"Chimera" is a thought-provoking examination of what it means to be human. Being a teenage girl isn’t easy—and it’s even more difficult when you’re a werewolf. "Chimera", C. D. Bell’s second book in the Weregirl Trilogy,... Read More

"Isaac" is profound and consequential historical fiction. Robert Karmon’s "Isaac" is a moving tale of a young Polish Jew trapped during the Holocaust, a person who joins anti-Nazi partisans out of necessity, only to be confronted again... Read More

McKee’s journal and drawings finely depict the vast and gorgeous wildness of the Pacific Northwest. "Klee Wyck Journal" beautifully chronicles the building of a cabin on the coast of the Pacific Northwest through the yearly diary of... Read More

Kinky Friedman is something of a Texas legend. The satirist has, at various times, made his name as a singer-songwriter, a mystery author, an essayist, a columnist, an animal-rescue crusader, and a political candidate. Mary Lou... Read More

One of the seminal events in both Spanish and Muslim history, the 1492 handover of Granada to Ferdinand and Isabella effectively ended seven hundred years of an Islamic kingdom in southern Spain. Less known is the story of the man who... Read More

Illustrating the many difficulties that trans women face, the book lets the irresistible charm of each interviewee shine. Poignant and staggering, "I Am, Therefore, We Are", by Kris Lyseggen and Herb Schreier, is an indispensable... Read More

In Jessica Keener’s "Strangers in Budapest", it’s 1995, and the tech bubble is swelling. The Wall Street Journal is reporting unprecedented opportunity in Eastern Europe, and three Americans—Annie, Will, and their 4-month-old,... Read More

Primarily a memoir, "Dawn Again" focuses on Doniga Markegard’s growth from a teenage nature tracker to a regenerative rancher. "Dawn Again" represents a particularly good example of alternative schooling. The author’s experiences as... Read More