Ethel Morgan Smith’s memoir "Path to Grace" covers the civil rights movement from the days following Reconstruction to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It also acknowledges that the quest for civil rights remains a living... Read More

Every type of family is acknowledged and celebrated in this affirming picture book. The detailed illustrations give a nod to realism, with special attention being paid to the diverse variety of faces throughout; numerous races, sexual... Read More

A journalist heads to an offshore oil rig and stumbles onto a sinister story in Babak Lakghomi’s political novel "South". After failing to publish an investigative piece on ornithologists, B writes a book about his missing father and... Read More

Soft, blended illustrations aid the gentle tone of this children’s book about loss and healing. A young fox recounts the experience of their grandmother’s passing and its aftermath as they write her a letter, organizing and releasing... Read More

Trevor J. Houser’s inventive literary novel "The Prumont Method" crisscrosses a country scarred by constant mass shootings, bringing black humor to bear on the present-day dystopia of rampant gun violence. Former health care marketer... Read More

Delicate watercolor illustrations depict the cycle of the seasons and the circle of life in this touching story about the inevitable and essential nature of death. A young child spends one final summer with their grandfather, who gently... Read More

Guzel Yakhina’s spellbinding, fabulistic novel "A Volga Tale" views the Russian Revolution from within a small agrarian settlement. In the pastoral time before the Revolution, Jacob is a schoolteacher who lives alone in Gnadenthal... Read More

In Adi Rule’s fun supernatural novel Nell and the Netherbeast, a girl works with a malodorous beast to solve a mystery at her aunt’s bed and breakfast. Twelve-year-old Nell had intended to spend her summer helping at a local shelter.... Read More