War memorials—it doesn’t get any gloomier, but also awe-inspiring as the male mind seeks to comprehend the horror of battle, from a but-for-the-grace-of-God vantage point. World War One took the lives of 66,000 Canadians and maimed... Read More

"A Perfect Blindness" is a grunge rock fantasy with an operatic sense of drama. Is it possible to achieve fame and glory without letting go of your humanity? This familiar question is engaged by W. Lance Hunt in his novel, "A Perfect... Read More

Middle graders are sure to get caught up in the magic of The Oldenglen Chronicles. At home in the lush forests of southwestern Oregon, Jax understands better than most that survival can often be violent and harsh for the wild creatures... Read More

Grisly details and uncommon perspectives make this a psychologically captivating mystery, if not one for the squeamish. Charlie Donlea’s "The Girl Who Was Taken" is a uniquely premised, pulse-pounding, psychological thriller about... Read More

Comprehensive and scholarly, "Finding Feminism" is best for the seasoned millennial feminist or for the new one truly committed to the cause. Alison Dahl Crossley’s Finding Feminism: Millennial Activists and the Unfinished Gender... Read More

"A Year Right Here" is a genuine pleasure to read, as refreshing in its localism and eclecticism as it is in its universal soul-searching. Seattle cookbook author Jess Thomson proves that one doesn’t have to travel far from home to... Read More

Everyone gets overwhelmed, but "Oh Susannah" teaches children that it is okay to ask for help. Susannah wants to shove all of her problems into her school bag, but no matter how hard she tries to ignore them, those problems just will not... Read More

"Thaw" is passionate and raw, with a reminder that love isn’t the same for everyone. Elyse Springer’s "Thaw" explores love and what it means to show it, with two people in a relationship who aren’t sure what one should look like.... Read More