A plucky, ignored little girl on the beach makes her own fun in the upbeat picture book "Famous Seaweed Soup". In Antoinette Truglio Martin’s sunny picture book "Famous Seaweed Soup", a young beachcomber dishes up a make-believe... Read More

"The Kindness Machine" is an optimistic picture book that encourages everyday kindness in a creative manner. In Christina Dankert’s enthusiastic picture book "The Kindness Machine", an enterprising second-grade teacher shows his... Read More

Two beings forge an unusual friendship to save Earth from a dangerous enemy in Kyle Sullivan’s fantasy novel "Bigfoot vs. Aliens". An unnamed bipedal creature of advanced intelligence enjoys a life of solitude in the forest that he... Read More

"Capitol Murder" is a compelling thriller that looks inside the United States’s health care system. In Mike Brogan’s political thriller "Capitol Murder", two ambitious women working to see universal health care legislation passed in... Read More

"The Next Election" marries love and government and exudes sensitivity and charm. Landon Wallace’s political romance "The Next Election" continues the story of star-crossed lovers who throw themselves into their work to avoid their... Read More

José M. Hernández’s From Farmworker to Astronaut layers two narratives: first, the saga of Hernández’s trip to the International Space Station, and second, his childhood, early adulthood, and work to qualify to be an astronaut.... Read More

"Halo of Power" is an addictive political thriller focused on the biggest sociopolitical questions of our time. Jeremy Holden’s thriller "Halo of Power" continues the adventures of Mal Thomas, the world’s most exciting advertising... Read More

In Michael Hutchinson’s clever middle grade mystery "The Case of Windy Lake", four precocious children are on a quest to find a missing archaeologist. The Mighty Muskrats—Sam, Otter, Atim, and Chickadee—are cousins who spend their... Read More