Locals can take pride in Dimond’s depictions of Michigan’s natural beauty. Alternating between Glen Arbor and Ann Arbor in the early to mid-1900s, Paul Dimond’s atmospheric fictional biography relates the life of a poet, Belle... Read More

Girly girls and pretty princesses can still spend quality time with Dad, especially if he’s willing to wear a crown and attend a tea party. In Daddy’s Girl, by Helen Foster James, one excited little sweetheart flits about as she... Read More

What To Do About the Solomons is an absorbing debut novel that is resonant with familial dramas, grudges, and love. This literary debut introduces the Solomons in a sprawling, complex family drama that is awash with secrets and and... Read More

"An Invitation to Self-Care", by Tracey Cleantis, LMFT, explores the true meaning of taking care of oneself. Going well beyond the idea that self-care involves simply indulgences and rewards, the book offers seven principles to guide... Read More

The name Audubon is synonymous with ornithology, but it’s the man behind the famous wildlife paintings that’s revealed in Fabien Grolleau and Jérémie Royer’s beautiful graphic novel, Audubon: On the Wings of the World. The... Read More

There’s a lot to love about the bloodhound couple at the center of this cozy mystery. Michelle Cox’s cozy mystery "A Ring of Truth" brings 1930s Chicago—with its hot jazz, art deco buildings, cigar-chomping gangsters, and big... Read More

Used to Billy expressing himself through sobs and screams and shouts, his parents are at their wit’s end when his tears and tantrums finally threaten to take over completely, in Khoa Le’s "The Boy Who Cried". Beautifully expressive... Read More

A hauntingly sweet melody that resonates of home, family, love, and unique life experiences is at the heart of Vern Kousky’s "The Blue Songbird", the story of one small bird’s journey to find her song. Landscapes and horizons take... Read More