Two sisters find very different destinies in Francesca G. Varela’s novel "Blue Mar". Laurel and Paloma have never been to El Salvador, where their beloved Abuelo grew up; gang wars fueled by climate change have made Central America too... Read More

The inspiring self-help guide "Your Next Big Idea" forwards advice and creative exercises that encourage the development of different ways of thinking. Samuel Sanders’s playful self-help workbook, Your Next Big Idea, encourages... Read More

"Del Rio" is a suspenseful international thriller involving two countries, multiple crimes, and a district attorney driven by the need to succeed. Jane Rosenthal’s fast thriller "Del Rio" tackles questions of justice, oppression, and... Read More

"The ABCs of Being Mom" is a resource-filled parenting book that stands to work for all parents. Creating and maintaining a routine is the path to parenting success, according to Karen Bongiorno’s The ABCs of Being Mom. Welcoming a new... Read More

Combining interviews, history, and reportage, Sherry Buchanan’s "On the Ho Chi Minh Trail" illuminates the lives of women during the Vietnam War. Buchanan was a college student during the Vietnam War. Decades later, her interest in the... Read More