A girl learns about setting boundaries with a close imaginary friend in this ethereal picture book. Mrs. Nobody always has the best ideas, from haphazard haircuts to drawing on walls. When Alice disagrees with what they should do next,... Read More

Geopolitical and magical intrigue entangle in Adrian Tchaikovsky’s intricate fantasy novel "Days of Shattered Faith". As a new aide to Gil, Pallesand’s diplomat in Usmai, Loret seconds her superior in a duel with Lor’s diplomat.... Read More

In Mary G. Thompson’s empathetic novel "One Level Down", a woman forced into a child’s body fights to escape her father’s simulation. Escaping Earth’s overcrowding and irreparable environmental damage, colonists encounter disease... Read More

In Natalia Theodoridou’s haunting novel "Sour Cherry", women are entrapped by the gluttonous monstrosities of their sons and husbands. To elucidate her husband’s abuse, a mother tells her child a story about a cursed lord. She begins... Read More

This wordless picture book speaks volumes about conservation and the transformative power of art. Self-referential colored pencil illustrations follow the journey of a pencil from tree to pencil to tree again in the hands of an... Read More

An enchanting photograph of an Indigenous girl centers Martha A. Sandweiss’s history book "The Girl in the Middle", a tale of westward expansion. In 1868, Civil War photographer Alexander Gardner arranged the peace commissioners of... Read More

Natasha Pulley’s novel "The Hymn to Dionysus" explores a classical struggle between order and chaos through a slow-burn romance that bridges ideologies. After failing to protect a godly passenger on his legion’s ship, Phaidros, a... Read More

In Shubha Sunder’s novel "Optional Practical Training", an Indian immigrant tries to make a home in the US. After completing her undergraduate degree, Pavrita begins teaching physics at a school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, extending... Read More