The Joy of Sorcery / Sten NadolnyBreon Mitchell, translatorLynda Mitchell, translator / Paul Dry Books / Softcover $18.95 (265pp) / 978-1-58988-146-4 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / In Sten... Read More

The trappings of modernity have come with unfortunate side effects. Automobiles, for example, are responsible for much of the greenhouse gas being spewed into the atmosphere—but they sure save us travel time. Technology has weakened... Read More

Strutting around the planet as the most evolved of all creatures, you wouldn’t think that being human would be as hard as it is. Yet, for all of our intelligence, every one of us will struggle with mental and physical adversity at some... Read More

Brother’s Keeper / Julie Lee / Holiday House / Hardcover $17.99 (304pp) / 978-0-8234-4494-6 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / In North Korea in 1950, twelve-year-old Pak Sora sees her father... Read More

However nontraditional, it’s still the dawn of summer in the northern hemisphere, and people are creaking their doors open and heading to the beach for some socially distanced fun in the sun. In between sandcastle supplies, sunscreen,... Read More

FOREWORD’S LIT HIT—INDIE BOOKS THAT’LL BLOW YOU AWAY / Between film, television, magazines, and the inescapable internet, teen girls are perpetually bombarded with unrealistic images and expectations. Twenty-three-year-old... Read More

The last few months have been a nightmare—COVID-19, the near collapse of the US economy, multiple killings of unarmed black citizens by aggressive police officers, tear gas used against peaceful protesters in ninety-six cities around... Read More

This Little Family / Inès BayardAdriana Hunter, translator / Other Press / Softcover $15.99 (272pp) / 978-1-892746-87-0 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / Inès Bayard’s novel This Little... Read More