In Estela González’s novel "Arribada", a terrible loss forces a Mexican family to reevaluate their lives. Mariana is her family’s great hope. She’s sent abroad to attend school and becomes a concert pianist. But after two family... Read More

Frederic Tuten dares to question the nature of art and life in the short stories of "The Bar at Twilight", several of which were written to accompany gallery exhibitions. In “Winter, 1965,” an aspiring writer is disappointed to find... Read More

A noir set in contemporary Manila, the graphic novel "After Lambana" combines elements of magic with Filipino mythology. Conrad has a terminal disease called Rose. He meets with a mysterious figure, Ignacio, who says that he can help.... Read More

From varied corners of the shrinking Amazon, Fábio Zuker’s essays report on perils to humans and wildlife, surveying Brazilian history, geography, and culture and documenting a raft of environmental problems that have been exacerbated... Read More

A ten-year-old girl seeks to break a long curse on her family in Shawn K. Stout’s novel "The Impossible Destiny of Cutie Grackle". Cutie lives with her uncle, Horace, in West Virginia, where she struggles to find her next meal and... Read More

The encouraging medical guide Heart Disease & Hypertension suggests ways for individuals to improve their heart health. Bryant Lusk’s Heart Disease & Hypertension is an informative medical text that delves into supplemental... Read More

You’ll Forget This Ever Happened is a wrenching memoir that testifies to the unbreakable bond between a mother and their child. In her poignant memoir You’ll Forget This Ever Happened, Laura L. Engel divulges a long-held secret and... Read More

In Ashleigh Bell Pedersen’s captivating coming-of-age novel "The Crocodile Bride", eleven-year-old Sunshine lives with her father, Billy, in the bayou town of Fingertip, in a yellow house that tilts, “exhausted, to one side.” Her... Read More