A literary gyre with a small, religious Louisiana town at its center, "Sister Creatures", Laura Venita Green’s dazzling debut novel, follows the interconnected stories of haunted, hopeful women. Tess, ensconced in a longtime... Read More

Soft illustrations and tender language contrast the sharp poignancy of this picture book about the lingering trauma of war and displacement. Bunny is disturbed by an event at school but isn’t ready to talk about it yet; lying awake, he... Read More

Part manifesto, part guidebook, Rob Hopkins’s "How to Fall in Love with the Future" argues that in order to change the world, people must begin with their imaginations. Drawing on neuroscience, philosophy, and narrative storytelling,... Read More

Vanessa F. Penney’s magical novel "The Witch of Willow Sound" is about rural prejudice, the wounds of the past, and forgiveness. Pulled from her perambulatory routines by an emergency phone call from her mother, Phaedra travels to... Read More