Steven Heighton volunteered at a refugee camp, and his memoir "Reaching Mithymna" is an eyewitness account of the Syrian refugee crisis. In 2015, the fifth year of the Syrian civil war, Heighton volunteered as an aid worker. Within hours... Read More

A motley crew of young royalty receive an introduction to modern art when Princess Arabella invites them to her personal museum, where famous artists and their works splash color over the white walls. The royals observe Yayoi Kusama’s... Read More

"Infinity"‘s micropoems and mesmerizing images toy with the concept of boundlessness: “It’s / a jar full of stories and white ink / spilled / on the snow,” one page murmurs, beside a picture of a colorless cat jumping into a pale... 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

A malcontent cat is a dangerous being, and attention-hungry Doodle Cat is verging on desperation before he encounters a stray crayon. After a few failed tests—is it a kind of spoon? A spade?—Doodle Cat discovers the crayon’s... Read More

In Wendy Voorsanger’s novel "Prospects of a Woman", a woman travels to Gold Rush California, where her New England upbringing, femininity, and traditional role are challenged. In California, Elisabeth and her husband Nate discover that... Read More

“If it were followed by spring or summer, I would love autumn unreservedly,” writes Horatio Clare. Instead, autumn, for all its glory, warns the Welsh-born writer that winter will soon engulf Britain and Wales in gales, sleet, and... Read More

"The True Adventures of Gidon Lev" is the compelling biography of a Holocaust survivor who attests that human beings are capable of both incredible evil and transcendent love. Julie Gray’s collaborative biography, "The True Adventures... Read More