An elder shares her story in Chi Zijian’s reflective novel "The Last Quarter of the Moon". An unnamed Evenki woman laments the loss represented by her home’s emptiness. Her family voted to leave their mountains; modernization... Read More

Samantha Ellis’s powerful memoir "Always Carry Salt" exemplifies diaspora yearning and determination. Ellis grew up in the United Kingdom, hearing snippets of the Judeo-Iraqi Arabic of her parents and ancestors. By adulthood, though,... Read More

Picking up after a novel set two thousand years prior, T. C. Kraven’s Of Death & Desires doesn’t miss a beat in continuing the star-crossed story of Hades and Persephone. After a multimillennial search, Persephone is found in... Read More

Dark academia meets enemies-to-lovers themes in Jaclyn Rodriguez’s debut novel "A Vow in Vengeance". Fifteen years ago, as punishment for a failed uprising, a decree was made by the three immortal kings: the elves, seraphs, and druids... Read More

A gothic fairytale with nods to “Beauty and the Beast,” Amanda Linsmeier’s "A Dance with Death" explores the overlap of love and grief. The three Bell sisters have seen their shares of loss—of their parents, their home, and the... Read More

In this way-blazing biographical picture book, watercolor and gouache illustrations track the trail of Cecilia Payne, a renowned astronomer who overcame sexism and self-doubt to succeed. Cecilia knew she was a scientist early on,... Read More

Kim Danielson’s gracious memoir "Piece by Piece" revisits the stories behind the jewelry lost in a home robbery. Danielson describes coming to terms with the violation of the theft in this work of appreciative reflection. Indeed, the... Read More

A man’s reverence for art leads to wartime defiance in the enchanting historical novel "The Prodigal of Leningrad". When the Nazis invade Leningrad, Daniil, a widower and volunteer docent, witnesses the State Hermitage Museum remove... Read More