Michel Leboeuf’s "Lost Songs of Nature" is a thought-provoking study of “acoustic ecology,” or the natural and human-made sounds of the world, that carries warnings about contemporary threats to biodiversity. Organized into five... Read More

A confused owl looks for answers in all the wrong places in this charming picture book about fitting in. Owl feels all mixed up; he doesn’t understand why he’s the only one who can’t sleep at night. He seeks answers among the... Read More

In Mary E. Roach’s smoldering novel "We Are the Match", a modern retelling of the Trojan War, star-crossed lovers maneuver against a powerful crime family for revenge. After losing her sisters on the island of Troy to bombs and fire,... Read More

Karen J. Johnson’s eye-opening history book is about the complicity of American churches in systemic inequality. Tracing the long history of religious support for segregation, the book asserts that white Christians have used biased... Read More

Generational pains are soothed by supernatural revelations in Kathleen Kaufman’s captivating historical novel "The Entirely True Story of the Fantastical Mesmerist Nora Grey". Following the death of Nairna’s grandmother, her absent... Read More