While on a trip to the beach with her grandparents, Ella becomes upset when her bubbe (grandmother) says she has lost her Yiddish; a master at finding lost things, Ella sets off to find Bubbe’s missing words. Through the charming lens... Read More

The saturated colors of pop art marry with swirling watercolors and sharp geometric shapes in this picture book that’s perfect for budding scientists. An exoplanet is any planet that is outside our solar system; the book explores the... Read More

Stylized illustrations and a charming narrator bring this stranger-than-fiction story to life. After Henry Miller, an Englishman who made a fortune mining silver in Idaho, passed and the bank swindled his wife and son, they were left... Read More

Intimate and revelatory, Natalie MacLean’s memoir "Wine Witch on Fire" covers her career as a wine writer, as well as the unexpected end of her marriage. MacLean was raised by a single mother in Canada. Because her father’s presence... Read More

In Lee Polevoi’s historical thriller "The Confessions of Gabriel Ash", a besieged ambassador shares his life story. Gabriel, the UN ambassador for Keshnev, is imprisoned in a mountaintop castle. A rotating cadre of guards bring him... Read More

In 2013, a Texas teenager is swept up in the filibuster over an abortion bill in Dan Solomon’s novel "The Fight for Midnight". On the last day of a political filibuster, Alex takes a call from Cassie, a classmate of his. Cassie asks... Read More

The mystery novel "Secrets of the Rabbi’s Mafia" is compelling in highlighting the dangers of religious extremism and unquestioning obedience to authority. In Irv Segal’s mystery novel "Secrets of the Rabbi’s Mafia", deep grudges... Read More

Born into Crisis is a memoir whose story about the impact of mental health issues on a family folds into suggestions for systemic reform. Kenneth Nixon Jr.’s memoir Born into Crisis turns a childhood of trauma into a call for community... Read More