Afghani young adults face hazardous, uncertain futures in Siamak Herawi’s novel "Tali Girls". Kowsar was quite young when the government built a school in Tali, her village. Though she shows great academic promise, the Taliban ends her... Read More

"Red Harvest" is a gripping historical graphic novel covering the oppression and starvation of Ukrainian farmers under Soviet rule. Framed by the memories of Mykola, a Ukrainian immigrant to Canada, the book recounts Josef Stalin’s... Read More

In Eli Horowitz’s rich, thoughtful fantasy novel "The Final Days of Kobold Kody’s Frontier Exposition and Tonic Show", talented misfits navigate a magical world. Melding elements of the Wild West with a land in which dragons,... Read More

Perfect for budding mixologists or seasoned professionals in search of inventive twists, the sleek cocktail book "Friday Night Cocktails" is replete with creative beverages to slake your seasonal thirsts. A bit of history on cocktails... Read More

Grieving lovers navigate mental illness and political upheaval in Rahad Abir’s novel "Bengal Hound". East Pakistan in the late 1960s is an impoverished place marked by unrest, but life continues on, for better and for worse. Mere days... Read More

A Korean family learns to live with their difficult history in E. J. Koh’s novel "The Liberators". Insuk and her newborn son, Henry, left Korea in the early 1980s to join her husband in California. But Korea will never leave them... Read More

George Lange’s emotive, retrospective photography collection "Picturing Joy" captures the personalities of his subjects. In one exuberant image, a group of young African refugees plays on the beach, their likenesses caught mid-leap.... Read More

Painterly illustrations track the parallel stories of two families in this picture book about the pain of leaving home and the hope of brighter days. A mother warns her son to be careful of road construction as they head to a carnival;... Read More