Noting that only 40 percent of nations have ever had a woman leader, Kate Graham’s plucky biographical essay collection Run the World like a Girl introduces women politicians who beat the odds to work for equality. The book contains... Read More
The first woman, first Jewish person, and first scientist to become president of Mexico, President Claudia Sheinbaum gets her due in this biographical picture book about believing in yourself, in your dreams, and in a better world for... Read More
Inspired by Tudor history, Autumn Krause’s "Grave Flowers" is an intriguing fantasy novel full of conflict and love. Madalina is princess of Radix, a staid kingdom known for its grave flowers, deadly magical plants. Her twin sister,... Read More
In Susannah Fullerton’s creative biographical collection, seventeen cats are vehicles for stories of the authors who cared for them. “Since cats were first domesticated and since human beings first began to write,” the book notes,... Read More
In Katie Moore’s moving historical novel "Under the Pink Triangle", gay men navigate Dachau in 1942. Manny and Rudi are imprisoned in Dachau, forced to wear pink triangles, because they are gay. They form a deep connection with one... Read More
An artist seeks freedom from oppressive Russian authorities in Eugene Yelchin’s graphic memoir I Wish I Didn’t Have to Tell You This. In 1980, Yelchin, an aspiring artist, is excited to be included in an exhibition of paintings,... Read More
Tense and descriptive, Eva Jurczyk’s mystery novel "6:40 to Montreal" throws strangers together on a halted train to locate an elusive murderer. Agatha is a novelist who is struggling to write her next book. As a gift, her partner... Read More
David Haynes’s complex short story collection Martha’s Daughter is about the everyday situations and relationships of working-class Black Americans. Set in the metropolitan flatlands of Missouri, the stories are imbued with the... Read More