Frank Mortimer’s "Bee People" is an entertaining introduction to the world of beekeeping, drawn from Mortimer’s extensive experience raising bees in suburban New Jersey. The book’s topics will appeal to novices, experts, and the... Read More

"Shadowshine" is a rollicking adventure in which a poetic possum undertakes a quest for self-knowledge in his fantastical world of talking animals. In Johnny Armstrong’s eccentric novel "Shadowshine", a talking possum adventures in a... Read More

Molly Wizenberg lays bare her journey of self-discovery and reinvention in her raw, honest memoir "The Fixed Stars". It was jury duty, of all things, that made Wizenberg realize that she might not be straight. After months of denial, she... Read More

"Twenty-Five Years in the Caucasus" is an energetic memoir that offers an intimate look at life as a nineteenth-century Russian army officer. Arnold L. Zisserman’s absorbing "Twenty-Five Years in the Caucasus" is invaluable for its... Read More

Marc Petitjean grew up with Frida Kahlo’s disturbing painting “The Heart” hanging in his living room. As a child, he was terrified of the image of a huge bleeding heart lying in the sand, with its handless woman pierced by a metal... Read More

The invasion was gentler than expected: The Seep entered the water supply, melded with people, and dulled their fears, offering them a future free of pain, need, and death. But there are some who find this new utopia wanting. Chana... Read More

In "A Small Door Set in Concrete", Israeli activist Ilana Hammerman attests to the cruel and ever-worsening effects of the borders and policies that separate Israel and Palestine. Seeking new meaning after loss through travel, Hammerman... Read More

"Becoming My Best Self" is an instructional guide designed to help children lead happier, more fulfilling lives. Shamena Maharaj’s instructional picture book "Becoming My Best Self" is concerned with cultivating inner attributes with... Read More