Visual anthropologist and filmmaker Sarah Thomas’s eloquent memoir-in-essays "The Raven’s Nest" covers her time in Iceland, where her views about people’s relationships to land and to each other sharpened. The book draws contrasts... Read More

Formidable wives contend with persecution and past treacheries in Jill Hammer’s intricate fantasy novel "The Moonstone Covenant", set in a cosmopolitan principality. Moonstone is a place marked by simmering religious and cultural... Read More

In Tammy Oberhausen’s piercing, entertaining historical novel "The Evolution of the Gospelettes", a religious Kentucky family spends decades performing together. In the 1970s, the Holliman patriarch, Garland, is inspired by his... Read More

A classic fairy tale is refreshed in the picture book "The Twelve Ravens", about a girl’s persistence in saving her brothers from their wicked stepmother’s curse. In Diana Kizlauskas’s lavish picture book "The Twelve Ravens", a... Read More

An affectionate tribute to one plucky immigrant’s struggles, "What the Callen Women Know" is an inspiring biographical novel. In Karen Anne McCullough’s historical novel "What the Callen Women Know", a resilient Irish Catholic... Read More

Iran’s turn-of-the-century transformations spur a young couple to risk their lives in the gripping historical novel "Silenced Whispers". In Afarin Ordubadi Bellisario’s intriguing historical novel "Silenced Whispers", a teenager... Read More

An orphaned mouse skitters through shifting, sometimes magical circumstances in the fantastical chapter book "The Christmas Mouse". In DJ Lenhart’s seasonal chapter book "The Christmas Mouse", an orphaned mouse yearns for... Read More

Instilling appreciation for wildlife in its audience, "Best Nest" is a fun and educational picture book that focuses on avian habitats. Lyndsay Wasko’s vibrant picture book "Best Nest" combines ornithology and splendid illustrations to... Read More