In Andrew Dana Hudson’s unsettling science fiction novel "Absence", unexplained disappearances strain people’s faith in their institutions and reality. In this future setting, the phenomenon of popping, or sudden vanishings marked by... Read More

An heirloom’s centrality to its family becomes clear following a storm in the heartfelt picture book "Always There, Rocking Chair". In Tybre’ana Eaddy’s sentimental picture book "Always There, Rocking Chair", a family learns to... Read More

Anthropomorphized mice—a father and his child–go on an observational adventure in this sweet picture book about how all creatures and elements work their ways back home. The young mouse is eager to come along when their father says... Read More

Set among a New Jersey synagogue’s staff and congregants in the month prior to the October 7, 2023 attacks, Nathaniel Popkin’s sobering novel "Partly Strong, Partly Broken" reveals the discord already roiling in liberal Jewish... Read More

In this cheering picture book about nature’s reclamation of abandoned human spaces (published in English and Spanish), a summer-built house delights in the warmth provided by the family that dwells within it. The family’s diverse... Read More

A child looks forward to visiting their grandfather’s deli each Sunday in this upbeat picture book that highlights the various delights found in cultural hotspots. Each trip is an opportunity to learn more about their culinary... Read More

A portly pink pig wonders why it is that children always call on sheep for help when they can’t get to sleep, rather than inquisitive, happy, sometimes stubborn pigs. Though a smug sheep tells him that pigs aren’t qualified for such... Read More