"The Glass Planet" is a philosophical science fiction novel set in a semiutopian future where corruption still takes hold despite altered human priorities. In the future of Christopher Zyck’s science fiction novel "The Glass Planet", a... Read More

In Louise Hawes’s sweet coming-of-age story "Big Rig", a girl just knows that she was born to be a trucker. Hazel, whose trucker handle is “Hazmat,” grew up on the road, hauling loads cross-country with her father in their big rig.... Read More

Clark Strand’s mystical treatise "Waking Up to the Dark" encourages reconsidering and preserving the entity of night amid a world of incessant brightness. The book reflects upon life prior to gas lighting and Thomas Edison’s... Read More

For those who harbor fantasies of escaping their current jobs for more meaningful work, Tim Rhode and Pat Hiban’s The Quitter’s Manifesto provides an encouraging outline, naming steps that can be taken toward more fruitful endeavors.... Read More

A taxi driver succumbs to her bizarre, terrifying delusions in Juan José Millás’s novel "Let No One Sleep". From the moment that she heard her downstairs neighbor playing opera through the air vent, Lucía knew that they were... Read More

Teenagers discover the power of friendship in "Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex", an exciting young adult novel. Carole P. Roman’s spirited young adult adventure "Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex" merges mystical and scientific... Read More

Bright-colored illustrations reminiscent of children’s cartoons reflect the humor and charm of this story (available in both English and Spanish) about a pirate captain with a wandering peg leg. Captain Grislygrin is feared by his... Read More

Wispy, dreamlike illustrations complement this tale of the first Thanksgiving from a Wampanoag perspective. Weeâchumun, the wise corn, and her sisters, Beans and Squash, are considered the three sisters of the harvest. When Weeâchumun... Read More