A decision made in haste reverberates across multiple kingdoms in Patricia A. McKillip’s lush fantasy classic "The Book of Atrix Wolfe". Blackmailed to betray the ethics of his practice, an enraged mage calls up violent forces to end a... Read More

In Suzanne Manizza Roszak’s radiant novel "The Poison Girl", a brilliant, determined girl escapes the maledictions of her jealous father. Just after Bice was born, her beleaguered mother died. Her father—perhaps blaming himself;... Read More

A boy in a village plagued by Cossack soldiers battles a curse to help his family and friends in the excellent graphic novel "Mendel the Mess-Up". Mendel, who is approaching his bar mitzvah, lives in a remote Jewish village, Lintvint,... Read More

About nurturing one’s inner connection to nature, "Earth Wisdom" is a soothing self-help guide. Equal parts a naturalist’s memoir and a spiritual road map, Jan Hornford’s clarifying self-help book "Earth Wisdom" introduces gentle... Read More

The startling and stunning short story collection "Divine in Essence" is about violence within families, pain, and ecstasy. Yarrow Paisley’s spellbinding short story collection "Divine in Essence" concerns ghosts, possession, violence,... Read More