In Zeeva Bukai’s novel "The Anatomy of Exile", a Jewish Israeli mother struggles to reconcile herself to a tragedy from her past while watching a similar situation unfold for her own daughter. Tamar’s sister-in-law, Hadas, is killed... Read More

In this poignant picture book about an unlikely friendship that outlives even death, eclectic illustrations follow an astronaut’s arrival to an alien world with strange creatures and colorful, swirling landscapes. One of the world’s... Read More

An extended criticism of how a government agency mishandled the opioid crisis, "Greed to Do Good" is an edifying insider’s look at the US’s ongoing struggles with drug abuse. CDC epidemiologist Charles LeBaron’s political science... Read More

"Never Home" is a sensitive photographic homage to those who died in World Wars I and II. Photographer and navy veteran Richard Sherman’s moving photography collection "Never Home" is about the sacrifices of US citizens and allies who... Read More

"Vlain and the Last Wild" is an epic fantasy novel that skillfully takes on moral questions about authority and the value of life. Winston T. Harrell’s adventure-filled fantasy novel "Vlain and the Last Wild" is set on the frontier. In... Read More

Reaching past the surface of its subjects to excavate everyday wonders, "Out Here" is an appealing collection of local columns. Newspaper columnist Bob Hill’s astute essay collection "Out Here" covers topics including sports, death,... Read More

Misunderstood, atypical coworkers navigate their complicated relationships in the grim, funny novel Golda’s Hutch. In Robert Steven Goldstein’s satirical novel Golda’s Hutch, a corporate leader’s private affairs lead to career... Read More

A boy in a village plagued by Cossack soldiers battles a curse to help his family and friends in the excellent graphic novel "Mendel the Mess-Up". Mendel, who is approaching his bar mitzvah, lives in a remote Jewish village, Lintvint,... Read More