In Youssef Rakha’s bold novel "The Dissenters", a son pieces together his mother’s Egyptian story. Following his mother’s death, Nour experiences visions of her in their attic. Piecemeal, he writes to his estranged sister, Shimo,... Read More

Fifty years of progress toward gender equity in sports is highlighted in sports media professor Jane McManus’s smart, persuasive book "The Fast Track". With insights from athletes and advocates, financiers, commentators, and analysts,... Read More

A fascinating, multifaceted collection of armchair treks, Linda Cracknell’s travel memoir "Doubling Back" is about revisiting significant places on foot. Cracknell’s walks, undertaken sometimes solo and at other times with... Read More

A little boy’s blanket makes a break for it in this runaway hit of a bedtime story. The boy is ready for bed, but his blanket isn’t; it jumps up, packs a pizza into a bag, and slips out a window into the night. But no one believes... Read More

In Jamie Ogle’s historical novel "As Sure as the Sea", romance blossoms between a coral diver and a burdened pastor as anti-Christian fervor boils over in Rome. 310 CE is a difficult time for Christians: Emperor Diocletian enacts a... Read More

When Kwesi confides to his Nana Ruby that he is embarrassed by his inability to swim, she makes him a deal: if he learns to swim, she will, too. Surprised that Nana Ruby can’t swim, Kwesi learns about segregation—and its lingering... Read More

Caroline Parker’s "The Healing Garden" is an engaging, beautiful compendium of medicinal and culinary herbs. The book surprises and inspires as it shares the varied uses and healing properties of forty different herbs and seven... Read More

A former couple reunites for an investigation in Rachel Scott McDaniel’s dazzling romance novel "The Dreams We Knew". Delvina, the daughter of a mobster, was adopted by wealthy New Yorkers. In the 1920s, she becomes a flinty detective.... Read More