Valiant and feminist, "Harriet" is a fantastic tribute to Jane Austen’s Emma. Inspired by the works of Jane Austen, Alice McVeigh’s "Harriet" is a lovely comedy of manners about friendship and love, both feigned and true. The book... Read More

"3 Magic Dreams" is an offbeat trio of stories paired with inventive illustrations. Matt Bolton Art’s "3 Magic Dreams" is comprised of three short stories in rhyming verse with surrealist illustrations. In “Gilby,” a boy lives on... Read More

Fade Away, or The Artist is a literary novel about ennui, loneliness, and finding one’s place in the world. In Jeremy Rider’s literary novel Fade Away, or The Artist, a young man navigates new adulthood. Jimmy, who grew up in a... Read More

In the adorable and conscientious picture book Rae’s First Day, a girl with a limb difference has an empowering introduction to kindergarten. In Danny Jordan’s picture book Rae’s First Day, a child makes use of her differences to... Read More

Ellery’s Magic Bicycle is an uplifting picture book in which a girl forms a magical friendship that lasts throughout the years. In Maria Monte’s heartwarming picture book Ellery’s Magic Bicycle, a girl with a bike that seems to... Read More

The entries of the encyclopedic "Letters from Mr. J B Fact Finder" are educational tidbits on a myriad of subjects. Varied and light, the topical essays of Joe W. Boyd’s "Letters from Mr. J B Fact Finder" gather interesting historical... Read More

Chocolate Runs Through My Veins is a riveting historical investigation into how the worlds of women and cocoa intersected. Connie Spenuzza’s revelatory feminist history Chocolate Runs Through My Veins covers the agriculture,... Read More

Strong relationships are the foundation of a joyful life in the parabolic Christmas novella Seven Tails of Christmas. Rob Edwards’s pithy, sensitive novella "Seven Tails of Christmas" is about connections that form after a loss. Ellis,... Read More