The picture book Don’t Be Preposterous, Mr. Rhinoceros! is fun and timely as it delivers the message that sharing hope makes it grow. In her picture book Don’t Be Preposterous, Mr. Rhinoceros!, Gloria Fligg shows how caring for... Read More

Questioning what it means to be fully human, the philosophical text "Is the Emperor Dressed?" puts theism and evolution into conversation. Fuwan Yang’s "Is the Emperor Dressed?" takes a philosophical approach to the discussion of the... Read More

Learning is fun in the picture book "A Multicultural Picnic", which celebrates family, friendship, and heritage. In Victor Dias de Oliveria Santos’s sensitive picture book, "A Multicultural Picnic", children respond to bullying,... Read More

Ira Nadel’s Philip Roth: A Counterlife is an intense and illuminating study of the life, times, and work of the Jewish man from Newark who became one of America’s most original and provocative writers. Nadel brings meticulous... Read More

Wendy Garling’s "The Woman Who Raised the Buddha" fills a gap in historical accounts of the origins of Buddhism, which, like most major religions, has erased or devalued the contributions of women. When her sister, Maya, died seven... Read More

In "William Still", William Kashatus relates the story of the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society (PASS) clerk who risked his life to help nearly a thousand escaped slaves reach freedom during the tumultuous years leading up to the... Read More

Michelle Duff’s "Jacinda Ardern" follows the political trajectory of the world’s youngest woman leader, whose commitment to “relentless positivity” has changed the course of New Zealand’s politics. Ardern’s 2017 election... Read More

Thomas Aiello’s "The Life and Times of Louis Lomax" is an incisive, engaging study of the out-of-the-box life and outspoken journalism of a man whose character and precedent-setting work mirrored the turbulence and dramatic change of... Read More