The stories of Tobias S. Buckell’s "Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance and Other Stories" explore relevant earthly topics in science fiction settings. Fantasies are used to reflect on real atrocities, like the loss of collective... Read More

Two baby creatures on quite different sleep schedules hear stories of each other long before they’re able to meet. When they finally encounter each other beneath a moonlit sky, their connection is instant. Their nocturnal and diurnal... Read More

In D. M. S. Fick’s cozy mystery novel "Lewis Sinclair and the Gentlemen Cowboys", a country music festival is the stage for an unsettling murder. Lewis is a hardworking country musician who’s striving toward his band’s big break.... Read More

A creation story from the Indigenous people of Canada’s Northwest Territories is brought to life through the delicate illustrations of this bedtime story. Sukaq enjoys falling asleep to his mother’s stories; his favorite is one about... Read More

Aaron Sachs’s "Stay Cool" proposes a lighthearted means of tackling the serious subject of climate change. Declaring that the sanctimonious tones of environmentalists have a demotivating impact, this book muses on how humor might be... Read More

"Sown in the Stars" surveys the revered practice of planting, farming, and harvesting by the phases of the moon and positions of the zodiac. Centered in Appalachia, the book includes interviews with various rural Kentucky residents who... Read More

The cast’s exaggerated facial expressions amp up the silly factor in the empathetic picture book introducing Ruby, a little girl who’s more than a little clumsy. Personally, she’s delighted to learn that there’s a medical... Read More

In Nathacha Appanah’s luminous novel "The Sky above the Roof", a teenager’s impulsive, confused actions lead to his imprisonment. Formidable, intense Phoenix was forced to be a child entertainer. Doll-like, she sang for adoring... Read More