Design is ubiquitous: urging us to buy, suggesting how we should behave, and saying how we should think and feel. However, aside from designers, marketers, and psychologists, few are aware of this constructed messaging in human-built... Read More

J. S. Margot’s memoir "Mazel Tov" is the unvarnished account of how two clashing cultures led to lasting friendship. In her student days, Margot answered an ad to be a tutor. The woman in charge of student jobs sent her to the... Read More

In Véronique Tadjo’s literary novel "In the Company of Men", a community goes to battle against Ebola. Two boys wander into the woods to hunt; they come come home proud to prepare and eat the animals they’ve ensnared. But within... Read More

In "Quincredible", a New Orleans teenager learns to fight for justice—with his superpower and without it. Quin is easygoing and has an interest in electronics; he strives for recognition from Brittany, the smartest girl in his school.... Read More

In Curtis Bradley Vickers’s harrowing novel This Here Is Devil’s Work, two wildland firefighters and a cattle rustler are thrust together when lightning sparks a blaze. Morgan is a brash but effective member of the Ruby Mountain... Read More

In Jane Rosenberg LaForge’s dark thriller "Sisterhood of the Infamous", two sisters contend with a grisly killing, and their lifetime of resentment boils over. When she was younger, Barbara hungered for fame. She went from the... Read More

This upbeat, rhyming counting story features a smiling shepherd and cheerful sheep—the littlest of whom gets distracted on her way up the hill. While racing lizards, spinning spiders, and croaking frogs are a source of fascination for... Read More

Drawing cute animals is made straightforward and fun, thanks to Lulu Mayo’s "How to Draw a Bunny". Leaning on simple shapes—ovals, teardrops, triangles, and hearts—the book introduces an adorable collection of creatures, each of... Read More