"I Celebrate My Voice" is a bright picture book that encourages the recognition, appreciation, and enjoyment of a wide world filled with unique voices. Nonku Kunene Adumetey’s thoughtful picture book "I Celebrate My Voice" champions... Read More

Musical talent blooms in Rosalyn Story’s stirring, character-driven novel "Sing Her Name", a powerful story about Black artistry, women’s dreams, and overcoming strife. After they are displaced to New York by Hurricane Katrina, Eden... Read More

Valiant and feminist, "Harriet" is a fantastic tribute to Jane Austen’s Emma. Inspired by the works of Jane Austen, Alice McVeigh’s "Harriet" is a lovely comedy of manners about friendship and love, both feigned and true. The book... Read More

"Sparrow" is a dreamy fairy tale riff on the adage to be careful what you wish for. In Brian Kindall’s fantasy novel "Sparrow", a boy in a village that suffers from inertia wishes on a falling star. In this work of magical realism,... Read More

In the serpentine mystery novel "Sketchy Characters", a woman adopts a blurry definition of what’s righteous to triumph over threats. In Sheila McGraw’s macabre mystery novel "Sketchy Characters", a woman investigates her friend’s... Read More

Conveying hope, the memoir "Mosaic Heart" is about facing fear and discovering one’s true self. Donna Mazzitelli’s memoir "Mosaic Heart" is about how facing cancer transformed her life. Mazzitelli was encouraged to undertake an art... Read More

"The Forbidden Fruit" is an emotionally vulnerable memoir that covers transformative spiritual experiences from around the world. Tina Scott’s touching memoir "The Forbidden Fruit" is about love, death, and the afterlife. In this... Read More

A Penguin’s Quest is a spirited picture book in which an unconventional penguin’s daring decisions inspire her friends. In Scott McDermott’s invigorating, largehearted picture book A Penguin’s Quest, a penguin travels to achieve... Read More