In the winsome fantasy novel "Moriah Jones", a girl caught between two different realms discovers more about her powers and her place in the world. In Hanial Kashim’s entertaining Arthurian fantasy novel "Moriah Jones", a resourceful,... Read More

The self-help book "Composure" is an excellent resource for those looking to develop the characteristics that lead to success. Kate Purmal’s insightful self-help book "Composure" tackles impostor syndrome at its roots to help people be... Read More

The message dominates in this motivational picture book about how little people can have a big impact. It all starts with simple gestures, like expressing care, that make it easier to move on to larger forms of change. The attentive,... Read More

When a flamboyance of flamingos moves into the neighborhood, the other neighbors are disturbed by their bright colors, long necks, and food trucks. From a “squadron of pelicans” to a “band of jays,” the birds decide to take a... Read More

With white backgrounds and stand-out colored-pencil illustrations, this picture book urges everyone to appreciate the everyday music found in nature. Bees bzzz-zzz and frogs croa-oak before a summer thunderstorm rolls in with drums,... Read More

Troubled Los Angeles high schoolers unite in Emilia Ares’s romance novel "Love and Other Sins". The daughter of Russian immigrants, Mina isolates herself, assuming a capable demeanor. Her father is absent, and her mother, despite... Read More

Joe Dator combines humorous cartoons with fun, behind-the-panels extras in his collection "Inked". Some of the book’s cartoons were first printed in The New Yorker; others have never been published before. Entries of both kinds spark... Read More

In "Our Oldest Companions", Pat Shipman delves into the history of canine domestication, marveling that dogs have chosen to associate with humans. Focusing on coevolution and the dingoes of Australia, she illuminates “how mutually... Read More