An Armenian child of refugees muses on ancestral stories as vehicles of connection and identity in this moving picture book. Though far from the places her ancestors called home, she embraces the traditions they passed down to her, such... Read More

While some bars in Chicago have served Jeppson’s Malört for nearly a century, in the past two decades, the bitter, wormwood-derived botanical spirit found new life as both a niche favorite and an ironic countercultural drink. That... Read More

"The Worst Journey in the World" is a graphic novel adaptation of Apsley Cherry-Garrard’s memoir about an ill-fated voyage to Antarctica. In 1910, Cherry-Garrard signed on as assistant zoologist on Robert F. Scott’s mission to... Read More

In Afabwaje Kurian’s novel "Before the Mango Ripens", Nigerians fight against white American missionaries for control over their country’s future. “Transition [is] afoot in Nigeria” in 1971, just after the nation’s... Read More

The story of the Holocaust told through the journey of a violin, this powerful picture book fans a spark of hope into an enduring flame. Papa delights his family by playing the violin—until Nazis arrive on their doorstep, seizing their... Read More

The intimate short stories of Rilla Askew’s "The Hungry and the Haunted" illuminate lives touched by grief, guilt, and social change. Set in Oklahoma and the American Southwest during the 1970s and told across multiple perspectives,... Read More

In Richard Chiappone’s dark and humorous short story collection "Uncommon Weather", people battle isolation, boredom, and existential anxiety. These twelve intricate stories are set in Alaska’s small towns and vast wildernesses and... Read More

Tim Newby’s biography of forgotten baseball great Pete Browning, whose Louisville Slugger nickname inspired the bat brand, recounts his athletic feats and troubled life. The repeat batting champion was one of the greatest hitters... Read More