For many, the Korean peninsula is shrouded in mystery. In his memoir "The Prisoner", esteemed writer and democracy activist Hwang Sok-yong illuminates the turbulence of twentieth-century Korean politics to reveal a society seeking... Read More

Jessamyn Stanley is acclaimed for Every Body Yoga, which opened the practice to people of all shapes and sizes; her memoir, "Yoke", is intimate in recording how she discovered her true self. Tough yet sensitive to raw places in the soul,... Read More

Kim Fairley’s sensitive, probing memoir concerns her love for a much older man; their marriage was marked by silence and mystery. Fairley was twenty-four when she became captivated by Vern’s smile, wicked sense of humor, and rugged... Read More

About life with schizoaffective disorder, the memoir "Lilies in the Field" is powerful in charting Kathy Anderson’s path to self-worth. Kathy Anderson’s poignant memoir "Lilies in the Field" deals with her mental illness and the... Read More

"The Fin-Tastic Cleanup" is a lively picture book in which three mermaids learn about the dangers of the trash that enters the ocean every year. Three mermaids swim into action against ocean pollution in Laura Mancuso’s picture book,... Read More

In the empowering picture book "Eala", a bullied boy learns that magic lives in each human being. In Ayn Cates Sullivan’s bilingual picture book "Eala", a magical swan helps a boy to learn the truth about who he is. Hugo’s... Read More

The humorous essays of Janna Goodwin’s "The End of the World Notwithstanding" concern the joys, perils, and absurdities of being alive on a small blue planet that’s whirling its way through space. Based on a solo comedy performance,... Read More

Human beings have been obsessed with the color blue for thousands of years, and in "Blue", science journalist Kai Kupferschmidt travels the globe to discover why it has always been so special. Strange as it may seem, science is only... Read More