Victoria Buitron’s memoir "A Body Across Two Hemispheres" works across two languages and cultures to confront bureaucratic and sexist assumptions that were designed to punish immigrants and women. Born in Ecuador, Buitron moved to... Read More

What young woman wouldn’t want to discover a secret basement room filled with sequined gowns, feather boas, and wigs? In Amy Tector’s novel "The Honeybee Emeralds", Alice Ahmadi is that lucky woman. And then she puts her hands in the... Read More

Inspired by actual family travels, Kellie McIntyre’s "The Passport Project" follows the adventures of a five-month international family trip with ebullience. Sisters Delaney and Riley are going into the seventh and eighth grades. They... Read More

A Syrian refugee experiences financial difficulties, family separation and loss, and a dangerous sea crossing in this second volume of "Hakim’s Odyssey". Forced to flee Syria, Hakim now lives in Turkey with his wife, Najmeh, and his... Read More

A byproduct of questions about aging and a chance meeting turned interview-cum-photography session while vacationing on Patmos, Ellen Warner’s "The Second Half" is the culmination of fifteen years spent pursing older women’s... Read More

In Lynn Hightower’s supernatural thriller "The Enlightenment Project", a preeminent neurosurgeon who is researching the effects of spirituality on the brain opens a door to dark forces. Noah earned acclaim for his record of successful... Read More

In Jennie K. Brown’s novel "Scrumptious", a charming, talented middle school student enters a cooking competition. Petunia loves cooking more than anything. It’s a passion that was instilled in her by now-departed Grammy Joanne. So... Read More

Capturing anxiety via illustrative spreads that move from claustrophobic blurs to stark, dizzy sketches, this sympathetic picture book walks children through a typical day for a boy who’s afflicted by dread. Even making it outside is a... Read More