The Eurasian magpie is the only bird known to recognize itself in a mirror, the American robin eats up to of sixty-eight worms each day, and flamingos are pink because of the shrimp and algae they eat. Fascinating facts like these... Read More

Despite adversity, poet Shanon Jacobs used spirituality to persevere. The image on the cover of Unveiled is ambiguous, but it’s fitting for this memoir in verse. Depending on one’s vantage point, the butterfly surrounded by shades of... Read More

Fortnam captures his radical separation from reality by sharing his confused thought process. In this brief but brave memoir, Michael Fortnam strives to share what serious mental illness feels like from inside the patient’s head.... Read More

Rose takes readers on a journey through Norse mythology and a love that can lie in wait like a dragon. Woven among runic symbols for need, strength, truth, chaos, and other results of loving are eighty pages of poems that explore J. K.... Read More

Strong and precise writing brings effective assertiveness to this exposé on a mystery of the Virgin Mary. While Iain Colquhoun claims amateur status as an interpreter of church prophecy, his effort at interpreting the “Third Secret of... Read More

This owner’s manual lets teens kick the tires as they learn to drive their new-model brains. The Owner’s Manual for Driving Your Adolescent Brain offers fun-filled, easy-to-understand information about how the brain works, grows, and... Read More

Evoking masculine, dangerously intimate, polished surfaces, "Straight Razor" reveals libidinous encounters, elegies, and satires on careerism in poetry. San Francisco-based Randall Mann, author of Complaint in the Garden and Breakfast... Read More

By providing an understanding of how world conflicts develop and peace agreements emerge, this comprehensive book motivates youth to educate themselves rather than become frightened of the terrors they hear on the news. Kid-­friendly... Read More