A Black family’s traumas are the focus of Carolivia Herron’s rending novel "Thereafter Johnnie", in which a bereaved daughter examines her origins. At first, Johnnie is a solitary “light,” condemned to haunt a former Carnegie... Read More

A young boy struggles with a big change in this festive picture book about finding your heart in a new home. When Nate and his dads move to a new apartment, his menorah is lost in the move—along with his school, his friends, and... Read More

“When it comes to fungi, art and science often overlap,” Maya Jewell Zeller writes, and that is indeed true of her beautiful, beguiling book "The Wonder of Mushrooms". Fungi are curious: More closely related to animals than plants,... Read More

Sizzling with restrained eroticism, H. S. Cross’s historical novel "Amanda" is about two lovers driven apart by secrets and brought together again by irrepressible need. In the interbellum period, Marion, who by day worked under a... Read More

In James Janko’s searing novel "The Wire-Walker", a talented Palestinian girl defies the limitations of her home to declare “watch for me in the sky.” Amal, raised in a West Bank refugee camp, grows up with few joys: a peek of sky,... Read More

In Grace Chan’s incisive speculative novel "Every Version of You", people seek eternal virtual life, hoping to abandon the physical world for good. In the near future, Earth is increasingly uninhabitable. People who can afford to do so... Read More

Linda Segtnan’s haunting true crime book delves into the 1948 murder of a Swedish girl and the intense psychological effects Segtnan experienced while researching the crime. In 2018, Segtnan was working on a project at the National... Read More

Addressing universal business struggles in a down-to-earth manner, "Superperformance" is an insightful leadership guide. Introducing strategies to foster personal, team, and organizational achievements, business consultant George... Read More