An adventurer who perseveres even when the task is unpleasant models hard work in the historical novel "The Pioneer Adventures of Chen Sing". George Chiang’s illustrated novel "The Pioneer Adventures of Chen Sing" is a story of grit... Read More

A misanthrope denies her own pain but is helped by a child who encourages her to pray in the lesson-filled picture book "The Music Thief". In Sophie Armstrong’s optimistic picture book "The Music Thief", a witch tries to rid a city of... Read More

A story of a community’s hardiness, willpower, and perseverance, New Iceland and Beyond extols the successes of a generation of Canadian settlers. Robert C. A. Frederickson’s New Iceland and Beyond is a stirring history of an unsung... Read More

An intrepid, boundary-breaking reporter investigates a terrible maritime collision in the riveting historical novel "The Woman Reporter and the Halifax Explosion". In Michael Dupuis’s historical novel "The Woman Reporter and the... Read More

A plucky mouse proves that one’s size does not determine one’s worth in the adventure-filled alternate history novel "Francisco Mouse". In M. Douglas McDonald’s adventure-filled children’s novel "Francisco Mouse", an intrepid... Read More

In the reassuring epistolary novel "Letters to Annie", a grandmother writes fairy tale–evocative letters to her granddaughter, drawing parallels between the child’s woes and the stories of Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Ariel. In Monika... Read More

To counter trends like quiet quitting, the business guide "Lead with Purpose" names ways of making one’s employees feel valued, empowered, and engaged. Roger A. Gerard’s incisive business guide "Lead with Purpose" suggests means of... Read More

A young man is thrust into a conflict spanning centuries when he happens upon a mysterious stone in the intriguing novel "The Shard of Asclepius". In Stewart F. Brennan’s fantasy novel "The Shard of Asclepius", an ancient mythological... Read More