In Chelsea Britain’s contemporary novel "Cuttle", a quirky, scholarly heroine navigates the rocky shoals of academia and the risky shores of adult relationships. After eight years of grad school, analytical, problem-solving Nora is an... Read More

"Ring On Deli" is a rousing and rewarding novel whose everyday heroes resist excessive leaps forward. In Eric Giroux’s witty contemporary novel "Ring On Deli", grocery store workers are determined to stand in the way of technology’s... Read More

French writer Jean Giono’s fascinating "Occupation Journal" was kept while he lived under Nazi rule. In 1943, Giono was a respected novelist with a family to care for. He wrote his novels from Provence, drawing upon the local culture,... Read More

Ashley E. Sweeney’s novelization of the Donner Party fuses history, realism, and luminous prose. Ada is nineteen when she’s orphaned just after her wagon caravan leaves Missouri for California. Instead of turning back, Ada joins the... Read More

In Seb Doubinsky’s dystopian novel "The Invisible", politics are the only game in town. Georg is appointed as the commissioner of New Babylon, a large metropolis where politics, corporations, and journalism merge to form a monolithic... Read More

"13 Billion to One" is an absorbing memoir about a windfall that leads to considerations of what really matters. Randy Rush’s engaging memoir "13 Billion to One" is about a win so big that the resultant money seemed inexhaustible. The... Read More

"The Price of Safety" is an imaginative, action-driven science fiction novel set in a nightmarish yet plausible future. Michael C. Bland’s dystopian novel "The Price of Safety" is set in a future with a government that’s powerful... Read More

Briggsy’s Time to Shine is an esteem-building picture book that is amplified by its lively artwork. In Linda McKinley’s illustrated read-aloud tale, Briggsy’s Time to Shine, talking musical instruments deliver a fun and helpful... Read More