With Kennedy’s flair for language, well-known members of the Tudor court come to life with a fresh perspective. The King’s Sisters, by Sarah Kennedy, is the third book in the Cross and the Crown Series, which tells English history... Read More

Two boys—one Chinese, one Jewish immigrant whose family escaped Germany before WWII—team up to make the Chinese Moon Festival and the Jewish harvest holiday special for Marcus’s first Sukkot in Shanghai. Cultural heritage... Read More

This intriguing book suggests ways to cope with media overload and addiction. Media expert Nancy Mramor Kajuth writes in "Get Reel" that “who you are is partially the product of television and other media.” Mramor Kajuth suggests... Read More

Those looking for a fresh way to approach self-help would do well to engage with this volume. "The Everywhere Oracle", by Caryl Ann Casbon, is a unique offering that combines poetry with exploratory questions intended as a guide to... Read More

Realini and Mehta have written a well-researched and engaging go-to guide to modern financial service practices. With the economy in a slump and high rates of personal debt, "Financial Inclusion at the Bottom of the Pyramid" comes along... Read More

This sci-fi thriller set in Iraq is well paced and riveting. Michael R. Nardo’s The Beginning, an action-packed story of alien contact, seethes with government cover-ups and gun battles in a remote region of Iraq. When lowing, winged... Read More

"Beautiful Hands" combines dazzling artwork with an uplifting message that goes far beyond its goal to inspire creativity, love, and connection. Each page displays exquisite illustrations made from painted hands, simultaneously creating... Read More

In this innovative self-help book, an “ex hot mess” shares how she pulled her life together. In Confessions of an Ex Hot Mess: 10 Steps to Beat Stress and Feel Your Best, L. K. Elliott shares the story of her transformation from a... Read More