Highlighting cycles of fasting and feasting, Ilhan Mohamed Abdi’s creative, enchanting cookbook features an enticing mix of new and traditional Middle Eastern recipes. Born in Somalia and raised in London, Abdi produces an alluring... Read More

A murder in the Reconstruction-era South is excavated in Sylvester Allen Jr. and Belle Boggs’s history book "The Legend of Wyatt Outlaw". Following the conclusion of the Civil War, small-town citizens in places like Graham, North... 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

The pulse-pounding first installment in Elizabeth May’s dark new series, "The Wolf and the Crown of Blood" includes bloody rebellion, crackling tension, and not a hero in sight. Three centuries ago, the gods were at war with the... Read More

In Rebecca Ferrier’s captivating novel "A Spell for Drowning", sisters’ fates are tied to the mythical beings off the Cornish coast. Kensa lives in Cornwall. Her outlaw father was executed; her mother remarried. Charged with watching... Read More