"20 Amici, 40 Ricette" is American entrepreneur John Bersani’s inviting culinary guide to Italy’s Chianti region. On his first visit to Tuscany, Bersani was seduced by its landscape, art, people, and food. He later bought a home in... Read More

Ursula Pike’s travel memoir "An Indian Among Los Indígenas" covers her two transformative, eye-opening years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Bolivia, which fulfilled her desire to “see the world, learn some skills, and help people”... Read More

An astronaut suffering from insomnia is stalked by a presence aboard a space station in the ominous graphic novel "Station Grand". Michael returns to Station Grand for a long solo assignment. His only company is a computer, which tracks... Read More

Immersed in an endemic sense of grief, Cara Stoddard’s coming-of-age memoir "Spirography" is about cancer’s enduring presence in her life. At seven years old, Stoddard was diagnosed with a pediatric germ cell tumor. Thereafter,... Read More

"Plum" is Andy Anderegg’s wise and touching novel about a woman’s struggle to heal from a childhood of neglect and abuse. J grows up sad and lonely because of her parents’ substance abuse, depression, and rage. To the outside... Read More

Liz Walker’s thought-provoking memoir "No One Left Alone" is about the inequity of trauma and grief in Black communities. Walker became a Presbyterian pastor in Roxbury, Massachusetts—an urban Black community—three years after the... Read More

Budding zoologists will delight in this picture book that delivers animal facts while describing what over 150 animals have in common with humans. With sections devoted to topics such as “We all have feelings,” “We all need... Read More

In Kelly Ann Jacobson’s retelling of Pinocchio, "Lies of a Toymaker", a girl embraces heroism and self-discovery. Paige is the daughter of a traveling toymaker who’s always on the move. Her loyalty to her mother keeps her secluded... Read More