The exciting political thriller "Sanctions in Paradise" works to acknowledge racism via an apartheid plot during an island-set conference. In Peter Nicholl’s novel "Sanctions in Paradise", a speechwriter attends a conference whose goal... Read More

In the revealing novel "The More Beyond", generational clashes over mental illness leave a woman feeling isolated. In Jill Charlotte Thomas’s novel "The More Beyond", upper-class society is lonely for a woman with mental health... Read More

Care, from carry: as happens mysteriously in utero; from what was once her single-selfed existence, the poet assumes the burdens of maternity—a carrier‘s nine-month care package that stretches into motherhood and beyond. In "Each... Read More

In Susan Sullivan’s uplifting chapter book "Bob Tales", a stray feline is rescued, seeks adventures, and learns that he’s capable and loved. At first mangy and unnamed, Bob is a black cat who scavenges on the streets and retreats... Read More

Vaunda Micheaux Nelson’s excellent book "Small Shoes, Great Strides" covers how, in November of 1960, Leona Tate, Gail Etienne, and Tessie Prevost made history by going to first grade—as the first Black students at a public school in... Read More

A rainy day, a teacher’s headache, and a canceled trip to the zoo spell disaster for the class of Room 4 in this humorous picture book. First, Flynn blows a raspberry; then, twins Ruby and Phoebe start calling one another ugly. One by... Read More

Ellis Nelson’s nostalgic fantasy novel "Down the Treacle Well" pays tribute to Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland through its story of American brothers who are transported into a Victorian world. Ben and his younger brother Kyle are at... Read More

A little girl has always wanted a dog; finding one transforms her life for the better, though he’s not quite like the other dogs in the neighborhood. When her dog disappears, the girl is devastated, until an unexpected new friend—and... Read More