Stark images in black and white lead this sympathetic wordless picture book about a girl who’s enduring the war in Ukraine. Her days are harsh and limited; she feels trapped, and danger exists everywhere. But her fear and despair are... Read More

Watercolors and ink lines stretch across the parchment-like pages in this story about a mischievous cat and his secret life. Max was a troublesome kitten; as an adult, he still tries to snack on baby chicks and teases the other cats in... Read More

A frustrated piano teacher gains some much-needed clarity and perspective in An Yu’s novel "Ghost Music". Song Yan lives with her husband and mother-in-law, but family secrets and thwarted ambitions prevent her from developing a close... Read More

The price a family pays for succumbing to the fear of the atomic bomb is at the center of Ciera Horton McElroy’s historical novel "Atomic Family". Dean, Nellie, and Wilson Porter are an all-American family living in the suburb of a... Read More

Violence, passion, and murder abound in Constanza Casati’s stunning historical novel "Clytemnestra". The daughter of King Tyndareus and Queen Leda of Sparta, headstrong, intelligent Clytemnestra lives a charmed life as a princess.... Read More

Susanne Pari’s "In the Time of Our History" is a sprawling story of loss and healing in the immigrant experiences of an Iranian American family. Sisters Anahita and Mitra are each other’s opposites. Anahita, the favorite, is married... Read More

In Bachtyar Ali’s novel "The Last Pomegranate Tree", a man’s search for truth leads to deep revelations. After more than two decades in prison, Muzafar has all but been forgotten. Only his old friend Yaqub knows he’s alive, and... Read More

Daniel H. Turtel’s "The Family Morfawitz" is an original and striking multigenerational saga centered on a power-hungry family. Inspired by Ovid’s Metamorphoses, it follows the determined rise of a family that immigrates to post-war... Read More