In Alcy Leyva’s novel "the silent, subtle, ever-present perils of life", sixteen-year-old Maji’s New York world is falling apart, and he sets out to sea in search of a miracle. The book is miraculous in its own right, featuring... Read More

There are more frightening things to be haunted by than ghosts in Circe Moskowitz’s horror anthology "All These Sunken Souls". Intense teenage emotions, the pressure of looming adulthood, generational traumas, and the stress of being... Read More

Karina Shor’s graphic memoir "Silence, Full Stop." covers her self-destructive teenage years in Israel and her repressed trauma. Shor felt like an outsider from her childhood in Moldova onward. Asked by classmates if she favored the... Read More

Mark Kurlansky is the bestselling author of culinary and social histories covering cod, oysters, milk, and salt. His latest book, "The Core of an Onion", gives the starring role to the humble yet essential onion, combining beguiling... Read More

The nascent work and artistic influences of celebrated photographer Arthur Tress are the focus of this book that chronicles his transition from photojournalist to artistic photographer. It includes probing essays by museum curators and... Read More

With a small group of fellow explorers, Leon McCarron followed the Tigris River from its mountainous source to its mouth at the Persian Gulf. His travelogue, "Wounded Tigris", is a brilliant record of latter-day Mesopotamia and the... Read More

As if plucked from dreamscapes, the swirling paint illustrations of this picture book will sweep children away into a magical tale about the power of books. A curious bear sets out in search of a place to belong, bringing only her copy... Read More

The fraught journeys of refugees—both along the way and long after arrival—are revealed through a girl and three bears in this touching picture book. At the suggestion of her bat friend, a girl takes in three traveling bears, the... Read More