A little boy’s blanket makes a break for it in this runaway hit of a bedtime story. The boy is ready for bed, but his blanket isn’t; it jumps up, packs a pizza into a bag, and slips out a window into the night. But no one believes... Read More

In Jamie Ogle’s historical novel "As Sure as the Sea", romance blossoms between a coral diver and a burdened pastor as anti-Christian fervor boils over in Rome. 310 CE is a difficult time for Christians: Emperor Diocletian enacts a... Read More

When Kwesi confides to his Nana Ruby that he is embarrassed by his inability to swim, she makes him a deal: if he learns to swim, she will, too. Surprised that Nana Ruby can’t swim, Kwesi learns about segregation—and its lingering... Read More

Caroline Parker’s "The Healing Garden" is an engaging, beautiful compendium of medicinal and culinary herbs. The book surprises and inspires as it shares the varied uses and healing properties of forty different herbs and seven... Read More

A former couple reunites for an investigation in Rachel Scott McDaniel’s dazzling romance novel "The Dreams We Knew". Delvina, the daughter of a mobster, was adopted by wealthy New Yorkers. In the 1920s, she becomes a flinty detective.... Read More

Inspired by Julia Sørensen’s experiences as the mother of a child with Down syndrome, this heartfelt picture book addresses the difficulties and celebrates the joys of raising children with special needs. Marcel’s parents are both... Read More

A kindred relationship is severed by a winter storm in Jón Kalman Stefánsson’s novel "Heaven and Hell", about grave losses and lucent beginnings. In a place “built of cod bones,” Bárður and an orphaned boy are outliers among... Read More

In Nanae Aoyama’s droll novella "A Perfect Day to Be Alone", an indecisive girl cohabitates with a woman who challenges her preconceptions and directionlessness. Twenty-year-old Chizu is ill-employed and hard to impress. She wants to... Read More