In McCall Hoyle’s endearing novel "Stella", a beagle searches for redemption—and her human being. Stella is a service dog who failed to sniff out an explosive at an airport. She feels guilt because her handler suffered in the... Read More

Arne and Carlos are known for their whimsical knitting designs, and their "Field Guide to Knitted Birds" is a colorful, inspiring introduction to a habit-forming knit genre. The book’s small bird projects are all worked in the same... Read More

In Véronique Tadjo’s literary novel "In the Company of Men", a community goes to battle against Ebola. Two boys wander into the woods to hunt; they come come home proud to prepare and eat the animals they’ve ensnared. But within... Read More

In Erik Raschke’s lean, taut novel "To the Mountain", a father races to find his lost autistic son during a blizzard. In a remote juvenile center in Colorado, twelve-year-old Marshall endures bullying, overzealous staff members, and... Read More

Wide-ranging but intimate, the graphic biography "Teddy" profiles Theodore Roosevelt and his accomplishments. Adapted from Laurence Luckinbill’s one-man play, the book anchors Roosevelt in his final months, after his... Read More

The first part of Frank Herbert’s seminal science fiction work is adapted in the faithful, dazzling graphic novel "Dune". Dune tells the story of Paul Atreides, whose father, Duke Leto Atreides, has just been awarded ministry of the... Read More

Achea Redd’s "Authentic You." is a cute welcome-to-adolescence guidebook that’s perfect for girls who are learning to navigate the mental and emotional changes of growing up. In her own youth, Redd’s experiences as a Black... Read More

The essays of Issac J. Bailey’s Why Didn’t We Riot? are incisive as they confront the realities of systemic racism in America and in the age of Donald Trump. Bailey begins his book by discussing blind spots—in particular, those of... Read More