Learning to share and play nicely with other children can be a challenge. In "Salad Pie", Maggie finds the playground deserted when she arrives. This, she feels, is the perfect environment for making salad pie. She is not happy when... Read More

Good Trick Walking Stick! provides a look at the life cycle of walking sticks. The book starts with a female walking stick laying her eggs, and goes through the year as the eggs stay warm through winter, hatch in the spring, find food,... Read More

A poignant and informative feminist memoir that spans world landscapes, wars, and spiritual quests. At twenty-two, Melissa Burch headed to Afghanistan with a camera and a vague internal directive, determined to film a war for CBS and to... Read More

This is a massively entertaining investigatory quest to pinpoint the science behind Bigfoot claims. An engaging look at the history, mythos, and science of Bigfoot and company, "Bigfoot Yeti and the Last Neanderthal" is a fascinating... Read More

This is a damning look at the deficiencies of the Iraq War by a veteran with a firsthand account. The preface to retired Army Reserve Major Steven Alvarez’s new book, Selling War: A Critical Look at the Military’s PR Machine offers a... Read More

A diverse group of cops handle a murder, as well as squad politics, in this engrossing mystery. Based on the experiences of police chiefs John Cutter and Robert Nivakoff, "The Squad Room" is an intriguing murder mystery with a bit of... Read More

Sharp dialogue and capable protagonists make for a compelling espionage novel. Philip Donlay’s "Pegasus Down", the sixth book in his Donovan Nash series, is an action-packed thrill ride from the opening scene. This enthralling story... Read More

A film producer finds herself embroiled in international conspiracies, in this mystery with Snowdenesque twists. With "Jump Cut", Libby Fischer Hellmann unreels her fifth Ellie Foreman thriller, in which a Chicago video producer finds... Read More