Ablaze in infamy and otherworldly as any heavenly planet, Texas is mythology come alive. This singular place is what happens when fiercely independent, prone-to-violence people are assimilated into a fledgling nation whose capital is so... Read More

With eloquent sensitivity, Tomáš Halík, a clandestinely ordained Roman Catholic priest, pulls back the Iron Curtain to illuminate a dark period of Czechoslovakian history. "From the Underground Church to Freedom" is a memoir enfolded... Read More

What happens in Jerusalem is as much about family as it is about the Israeli-Palestinian divide. Lis Harris’s cultural and political history "In Jerusalem" combines deft analysis with open inquiries in search of the emotional truth... Read More

Sonja Boon’s evocative, informative memoir "What the Oceans Remember" follows her research into her family’s history. Invited to build her family tree, Boon was finally able to address longtime questions about her heritage, identity,... Read More

Count along from one to ten with this surprising, suspenseful tale. It unfolds through the clever use of numbers and mixed media collage artwork, with glowing eyes, sharp teeth, and bright fur and feathers, captivating as they stand in... Read More

Emptying a jar of water into a mountain pool, Issac imagines the journey it might take as it flows into tranquil streams, winding rivers, city canals, and murky ocean depths, or as it mists into a cloudy sky and falls down to earth in... Read More

Kameron Hurley’s "Meet Me in the Future" is an episodic jaunt across distant stars whose sixteen short stories bubble with laughter, thrills, tears, and questions. The stories’ settings are as diverse as their characters, ranging... Read More

Anna Veltfort’s piercing graphic memoir "Goodbye, My Havana" reveals the oppression of Cuba’s citizens by the authoritarian Castro government, as witnessed and experienced by a young lesbian woman. Veltfort was a teenager in 1962... Read More