Unspoken rivalries lead to aching rifts in Rebecca Hirsch Garcia’s glittering debut novel "Other Evolutions", about the power and pitfalls of intense family love. Alma grew up in the glow of her older sister, Marnie, who possessed... Read More

"Throwing the Hammer" is a riotous novel about self-realization and the challenges of shifting private school politics. The educational escapades of a Canadian physics teacher are given a philosophical rinse in Gary J. Kirchner’s... Read More

Beneath a canopy of trees in a wide, green land, a man’s attention is pulled to the sky. Wonderment directs his days—until self-consciousness prompts him to fade in with the crowd, looking down and getting lost in routines. Time... Read More

“Heart speaks to heart” in this picture book, a work of melancholy, humor, and unmatchable charm from two celebrated artists. Its whimsical tale concerns a respected professor, John, and his most reliable friend, Ticky, a Swiss clock... Read More

A ranging and spirited educational manifesto, "American Educational Excellence" explores what makes the system in the US great. Academic and entrepreneur Kenan E. Sahin’s broad education guide "American Educational Excellence", which... Read More

Weiwei is used to celebrating the longest night of the year amid blooming flowers and buzzing birds. This year, though, in her family’s new home, the land is blanketed with snow. Still, there are peeks of the familiar: in plum blossoms... Read More

Dimensional illustrations with a glowing, illuminated quality bring extra sparkle to this sweet fable about the powers of patience and acceptance in defeating loneliness. Most parkgoers avoid the central cave; a scary, unfriendly troll... Read More

An inquisitive child muses over people’s quirks and distinguishing behaviors, noting potential contradictions in the mix. They consider what “power” entails following a librarian’s maybe unfulfilled dictum about voracious... Read More