Travelers with an interest in exploring the Great Lakes State should dog-ear the pages of this fascinating travel guide. From Alpena to Ypsilanti, the three-man crew from the Emmy-award-winning PBS television series "Under the Radar... Read More

Sutton merges the best of family biography with relevant and fascinating historical, social, and religious knowledge. Claudette E. Sutton’s "Farewell, Aleppo" is much more than a recounting of her family’s story. Incorporating... Read More

Tolton excels at providing a balanced portrayal of Healy, not hesitating to point out shortcomings or exaggerations in personal accounts or historical records. In Healy’s West, Gordon E. Tolton superbly chronicles the many facets of... Read More

Kulski’s story heart-wrenchingly follows the arc of a boy becoming a young man in World War II Poland. "The Color of Courage" is the chronological diary of Julian Kulski, who was ten years old when Germany invaded his native Poland in... Read More

Hunt’s exquisite prose provides an insightful portrait of post-Communist Eastern Europe as he follows the path of his idol on a journey of self- and other-discovery. On either side of World War II, two British men walked the same path... Read More

The weighty themes of mental illness and abuse are skillfully balanced with a road trip plot line and observations on America’s homogenization. In YA writer John Michael Cummings’s first adult novel, Don’t Forget Me, Bro, a... Read More

This story of a trans boy falling in love with a girl in high school is delightful and heartwarming in all the right places. "A Boy Like Me", by Jennie Wood, is the story of a trans boy, Peyton, and the girl he’s been in love with... Read More

Anger against racism, violence, and political corruption serves as backdrop to this fast-paced historical novel. Kirby Williams’s first novel, "Rage in Paris", offers an intricate tale of romance, mystery, and class struggle. Fueled by... Read More