Book Review
Little Bites
by Karen Rigby
One hundred healthy recipes that kids—and busy parents—will love are beautifully presented and beg to be made. In the same vein as publications and campaigns that hope to bring whole foods back to the family table, "Little Bites"...
Book Review
Oh, Baby!
by Karen Rigby
This is the welcome kind of parenting book that sugarcoats nothing. Oh, Baby! True Stories About Conception, Adoption, Surrogacy, Pregnancy, Labor, and Love features twenty-three brief essays for parents. Edited by Lee Gutkind and Alice...
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A General Theory of Oblivion
by Karen Rigby
Survival and human resourcefulness are explored in this entertaining cross section of life in Angola. José Eduardo Agualusa presents a novel that turns self-preservation and fear into a prismatic exploration of survival. "A General...
Book Review
The Sea Beach Line
by Karen Rigby
A brilliant and profound tale of one young man’s search for identity, and the stories we tell ourselves. Brooklyn novelist Ben Nadler returns with a fabular coming-of-age novel that is both a love song to New York City and a Jewish...
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The Lost Journals of Sylvia Plath
by Karen Rigby
A blend of tragicomedy and waning romance, "The Lost Journals of Sylvia Plath" explores uncomfortable material with biting humor. Rich in period details, and biting in its finely tuned humor, "The Lost Journals of Sylvia Plath" darts...
Book Review
Yiayia Visits Amalia
by Karen Rigby
A series of everyday adventures add up to a heartwarming portrait with vintage charm. Maria G. Mackavey’s second book, "Yiayia Visits Amalia", follows a grandmother’s trip from a pine-laden hillside to a busy metropolis. Bee...
Book Review
I Am Not My Mother's Child
by Karen Rigby
I Am Not My Mother’s Child motivates others with traumatic pasts to leave pain behind. Pride. Determination. Resilience. Andrale Jean-Louis claims these talismanic words as her guide through an abusive childhood in Haiti with her...
Book Review
There Is Still Time
by Karen Rigby
"There Is Still Time" intentionally raises discomforting questions about the state of humanity and the planet. Architect, author, and environmentalist Peter Seidel and Gary Gardner of the Worldwatch Institute bring an impassioned view to...
