Denise Dorrance’s graphic memoir "Polar Vortex" is about returning home to tend to her ailing, forgetful mother. When her ninety-one-year-old mother Hilda falls at home, Dorrance races from England to Iowa to help. Her mother exhibits... Read More

A young victim of terrorism watches over those she left behind in Linda N. Masi’s novel "Fine Dreams". Kubra loved running, the color pink, and studying to become an educator like her mother. After she becomes collateral damage in a... Read More

Galya Gerstman’s novel "Daughters of Jerusalem" follows three generations of Jewish women in early twentieth-century Palestine. In 1900 in Serbia, Lili and her husband, Joseph, struggle to have a child; Lili lost seventeen babies soon... Read More

"Nothing Sacred" is an anthology of short stories dedicated to the audacious and profane. This incendiary, daring book is filled with a diverse roster of stories that probe the boundaries of social and political conventions. In Alex... Read More

Contrasting hues of orange and purple captivate in this fanciful picture book that makes one thing very clear: “there are no dragons in this book.” Though one may see sharp claws, shooting sparks, and spiky tails within these pages,... Read More

Abigail Rose Clarke’s body, mind, and spirit guidebook is about navigating perilous times with wisdom, comfort, and grace. Writing through a chaotic time, Clarke argues that it is possible to experience the world in a whole new way.... Read More

A chance encounter alters the course of a man’s life in Gustave Flaubert’s freshly translated novel "Sentimental Education". Weak-willed, self-centered Frédéric has just graduated from school. On the boat ride home, the sight of a... Read More

Through the social justice-themed essays of "The Jail Is Everywhere", activists work against the expansion and normalization of jails. After decades of massive expansion in the United States’s carceral system, most counties now host at... Read More