The unknown and serendipity get the last word in the tragicomic novel "Crossing Lake Pontchartrain", about a writer’s midlife crisis. In Arthur Byrd’s heartfelt novel "Crossing Lake Pontchartrain", a man pursues artistic liberation... Read More

Music helps a family to heal their broken bonds, moving past hurt silences, in the lovely novel "Water Music". A summer holiday on Cape Cod tests a family’s wills and loyalties in Marcia Peck’s tender novel "Water Music". In 1956,... Read More

In the inspiring novel "Time for PsyQ", a shy girl uses her special abilities to help others. In Marti Ward’s fast, fun novel "Time for PsyQ", friends learn that their individual differences—and their willingness to work... Read More

The striking illustrations of this mythic picture book fully embody the mystical magic of the solar system. Rochelle Storm’s gorgeous picture book "The Jubilarians and the Music of the Spheres" tells the origin story of the solar... Read More

Violent and foreboding, "The Molossus of Old Man Moyer" wraps warnings about greed into its supernatural horror story. In Joe Lyon’s horror novel "The Molossus of Old Man Moyer", a former convict is caught up in an elderly... Read More

"Running Out of Time" forwards a compelling, targeted set of intricate recommendations for improving wildfire readiness. Placing contemporary forest management and wildfire response practices under a microscope, David L. Auchterlonie and... Read More

In the startling dystopian novel "The Quiet Limit", a doomed teenager confronts her faux-utopian society’s terrifying secret. In Trista Lundquist’s novel "The Quiet Limit", a girl in an idyllic society confronts her mortality as her... Read More

Distilling decades’ worth of of business experiences into professional-growth advice for fellow entrepreneurs, "Crossing the Swamp" is inspiring. John Shen’s uplifting memoir–cum–business book "Crossing the Swamp" concerns... Read More