The life, career, and activism of actor George Takei are chronicled in the stirring graphic novel "It Rhymes with Takei". Takei gave up studying architecture when he heard the siren call of the stage. Despite the limited roles available... Read More

Sensei Julie Seido Nelson’s religious guide and exposé "Practicing Safe Zen" suggests practical ways to maximize the benefits of Zen practice and minimize its risks. While arguing for the benefits of a sincere, devoted Zen practice,... Read More

In 2022, journalist Dom Phillips was murdered while reporting on environmental crimes in Brazil’s Javari Valley, killed by some of the same criminals destroying the Amazon rainforest. His friends and colleagues completed his... Read More

A forensic anthropologist and her partner travel abroad in search of the truth behind a boy’s brutal murder in the feverish dystopian novel "Not Long Ago Persons Found". A seven-year-old boy’s torso is found in a city’s river with... Read More

In Shokoofeh Azar’s intricate fabulistic novel "The Gowkaran Tree in the Middle of Our Kitchen", an Iranian girl comes of age in a time of war. When a gowkaran tree—likened to the Tree of Life, though no one seems certain about its... Read More

Quino’s wonderful comics collection "Mafalda" centers on a six-year-old girl, her family, and her friends. "Mafalda" ran in Argentina from 1964 to 1973 and was beloved. In addition to its heroine, it features Manolito, a shopkeeper’s... Read More

An interwoven father-daughter story, Mphuthumi Ntabeni’s ambitious novel "The Wanderers" is a philosophical examination of the legacy of South African apartheid. Although apartheid ended when Ruru, now a doctor, was still a child, she... Read More

Dennis E. Bolen’s insightful, beautiful coming-of-age novel "Amaranthine Chevrolet" is a hero’s journey filled with danger and yearning. In 1967 on a Saskatchewan farm, fifteen-year-old Robin responds to the death of his... Read More