The essays of "From Environmental Loss to Resistance" are an example of engaged scholarship. They focus on “the plurality of ways to be active agents of change” in North America and were written by activists and academics working on... 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

Six years ago, John Wang and Storm Garner pooled their talents to start the terrifically popular Queens Night Market. The venue brings together food vendors from diverse culinary traditions on summer Saturday nights. "The World Eats... Read More

"The Stringbags" is a rousing historical graphic novel focused on World War II Royal Navy underdogs. During the war, Great Britain was desperate for any plane that could fight. The Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bomber, nicknamed... Read More

In Borja Gonzalez’s subtle, surreal "A Gift for a Ghost", two girls form a connection despite living 160 years apart. Teresa lives in 1856 and is preparing to make her society debut. She follows her mother’s instructions and... Read More

In Black Sand Beach: Are You Afraid of the Light?, a graphic novel for middle grade readers, a group of kids explore the strange area around a family vacation home. Twelve-year-old Dash and his best friend Lily join Dash’s parents,... Read More

In "Superman Smashes the Klan", the hero helps two Chinese American kids in 1946 Metropolis. Inspired by a 1946 Superman radio series, the story follows the Lees and their children, known by their Americanized first names Tommy and... Read More

The graphic novel team known as Metaphrog presents a stunning adaptation of a famous French folk tale in Metaphrog’s Bluebeard. A poor village girl, Eve, has a happy life with her family and best friend Tom, but atop a mountain in the... Read More