Eavesdrop on the quiet chaos of a Viennese apartment building through Dominik Barta’s provocative novel Overheard, wherein the lives of its tenants converge to reveal tender truths. Kurt, a gay German and English teacher, settles into... Read More

Little Ruth: Halloween Drama Queen is a sweet picture book that celebrates a plucky girl’s resourcefulness. In Dee Write’s picture book Little Ruth: Halloween Drama Queen, a girl working to upgrade her Halloween costume faces... Read More

In Sydney Dunlap’s stirring novel "Racing the Clouds", a girl navigates complex family relationships on her path to forgiveness. After a sudden move from Philadelphia to rural Virginia with her father, thirteen-year-old Sage’s world... Read More

A tender exploration of healthy relationship dynamics, "Dog Interview" is an upbeat picture book. In Philip Habeeb’s jovial picture book "Dog Interview", a boy interviews an unconventional lineup of prospective best friends. It’s... Read More

Dogs and their amusing antics are the star of this energetic picture book, which traces human-canine relationships through time. J. S. Silverstein pairs comedic storytelling with subtle history lessons in "My Dog Is a Hog!", a picture... Read More

In Leslie Gentile’s sensitive novel "Elvis, Me, and the Postcard Winter", a girl’s relationship with her mother is centered. From the Eagle Shores Indian Reserve in Vancouver Island, twelve-year-old Truly settles into life with Andy... Read More

"Not Good Enough Girl" is a complex memoir about innocence interrupted. Sondra R. Brooks’s riveting memoir "Not Good Enough Girl" is about family dysfunction, abuse, and addiction. When Brooks was five, she began navigating her... Read More

Distinctive, intimate, and sensitive to their varying experiences, "In the Face of Catastrophe" is a family memoir about navigating a health crisis together. Jennifer Rose Goldman and Caryn Meg Hirshleifer’s multiperspective memoir "In... Read More