Bright art with whimsical embellishments enhances this nostalgic tale, which brings a mother’s memories of book-lined market stalls and constellation-filled skies to life. In Miral Azam Khalil’s sweet bilingual picture book Meeru’s... Read More

"Specks of Dust" is a riveting novel in which a sensitive young man takes an international route into his adulthood. In Will Duncan’s heartrending novel "Specks of Dust", a Ugandan man comes of age. Soon after his father is killed,... Read More

Character studies dominate in "Cold Peace", a lengthy novel that sets up the story of the Berlin airlift. Helena P. Schrader’s historical novel "Cold Peace" covers the events surrounding the Berlin Blockade in the wake of World War II.... Read More

"Darcy" is a delightful take on Pride and Prejudice that shows respect for Jane Austen’s work while also peeking into her characters’ true thoughts. Alice McVeigh’s Regency-era romance "Darcy" pays homage to Pride and Prejudice... Read More

A relationship advice podcaster advocating “just break up,” Sierra DeMulder champions the value of those things that exist only briefly: love, life—“every poem is about death / when you are reading to the dying”—music,... Read More

In Amalie Jahn’s heartfelt novel "A Walk between Raindrops", estranged sisters attempt to mend their relationship while on a tour of American theme parks. Elise and her younger, pretty, popular sister Wylla haven’t spoken to each... Read More

Azzedine T. Downes’s memoir "The Couscous Chronicles" moves across cultures, continents, languages, and time, embracing personal and global transformations during the 1980s and 1990s. Downes begins his story with his time in the Peace... Read More

My Father’s List is a moving memoir about healing after loss. On August 8, 2003, Mick Carney was killed by a distracted driver, leaving behind his family and the bucket list that he’d written when he was twenty-nine. Still grieving a... Read More