A Black family’s traumas are the focus of Carolivia Herron’s rending novel "Thereafter Johnnie", in which a bereaved daughter examines her origins. At first, Johnnie is a solitary “light,” condemned to haunt a former Carnegie... Read More

A young boy struggles with a big change in this festive picture book about finding your heart in a new home. When Nate and his dads move to a new apartment, his menorah is lost in the move—along with his school, his friends, and... Read More

Philosophers Michael Brownstein, Alex Madva, and Daniel Kelly’s social science study "Somebody Should Do Something" maps how well-meaning people get stuck between personal virtue and structural inertia when confronting “everything... Read More

“When it comes to fungi, art and science often overlap,” Maya Jewell Zeller writes, and that is indeed true of her beautiful, beguiling book "The Wonder of Mushrooms". Fungi are curious: More closely related to animals than plants,... Read More

The interconnected early stories in Virginia Woolf’s "The Life of Violet" have radical perspectives on women’s friendships, independence, and places in society. Violet, a giantess inspired by Woolf’s lifelong friend Violet... Read More

Challenging the popular conception that asteroid impacts caused the extinction of dinosaurs, "The Last Extinction" is Gerta Keller’s reflection on one of the nastiest controversies in the modern history of the earth sciences. Equal... Read More

Gillen D’Arcy Wood’s environmental history "The Wake of HMS Challenger" explores the state of the oceans through the lens of a groundbreaking Victorian voyage. In 1872, the British government funded a marine research expedition... Read More

Dishing up regional flavor, the second volume of Stephanie Hansen’s True North Cabin Cookbook series includes seasonal recipes and heartfelt tales for the cooler months. October is full of cozy, hearty soups, sheet pan meals, and... Read More