The Cinderella story is retold through the lens of the Underground Railroad in this inspirational picture book about legacy, courage, and hope. CeeCee is not her real name, but it’s what the Townsend family calls her on the plantation... Read More

A compelling anthology of stories by American immigrants who left behind torture, civil war, disasters, human trafficking, and minority persecution, "Kitchens of Hope" illuminates the solace and comfort found in traditional recipes.... Read More

Framed as a resistance manual for critical thinking amid rising neofascism, Annette Wannamaker’s "How to Read Like an Anti-Fascist" calls for deeper levels of attention and engagement from readers of all ages. The book begins by... Read More

Bold swaths of color complement summertime shenanigans in this rhyming picture book about two adventurous friends. Bear is wrested from his chair and towed to the fair by his friend Hare, but they can’t agree on what to ride. Hare... Read More

Brian Buckbee’s reflective memoir "We Should All Be Birds" is about how his friendship with a rescued pigeon alleviated his ongoing health struggles. In 2020, Buckbee was walking near home when he noticed a pigeon on a roof. The bird... Read More

A terraformer struggles to recognize what’s real in Kit Anderson’s introspective science fiction graphic novel "Second Shift". Birdie works for Terracorp at an outpost where crew members are “dropped-in” to a patented Dreamspace... Read More

A scientist’s homecoming and river restoration work inspire her to face her childhood fears in Cheryl Grey Bostrom’s eloquent Christian novel "What the River Keeps". As dams on the Olympic Peninsula begin to close, Hildy, a solitary... Read More

In Ronnie Turner’s eerie novel "Small Fires", a land is ruled by tales of the devil. Suspected for murdering their parents, Lily and her beastly sister, Della, escape to the God-Forgotten, a remote island inhabited by the fearful Folk,... Read More