Secrets choke two London-dwelling refugees from the former Yugoslavia in Christine Evans’s startling, sensitive novel "Nadia". In Nadia’s childhood, being Muslim in Sarajevo was unremarkable. By her young adulthood, it made her a... Read More

A woman immortalized as a villain fights to tell her story in Deirdre Sullivan’s scintillating, lyrical novel "Savage Her Reply". Aife, one of three sisters “fostered” by the druid-warrior Bodhbh to solidify his power, grew up... Read More

"The Hunger Book" excavates thoughts on motherhood and addiction from its powerful memories “of hunger and longing in postwar Poland.” When Agata Izabela Brewer was three years old, communist forces declared martial law in Poland.... Read More

In Michael Grothaus’s shimmering speculative novel "Beautiful Shining People", an American teenager encounters a Japanese woman whose fragile identity fuels her anguish—and a perilous search for answers about her origins. John is a... Read More

Stunning illustrations employ intricate patterns and brilliant colors to bring the magic of a wish to life in this globe-trotting picture book. From wishes tied to kites in Guatemala to wishes swinging from bamboo in Japan, the book... Read More

When Paula rips her pants on the way to school, she is embarrassed; she knows she can’t replace them until she gets her next batch of hand-me-downs. She spends the day hiding the tear from her friends, even as she makes them feel... Read More

Every night, Xiomara’s father braids her hair before bed. They imagine themselves on fantastic adventures: swinging through jungles; diving in underwater caves; flying to the moon. When Xiomara’s father has to work late, she worries... Read More

Featuring nine superb short stories, "More Voices from the Radium Age" is a diverse, captivating collection of science fiction. Focusing on works written between 1900 and 1935, it reissues overlooked stories that preceded the “golden... Read More