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

Told in a stream-of-consciousness style that reflects the chaos of grief, "Blackbird" is an affecting memoir. Betsy Thibaut Stephenson’s grief-filled memoir "Blackbird" is about the loss of her son. Stephenson’s youngest child,... Read More

A message of love and equality is centered in "Magda Revealed", a piquing alternative historical novel that reconstitutes a figure whose significance was buried in the Bible. In Ursula Werner’s illuminating novel "Magda Revealed", Mary... Read More

"Words" is an empathetic picture book that celebrates language’s ability to illuminate people’s lives. Beckoning to nascent logophiles with empathy and humor, Katherine Davis-Gibbon’s picture book "Words" is about trusting language... Read More

From Forest Avenue Press founder and novelist Laura Stanfill comes Imagine A Door, an empathetic, informative guide through the world of writing and publishing. For every writer who’s ever felt stuck or undervalued, this book will act... Read More

A Latina girl sleuths on Capitol Hill to help her congressman friend in Kitty Felde’s entertaining, civic-minded mystery novel "Snake in the Grass". Fina is a California congressman’s daughter who is used to meeting her father’s... Read More

Daniel Tammet’s "Nine Minds" is a biographical mosaic of neurodivergence built of stories of individuals whose struggles and achievements defy the clichés surrounding autism. The book presents autism not as a “disorder” but as a... Read More

A girl competes in an intergalactic cooking contest in Nicolas Wouters’s graphic novel "Magda, Intergalactic Chef". Magda is hesitant about participating in her planet’s cooking tournament but does so to appease her family. Her... Read More