"The 16th Second" is the inspiring memoir of a stripper who became an activist. Ted A. Richard’s encouraging memoir "The 16th Second" concerns his work as a stripper during the 1980s and 1990s, as well as his experiences with... Read More

The universe’s safety is at risk in the gripping science fiction novel "First Strike", which features an exciting array of extraterrestrial entities. About sacrifices made for others, Angela Haas’s science fiction novel "First... Read More

Hector Fox and friends are back in the second installment of this charming series about a group of forest creatures with boundless curiosity and courage. Hector Fox receives an urgent call for help from the mice of the Stone Tower: an... Read More

Textured illustrations and clean lines complement this story about the love between people and pets. A little boy wants a dog, but his mother refuses, saying dogs are too much work. When a cat shows up on their doorstep on a rainy night,... Read More

This emotional story starts with a loss: Lilah returns home from school and learns that her cat, Olive, has passed away. Her grief is deep. She pushes others away, and she avoids the activities and places that Olive once enlivened. A... Read More

J. A. Mensah’s "Castles from Cobwebs" is a haunting coming-of-age tale. Imani is a Ghanaian orphan who was left on a castle incline in Northumbria. Picked up by the reverend mother of a convent, Imani is raised there, experiencing... Read More

Carlo Gébler’s "I, Antigone", recounts the Greek tragedy of Oedipus Rex. Speaking with anguish, eloquence, and love, Oedipus’s daughter, Antigone, tells Oedipus’s story to justify her father’s actions. Oedipus’s curse begins... Read More

A Maryland family navigates the return of their institutionalized daughter in "The Precious Jules", Shawn Nocher’s contemplative novel about duty, love, and sibling fears. Thirty-two years ago, Ella Jules—a child challenged because... Read More