, which is divided into five key movements: conversion,... Read More

Pauline Baer de Perignon’s memoir concerns a years-long pursuit of the truth about her grandfather’s disappeared art and antiques collections––and about her own hushed heritage. De Perignon grew up knowing very little about her... Read More

"Creative Acrylics" offers would-be artists an easy and colorful introduction to the medium. Painting with acrylics may seem daunting, but it is actually one of the more accessible painting options: painters don’t need a lot of tools... Read More

Dale Maharidge explores personal strife, land ownership, and American history in his mystery novel "Burn Coast". A writer and reporter from New York owns land on the California coast; his neighbors there are Likowski and Eddie. When... Read More

After a long retirement and longer life, Sherlock Holmes is dead. Watson inherits his private papers, and a posthumous sorting yields an unexpected treasure: an unpublished manuscript detailing a case in France. Watson, who did not... Read More