A hunting dog and his would-be prey have comical interactions in the picture book "Chatty the Hen Pheasant". In Linda Harkey’s surprising picture book "Chatty the Hen Pheasant", a dog braves the snow to hunt for a bird, hoping to... Read More

With electric colors and creatures outlined in bold, thick lines, this joyous rhyming board book follows a watermelon-loving, long-haired bear who’s jazzed to fold into the tasty fruit he just bought. When his forest friends show up,... Read More

In the sensitive contemporary romance novel "Talk to Me", a woman decides what she wants out of her second act. In Zoe Amos’s LGBTQ+ romance novel Talk to Me, a woman who’s separated from her husband forms a romantic attraction to... Read More

"It’s Come to This" is an ideal pandemic diary; it captures the changes and strangeness brought about by Covid-19. Laura Pedersen’s meticulous, timely memoir "It’s Come to This" covers 2020 and early 2021, focusing on the Covid-19... Read More

The love between a mother and child gets a metallic makeover in this heartwarming title about the limitless devotion of parenthood. A cozy palette of aquatic blues, golden yellows, and peachy pinks depicts injured knees being welded... Read More

An elliptical novel that integrates the death of a lineage into a reflection on personal mortality, Kat Meads’s "Dear DeeDee" recasts the unresolved stories of a Southern paternal line. Rooted in North Carolina, the Meads family line... Read More

In J. Marshall Freeman’s fantasy novel, Crispin wants to leave the shadow of his sophomore year, when he was outed and lost his first boyfriend, behind him. He takes comfort in starting his junior year as part of the popular clique,... Read More

Santa’s First Stop is an optimistic Christian picture book that blends two Christmas traditions together. In Cecelia Reynolds’s picture book, Santa’s First Stop, Santa visits Bethlehem. This picture book is focused on delivering... Read More