Inventive and highly entertaining, A. L. Collins’s "Redworld" is set in a future where Mars has been colonized and serves as home to several alien races, including humans. Clever explanations for how the planet was made livable, and... Read More

From the very first page, "Like Vanessa" conveys the hopes and fears of a girl who wishes for a different life. Nessy Martin is fourteen years old and living in Newark with her alcoholic grandfather, her mostly absent father, and her... Read More

Tate Bertram is handsome, smart, and rich—a golden boy who has lived a privileged life. At just nineteen years old, he is also a gambling addict. After he nearly died while trying to evade a debt collector, his family staged an... Read More

"The Book of Pearl" is a beautifully imagined tale of grief and love. Timothée de Fombelle’s book, originally published in French, is impeccably translated by Sarah Ardizzone and Sam Gordon. The story is luminous, with a plot that... Read More

"Gogo and the Upside Down Umbrella" is an inventive, sweet example of an imaginative journey. "Gogo and the Upside Down Umbrella" by Kathy Hill is a charming story about a grandchild and grandmother who have an unexpected adventure in a... Read More

In this inventive and engaging story, a young girl’s father helps her work through a sudden fear. "Neeka and the Squirrel Highway" by Charlie Wes Harris is an imaginative tale about a little girl whose father helps to soothe her fears.... Read More

This is a book filled with deep and profound meaning. "The Sacred Hub" is an extraordinary collection of essays by author Robert Rabbin. The listening time is just over four hours, but the messages that are shared in that relatively... Read More

"Into the White" is a thoughtful and satisfying account of the the Terra Nova expedition to the South Pole. "Into the White" tells the harrowing and tragic tale of Robert Falcon Scott’s Terra Nova expedition to Antarctica. The book... Read More