An Armenian child of refugees muses on ancestral stories as vehicles of connection and identity in this moving picture book. Though far from the places her ancestors called home, she embraces the traditions they passed down to her, such... Read More

A trans woman guards her secrets and fights dark powers in Margaret Killjoy’s novel "The Sapling Cage". Lorel wants to become a witch, learn to use magic, and travel the world. But she was assigned male at birth, and witches are always... Read More

A poem written by US Poet Laureate Ada Limón at NASA’s request to accompany their Europa Clipper spacecraft on its trip to Jupiter’s moon Europa is given the picture book treatment in this title for anyone who wonders at the... Read More

A commanding short story collection, Caribbean Canadian Nalo Hopkinson’s "Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions" blends ecological awareness, cultural heritage, and fantastical happenings. In the mordant story “Clap Back,” Wenda, an... Read More

Evan Rail follows the trail of a clever and creative fraudster in "The Absinthe Forger", an engrossing true crime story. The word “absinthe” alone is enough to conjure images of tortured artists, fin de siècle decadence, and... Read More

Jules Acton’s comprehensive and delightful book "Oaklore" covers the science, history, and mythology of Great Britain’s oak trees. Noting that only 13 percent of the United Kingdom is covered by trees, this intriguing book focuses on... Read More

In Jordan Ifueko’s novel "The Maid and the Crocodile", an orphaned girl fights to make a home for herself while contending with a cursed god. In Oluwan, while trying to find employment as a maid, Sade accidentally binds herself to the... Read More

In Torben Kulhmann’s novel "The Gray City", a determined girl seeks out color in a desaturated world. After moving into a new home, Robin realizes that her new city is absent of all colors but gray. In defiance, she resolves to always... Read More