Vladimir Putin’s grip on Russia’s wealth is examined in the fascinating graphic novel Putin’s Fortune. In 1990, the book shows, Russia’s wealth became concentrated in the hands of a few men, made fewer through a number of... Read More

A teenager with superpowers battles environmental terrorism in Rodney Barnes’s exciting graphic novel "Quincredible". Quin, who has the power of invulnerability, investigates a water crisis in New Orleans because of toxic pollutants.... Read More

Psychotherapist and spiritual guide Faith Freed’s witty self-help guide is about creating a unique, eclectic, and satisfying spiritual practice. Declaring that “it’s not the religion that matters, it’s the relationship,” the... Read More

Andrea Owen’s "Live Like You Give a Damn" is a bold, irreverent, and encouraging guide to meeting life’s conundrums and challenges with courage, strength, and a good dose of humor. The book targets the limiting beliefs that sabotage... Read More

Molly Gaudry’s "Fit Into Me" is a hybrid book that challenges notions of the self, authenticity, reliability, appropriation, and truth. This multigenre work—both a novel-within-a-memoir and a memoir-within-a-novel—follows the... Read More

In the musing speculative novel "Coherence", an AI program that was started with noble intentions goes awry. In Aaron Parsons’s thought-provoking science fiction novel "Coherence", a self-directed AI poses a credible world threat. In... Read More

In Viktorie Hanišová’s lyrical novel "The Mushroom Gatherer", a woman uncovers painful childhood memories that lie in wait beneath the surface of her quiet life. In the seven years since she ran away from home and never looked back,... Read More

Dragons stir at the turn of the century in Joann Sfar’s entertaining, absurdist graphic novel "The Dragons of Paris", which builds on a cheeky alternate history of the City of Lights. The centuries-long war between humans and dragons... Read More