Set in Queen Esther’s court, Tessa Afshar’s enthralling romance novel "The Royal Artisan" is about family secrets and second chances. After losing her parents, Sazana rebuilds her life, finding quiet joy in her work as a potter,... Read More

A wise princess strives to listen to the advice of others and extend kindness when she can in the vibrant picture book "The Magical, Wonderful Bul Bul Bird". Drawing on Latvian folklore, Jonathan Kruk’s picture book "The Magical,... Read More

A spunky girl saves her town’s night sky in Katherine Child’s wonder-filled fantasy novel "The Notted Island". The rest of the world has been visited by long-awaited Colour, but Last Island remains in black and white. To complicate... Read More

Framed through the metaphor of broken glass, Sara Ella’s lush fantasy novel "Glass Across the Sea" is a breathtaking story of love and redemption. Long ago in Allumeria, the benevolent Lamplighter gave humanity a miraculous lantern.... Read More

A middle school student daydreams and grows into her friendships and family relationships in the fun, goodhearted novel "The Scott Fenwick Diaries". Featuring bunnies, boys, and b’nai mitzvah, Kristin Nilsen’s entertaining... Read More

Both violent and feeling, "Of Wind and Wolves" is an intricate historical novel about warfare and love. Saturated with breathtaking cultural details, J. M. Elliott’s historical novel "Of Wind and Wolves" is a passionate, violent tale... Read More

Rebecca Anderson’s romance novel "Whispers of Shadowbrook House" is a haunting yet hopeful story of redemption and love. Pearl, a governess, loves Shadowbrook House, the manor that became her home after she was orphaned. Pearl also... Read More

Unflinching condemnations of past wrongdoings combine with critiques of contemporary missteps by those in power in the assertive political science critique "Surviving Canadian Chaos". Geneviève Gagné and Richard Girard’s bilingual... Read More