"Not My Ruckus" is an incisive novel that probes people’s dark motivations, but ends with hope. Chad Musick’s "Not My Ruckus" is a brutal, potent psychological drama about abused teenagers, revenge, and friendship in 1980s Texas.... Read More

In the days before the 2020 presidential election, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote that “Facebook and Twitter have become giant engines for destroying the two pillars of our democracy—truth and trust.” These social... Read More

A money-ruled future is the setting for the inspired, unnerving graphic novel "Plutocracy". Homero quits his job as a detective and turns to investigative journalism, researching the Company, the all-powerful organization that has united... Read More

Creepy and sensual, The Taxidermist’s Lover is a gothic romance about a young woman who’s obsessed with her much older husband’s taxidermy practice. Scarlett, with her lifelong fascination with dead animals, finds her match with an... Read More

Direct, brash, and ribald, Australian chef Shannon Martinez is food’s punk rock aunt, unfussy and enviably hip. Her latest cookbook, Vegan With Bite, is a discursive, personal romp that emphasizes food for “eaties,” not... Read More

Jennifer Garrett’s adventure novel includes dragons, swords, and a grand quest; as Anna’s fate threads across two worlds, it includes an unexpected, moving twist. Just before her mother fights off shadow men and urges Anna into the... Read More

I Am Different—Just Like You! is a solid reading time tool for fostering attitudes of acceptance. Rebecca DalMolin’s heartfelt picture book I Am Different—Just Like You! focuses on what it’s like to have Down syndrome, and is... Read More

Presented in alphabet form, this book names amazing women movers and shakers, explorers and leaders, artists and royalty. Its glimpses at a diverse selection of influential women throughout history are accompanied by twenty-six... Read More