Jeff Fleischer’s "A Hot Mess" is a substantial, science-based guide that explains climate change through history, its deniers, and the current evidence, all in a candid, accessible format that invites young people to take action. With... Read More

Fred Scharmen’s "Space Forces" charts the history of ideas about space travel and living in outer space. What do interplanetary aspirations say about societies, and what ramifications does space exploration have back on Earth? From the... Read More

In Elif Shafak’s "The Island of Missing Trees", a father and daughter reconnect after years of secrecy and a devastating loss. Ada has only ever known her parents: her father, Kostas, and her mother, Defne, who died. Her other... Read More

Karen Walrond’s The Lightmaker’s Manifesto issues a rousing call to get involved in changing the world without destroying one’s self. Concerned with selflessness and sacrifice, this book also emphasizes self-care, which is vital... Read More

In Jacques Poulin’s lyrical novel "Autumn Rounds", a Canadian bookmobile driver travels from Quebec City to the villages along the country’s northern shore. The Driver, as he calls himself, has an enduring love of books and a curious... Read More

In Sébastien Japrisot’s taut mystery novel "The Sleeping Car Murders", a woman’s corpse is found on a train that just arrived in Paris. The train originated in Marseilles, and the woman appears to have been strangled in the sleeping... Read More

In Stephanie Gangi’s elegiac, absorbing novel "Carry the Dog", a woman reevaluates her photographer mother’s exploitative opus. At fifty-nine, Bea is pained by revived interest in the Marx Nudes, her mother Miriam’s 1960s series.... Read More

In Okezie Nwọka’s dazzling and disquieting novel "God of Mercy", battles between gods reignite a war between religions. Ijeoma, a mute girl in Ichulu, can fly. The dibia, a religious figure of the village, understands this to be the... Read More