"Six Degrees of Latitude" is engaging as it salutes a woman’s discovery of, and connection to, Scottish and Irish locales. Leslie Lee’s travel book "Six Degrees of Latitude" is both an intimate journal and an overview of Scottish and... Read More

With wry humor moistening the margins of her poems, Jenny Davis showcases how her Indigenous people have become experts in sorrow and seethe. Director of the American Indian Studies Program and a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, Davis is... Read More

The haunting short stories of Mikołaj Grynberg’s collection concern Jewish life and identity in Poland. The book’s thirty-one short stories alternate between being told from Jewish and non-Jewish perspectives, illustrating the... Read More

Aparna Shewakramani’s memoir "She’s Unlikeable" is a rallying cry for women’s independence and empowerment. Looking for love and a South Asian Mr. Right, Shewakramani, a successful lawyer in Houston, auditioned for the reality show... Read More

Women’s stories often must be rescued from the margins of history, as a writer on a difficult research expedition is reminded in Karolina Ramqvist’s introspective novel "The Bear Woman". A writer with two children is already somewhat... Read More

In bright, dynamic, comic-book style, an older sister attempts to teach her bookish younger brother not to be afraid of monsters. Little Brother sees monsters everywhere; he surrounds himself with green tomes about them, attempting to... Read More

This brisk early reader introduces youngsters to a saint beloved for his care for all of Earth’s fauna. It moves in the style of fairy tales and parables, dropping bits of medieval and religious history here and there as it follows... Read More

Elizabeth Gray’s "The Happy Homebody" embraces the at-home lifestyle, delivering tips and inspiration for others to do the same. Staying in has been the recent reality for many people, making Gray’s field guide to enjoying being at... Read More