Joelle the whale shark is teased by her toothier compatriots for her struggles with hunting. She secretly watches Taz, a great white shark, hoping to learn some pointers; she is shocked when she sees Taz fail to catch a fish. After... Read More

Going into the depths of her writer’s soul, Elizabeth Cunningham’s enchanting memoir "My Life as a Prayer" is a worshipful text. With a beginning that defines Cunningham’s lifelong search for belonging, the book’s memories are... Read More

Philosopher Philip Goff’s new book "Why?" makes a succinct, ambitious case for a new, secular view of cosmic purpose. "Why?" opens with an ancient question: “What’s the point of living?” It then considers the vacuity of most... Read More

After being forced to flee his home in Afghanistan with his family, a boy makes a wish for the fighting to stop so they can return; his grandmother helps him understand that home is not a place but the people you hold in your heart. The... Read More

In Robert Archambeau’s inventive novel "Alice B. Toklas Is Missing", a bizarre kidnapping mystifies the artistic circles of 1920s Paris. Ida Caine is an aspiring American painter living in Paris with her husband, Teddy. Though Teddy... Read More

Painterly illustrations track the parallel stories of two families in this picture book about the pain of leaving home and the hope of brighter days. A mother warns her son to be careful of road construction as they head to a carnival;... Read More

The evocative prayers collected in Danielle Dulsky’s Bones & Honey invite contemplation and transformation. Across thirteen sections devoted to archetypes and corresponding themes (the Heathen Queen represents empowerment; the Bone... Read More

In the superb autobiographical essays of "Otherwise", Julie Marie Wade illuminates sexual orientation and body image issues. Nine intricate pieces reflect on risk, bodily autonomy, gender roles, and poetry versus prose. A series of... Read More