An edifying, lesson-filled historical novel, "Olivia" focuses on a girl’s efforts to make her community an equitable one. Covering a decades-long path toward social equality, Alejandro Benavides’s inspired historical novel "Olivia"... Read More

An ancestor’s bargain with a demon has implications for a disaffected young man in the exciting fantasy novel Timothy’s Demon. A young man blends technology with magic to fight creatures from hell and reclaim his mortal soul in... Read More

A filmmaker and her subject push past their cynicism to form an intoxicating bond in the international novel The Perfumer’s Secret. In Neroli Lacey’s novel The Perfumer’s Secret, a documentary filmmaker makes tough decisions... Read More

A supportive mother reiterates her interminable belief in her children in the inspiring picture book "You Can Do Hard Things". In Dana Sutton’s encouraging picture book "You Can Do Hard Things", children learn independence despite... Read More

A faithless boy encounters Jesus and opens himself up to new ways of being with others in the heartwarming religious novel "The Young Samaritan". In J. Schuyler Sprowles’s historical novel "The Young Samaritan", a boy who’s forced to... Read More

A snowstorm plunges small-town families into horrifying situations in "The Strophes of Job", a novel founded on the visual terror of uncertainty. Evoking Greek odes, Ted Morrissey’s terrifying and uncanny novel "The Strophes of Job"... Read More

A vibrant memoir, "It Was Her New York" weaves a tangled web of cultural memories. C. O. Moed’s "It Was Her New York" is a moving, unconventional memoir that blends personal and cultural history to explore the process and aftermath of... Read More

The revealing self-help guide Unveiling 11 Relationship Styles integrates historical and scientific principles with aplomb, establishing a sense of authority on the subject of romantic and platonic relationships. Ahmad Aljazeeri’s... Read More