In "Power in the Wild", animal behaviorist Lee Alan Dugatkin examines the evolution of social behavior, with a focus on struggles for power within animal societies. From ants to cuttlefish to wolves, this entertaining book surveys... Read More

About a place, a past, and an imperiled future, Kerri ní Dochartaigh’s poetic memoir "Thin Places" looks back on what it means to have survived the Troubles in Ireland. Ní Dochartaigh, who was born in 1983 at a midway point in the... Read More

A town of craftspeople encounters maybe-miracles in Laura Stanfill’s fantastical historical novel "Singing Lessons for the Stylish Canary". Mireville, in rural France, is known for two products: its lace and its serinettes. The... Read More

"My Dad, My Rock" is a heartwarming picture book about father-son love that carries from one generation to the next. In Victor D. O. Santos’s sweet picture book "My Dad, My Rock", a boy forms a strong, meaningful relationship with his... Read More

A twist on liberated feminism, the memoir "The Virgin Chronicles" models romantic fortitude. Marina DelVecchio’s pointed memoir "The Virgin Chronicles" follows her adamant quest for a love that warrants sex. DelVecchio was born in... Read More

"Between Fortitude and Folly" is an informative, absorbing historical novel in which three adults who meet during wartime are endeared to one another. In K. Partridge’s historical novel "Between Fortitude and Folly", a Navy Reserve... Read More

"Lucy and Dee" is an appealing fantasy novel in which two friends go on a wondrous adventure in a magical land. In Kirsten Marion’s absorbing fantasy novel "Lucy and Dee", two friends help a young royal to fulfill his calling, despite... Read More

Kimberly Schlegel Whitman and Shelley Johnstone Paschke’s coffee table book "A Loving Table" expresses the joy of gathering with families and friends for lavish meals. Full of gorgeous pictures and delights of colors and textures to... Read More