Practical tips for imaginative play sessions fill "Making It Up", former theater teacher Christopher Mannino’s fun, inspiring parenting guide. Mannino’s method is simple: he recommends that parents schedule daily ten-minute playtimes... Read More

Highlighting cycles of fasting and feasting, Ilhan Mohamed Abdi’s creative, enchanting cookbook features an enticing mix of new and traditional Middle Eastern recipes. Born in Somalia and raised in London, Abdi produces an alluring... Read More

Generations of women wrestle with an inherited legacy of trauma in Celeste Mohammed’s sprawling novel-in-stories "Ever Since We Small". Split into two sections, “Then” and “Now,” the novel does a masterful job of capturing the... Read More

Emphasizing the importance of quiet observations of the natural world, Kathryn Gillespie’s probing, meditative nature book "The Sound of Feathers" is about human encounters with animals. The thoughtful essays address the ethics of... Read More

Hubert’s grand graphic biography "Joe the Pirate" profiles a rich, eccentric figure known for her colorful life. Marion Carstairs, later known as “Joe,” was born into a wealthy but dysfunctional family. Sent to boarding school, she... Read More

Sifting through wartime memories in search of understanding, "Under a Whistling Sky" is an affecting memoir. Milica Vidić Vogt’s evocative memoir "Under a Whistling Sky" covers the Bosnian War and her emigration to the United States.... Read More

Women’s instincts and memories are alchemical in A. J. Ashworth’s unnerving speculative collection "Maybe the Birds". In one tale, a school shooting survivor carves mementos mori for the lost; her relationship fractures with the... Read More

Andrea Owen’s "Live Like You Give a Damn" is a bold, irreverent, and encouraging guide to meeting life’s conundrums and challenges with courage, strength, and a good dose of humor. The book targets the limiting beliefs that sabotage... Read More