Joanne Nelson’s moving memoir-in-microessays treats her life story as mosaic, made up of glistening shards of memory and quotidian events. These pieces of no more than a few pages delve into the defining experiences of Nelson’s life... Read More

Christopher Miller’s immersive contemporary history book "The War Came to Us" chronicles Ukraine’s fight for freedom and independence. Looking for a new challenge after his freelance journalism career stalled, Miller joined the Peace... Read More

Indigenous culture is at war with imperialism in E. G. Condé’s haunting novella "Sordidez". In a future ravaged by climate disaster and biochemical warfare, Puerto Rico is caught in the new cold war between China and the United States... Read More

An unnamed narrator has a cheery conversation in the darkest depths of the sea in this humorous tale that sheds some light on the midnight zone. The brightly colored text and a parade of curious creatures stand out against dark backdrops... Read More

Spreckle, a dragon hatched near chickens, loves her life on the farm, with one notable exception: the snacks are terrible. Tired of dried corn and slugs, Spreckle branches out—to hay, to pig slop, even to ice cream—but nothing hits... Read More

Richly pigmented watercolor illustrations make this story of friendship seem plucked from a dream. Molly attempts to teach her friends Olive and Dexter how to play her favorite game, but their hiding leaves something to be desired. After... Read More

Olive longs to visit her friend who recently moved away; a little green envelope, languishing in a desk drawer, also longs to travel like other envelopes, but it has never been quite the right fit. When Olive’s grandfather suggests she... Read More

Emma, a middle sibling whose summer vacation takes a turn when she’s in too much of a hurry to stand out, learns to relish her own age in Laura Wiltse Prior’s breezy chapter book "Emma Just Medium". Emma has just finished the first... Read More