A boy learns resilience following a life-altering move in the arresting historical novel "The New Frontier". In Wayne L. Wilson’s tense historical novel "The New Frontier", a Black adolescent confronts racism and other dangers when he... Read More

In Chad Corrie’s dystopian novel "As the Sparrow Flies", people fight extinction in the face of a religious war. Elliott is a squire who aspires to knighthood. He hopes to join an army that believes Pyre is the main deity. He thinks... Read More

This wordless picture book captures the good, the bad, and the damp of owning a dog. Kid would rather play video games than take Dog for a walk on the best of days, let alone a rainy one. As their soggy escapade continues, though, Kid... Read More

Toxic sisterhood leads to Viking-inspired ritual murder in Johana Gustawsson’s gothic-infused Scandinavian novel "Yule Island". Karl, a police inspector, arrives at a crime scene where a girl has been found dead with her body covered... Read More

In Tatsuhiko Shibusawa’s allegorical novel Takaoka’s Travels, there are questions about whether a lifelong dream to reach the Buddha’s place of origin is worth it. Takaoka had a close relationship with his father’s consort,... Read More

"The Antipodean Express" is Gregory Hill’s breezy, engaging memoir about a three-month couple’s trip taken mostly by train, from New Zealand to Spain. This is an entertaining daily account of the 13,000-kilometer trip that the couple... Read More

An ambitious business history book, "The Venture Alchemists" chronicles how tech entrepreneurs amassed power and political influence. Hearkening back to prestigious college campuses, this book shares the unvarnished origin stories of... Read More