Public relations specialist Colette A.M. Phillips’s insightful business book "The Includers" is about making workplaces more inclusive and equitable. An immigrant from Antigua, Phillips began a PR firm in Boston. At the time, white men... Read More
A poignant story of sisterhood and coming-of-age, Meg Gaertner’s novel "Chasing Stars" follows changes to a seventh grader’s life that leave her floundering and searching for stable ground. Libby and her sister Erica were born just... Read More
In Savyon Leibrecht’s novel "The Bridesman", an Iranian Israeli family is changed by the arrival of a new bride. Micha was just nine years old when his elders embarked on an impossible quest to find a suitable bride for his Uncle... Read More
In Garnett Kilberg Cohen’s expansive short story collection, some form of craving—either literal or metaphysical—factors into every person’s tale. A woman who craved olives as a child is forever cursed to flashback through the... Read More
Sophie Benson’s "Sustainable Wardrobe" suggests accessible, fashionable, and eco-conscious alternatives to fast fashion. This full-color coffee table book is broken into sections: general knowledge about clothes and their environmental... Read More
In Hiromi Kawakami’s short story collection "Dragon Palace", bizarre encounters guide lonely people onto new paths. In these stories, troubled lives are forever changed by supernatural forces. One man claims that he was once an... Read More
Considering himself fortunate to have multicultural roots—Indian, Puerto Rican, and Italian—each with its own special blend of flavors, colors, scents, and passions, Raj Tawney brings a bit from each culture to his engaging memoir... Read More
A young mage battles horrific monsters in the graphic novel "Mage and the Endless Unknown". In an idyllic scene, a child wakes and uses their magic to grow flowers. But a monster comes from the sky and swallows them—the first of many... Read More