This gorgeous illustrated book sings to every adult’s inner child. It pairs dreamlike art with trilling reminiscences of childhood joys and growing pains, painted in the vibrant colors of the wide, wild world. A girl settles on a stack... Read More

In western Kentucky, towns along the Cumberland River were replaced by Lake Barkley during a dam project. Residents were told “their sacrifice was for the public good.” Jayne Moore Waldrop’s novel "Drowned Town" is about what they... Read More

Tom Lutz advocates for eschewing tourist traps and sightseeing tours to embrace the full breadth of the experience, wherever you roam, in his collection of travel essays, "The Kindness of Strangers". From karaoke bars in Bhutan to... Read More

In Susan Hunter’s thriller Dangerous Waters, a newspaperwoman undertakes a murder investigation while navigating the difficulties of her romantic life. Leah returns to her dilapidated hometown after a failure in the big city. Leah’s... Read More

Joanna Grochowicz’s fictionalization of the true story of the Endurance, which sailed to the Antarctic in 1914, concerns the commitment and perseverance of a leader and his crew. In hopes of inspiring the British population during... Read More

A girl falls under the spell of a fairy who offers her a Faustian bargain in the graphic novel "Stars, Hide Your Fire". Moved by ennui and restlessness, Andrea dreams of escaping her small, ordinary Massachusetts town. While exploring an... Read More

In Kelly Ann Jacobson’s dark, contemporary retelling of Peter Pan, Tinker Bell’s unrequited love leads to bitter tragedy. Tink is a squatter at the abandoned Darling homestead. Peter Pan and Wendy are long dead, and Tink is a ghost... Read More

Andy Zuliani’s haunting and compact debut novel weaves the stories of four troubled people into an unsettling view of the future. The book begins in the close future with Ana and Win, a best friend driver and scrubber pair. Ana, a... Read More