In Jean Gill’s gripping historical novel "The Ring Breaker", a young man comes of age in the Viking-era Orkney Islands, navigating court intrigue, his own survival, and his confusing feelings about the jarl’s cursed ward. The book... Read More

Albie—a winsome mouse in red trousers—is called upon to see the king, a boorish, demanding fellow who sends him on a mission. But Albie finds himself distracted during the errand; he stops to help those in need. Miniature gray scale... Read More

Peggy Green’s book Survive Your Child’s Suicide takes on self-help and grief from a delicate, informative place. Grief coach Peggy Green’s self-help book Survive Your Child’s Suicide is a straightforward and gentle guide to... Read More

In the fun fantasy novel "Justyce Scales of the Otherly and Obscura", a troubled, lost teenager travels through a surreal world, confronting bickering gods and mystifying creatures in the process. In Norma Rrae’s fantasy novel "Justyce... Read More

"Lady Garland Tames Her Dragons and Brings Peace to the Kingdom" is a memoir about the substantial challenges that got in the way of a woman’s dreams. Professor Jane Garland’s unconventional memoir peels back layers of privilege to... Read More

In this allegorical tale, a girl finds a seed and decides to replenish the local earth. She is patient, caring for and nurturing the seed; when it grows and produces fruit, her neighbors pitch in. The once arid soil around them blooms at... Read More

A neighborhood full of anthropomorphized animals (and one ogre) lives in a tenuous sort of harmony: they all mutually ignore one another. But when Mrs. Paquita, a literal night owl, loses her internet connection, her neighbor, a... Read More

Adults encourage Leila to express her feelings, but some feelings seem too big to share: she is lonely. And scared. And melancholy for “normal.” Her mother is always tired; she’s lost her hair, and even picking out pretty scarves... Read More