A detective in Norway investigates a murder case in Sharon White’s atmospheric novel "If the Owl Calls". In 1979, Hans, an Oslo detective, grieves his wife’s recent death. He is assigned a case in the remote north, home of the... Read More

Beneath a canopy of trees in a wide, green land, a man’s attention is pulled to the sky. Wonderment directs his days—until self-consciousness prompts him to fade in with the crowd, looking down and getting lost in routines. Time... Read More

Extrapolating consumerism’s effects on society to their most extreme ends, "Virtuality" is an intricate speculative novel. A broadcast outage threatens to lead to a global economic crisis in Derek Cressman’s speculative novel... Read More

Francesca Galligan’s "Looking After Your Books" is a delightful reference volume for book lovers. A librarian at Oxford’s Bodleian Library, Galligan is an ideal dispenser of book-related advice. She balances her expertise with... Read More

In Lauren Fischer’s novel "Orphanland", childhood friends work to unravel a mystery surrounding their orphanage, an abandoned school, and the influential family tied to both. Eleven-year-old Willa lives in the Southern Ohio... Read More

Preparing for bedtime is akin to an adventure in this cheeky, cheery, onomatopoeic rhyming picture book that encourages children to “dream bold and bright.” It begins with the toot of a welcoming train headed for the night. Little... Read More

In this interactive, rhyming picture book that plays snippets of classical music from composers including Gustav Holst, Johannes Brahms, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as it goes, a big mouse family in a cozy, tchotchke-packed den prepares... Read More

In Russia, in a time of increased persecution, Jewish communities heard stories about America, with its “sweet air to breathe and wide open space.” A brave few boarded boats, promising to send for their loved ones when they were... Read More