Learn the logic behind strange creature names through this collection of humorous, clever, and often downright absurd monikers from the animal kingdom. Interactive notes, glossaries, and activities make this a fun choice for... Read More

In Rochelle Distelheim’s absorbing novel "Jerusalem as a Second Language", a family makes aliyah, considers assimilation, and tests its own bonds. The Zalinikovs—Manya, Yuri, and their daughter, Galina—survived the Soviet Union,... Read More

Based on a true story, Matthew John Echan’s novel "God*s Will" probes religious fanaticism, and the suffering inflicted in its name. Fourteen-year-old Sam is told by his adoptive mother than he’s going to spend some time with his... Read More

In Chelsea Britain’s contemporary novel "Cuttle", a quirky, scholarly heroine navigates the rocky shoals of academia and the risky shores of adult relationships. After eight years of grad school, analytical, problem-solving Nora is an... Read More

"Temple Dancer", Amy Weintraub’s astonishing new novel, evokes the power of a lost spiritual tradition through the story of two disparate women: a disgraced temple dancer from 1930s India, and a contemporary social worker in... Read More

Hayley Chewins’s fantasy novel "The Sisters of Straygarden Place" is filled with magic and danger—and love that overcomes all. The Ballastian sisters seem to have everything they need, including a magic house that feeds them. But... Read More

Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s shimmering essay collection about fantastic creatures and plants, "World of Wonders", is shot through with memories of her peripatetic life and observations about race, motherhood, and environmental issues. Fumi... Read More

R. B. Lemberg spins a world of singing gods, desert nomads, and magic humming in the wind in "The Four Profound Weaves", the first novella set in their Birdverse universe. Uiziya, a transgender woman in her sixties, is an aspiring master... Read More