“My father, James Witherspoon, is a bigamist.” Thus begins Tayari Jones’s latest novel, "Silver Sparrow", a story that blossoms and winds its way around this one, life-making fact. Set in 1980’s Atlanta, the book peels open... Read More

Angelina Jolie, Sandra Bullock, and Hugh Jackman all bravely bring something once hidden into the light: adoption. They aren’t alone. Celebrities who proudly adopt mirror a transformation underway in our neighborhoods, schools, and... Read More

Written in 1940 and now published for the first time with illustrations in a folk-art style, Stein’s fanciful journey through the alphabet features a short story in verse about each letter. The author’s postmodern approach to... Read More

Adventure storytelling at its best, Spy, Spy Again is a hilarious nonfiction romp into top-secret enemy territory from the safety of your armchair. According to this clever graphic novel, countless bungled espionage missions—across the... Read More

A visually staggering rendition of the angst-ridden Dutch artist’s life, from boyhood to death: his experiences and artistic influences and, mostly, his exceptionally close relationship to his brother Theo are the book’s focus.... Read More

Ominous and eerie are the apt adjectives critics have assigned to this acclaimed Australian picture book, now in a paperback version. Something inhabits the old water tower in fictional Preston. But is it an actual presence, or the... Read More

Great things can come from games of make-believe. As a girl, Sarah Edmonds practiced at being what her father wanted most: a boy. This skill later served her (and the Union army) well when she joined ranks as a male nurse. “What part... Read More

A mother-daughter journey through one of the world’s great walking cities is narrated by the younger traveler, who takes in history—the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, Admiral Nelson’s statue in Trafalgar Square—and... Read More