In 1961, twentysomething Sandra Hochman interviewed forty-three-year-old poet Robert Lowell for Encounter magazine. Lowell agreed to meet her—just a half hour after their telephone call—at a New York City tea room and was immediately... Read More

Nostalgia has a Greek root but was certainly perfected in France. In the suburbs of Paris, a young woman named Ania reenters the complex world of her childhood following her father’s suicide. What she finds—in her own memory, and in... Read More

Greg Rucka, Nicola Scott, and Romulo Fajardo Jr. lay out a thoroughly enjoyable origin story for one of DC’s most famous characters, in their exciting and endearing graphic novel Wonder Woman: Year One. Wonder Woman, despite being... Read More

Explore the cobbled streets and timeworn walls of the Old City with one enthusiastic guide, his cousin Aravah, and his little brother, Nitzan, in Tisha B’Av: A Jerusalem Journey, by Allison Ofanansky. Full color photographs from... Read More

Insights on spiritual gifts are particularly striking when paired with modern problems. Kristian Lynch’s "The Surrender Prayer" works to showcase the Bible as a vehicle for hope and healing. The book’s premise is that established... Read More

When a parent goes to jail or prison, children are often left with conflicting emotions. In "Far Apart, Close in Heart", Becky Birtha explores the fallout with compassion and insight. Maja Kastelic’s softly inviting vignettes show... Read More

Oops! The color factory has malfunctioned, and turtle needs help as he rushes about attempting to put a riotous rainbow explosion back to rights, in Ashley Sorenson’s visually delectable "Color Blocked". Clean black and white lines of... Read More

With an oversized book clutched to his chest, one small reader visits a variety of exotic locales from sunny safari to frozen north and outer space in "A Place to Read", by Leigh Hodgkison. Simple, rhythmic verses accompanied by boldly... Read More