Victoria Buitron’s memoir "A Body Across Two Hemispheres" works across two languages and cultures to confront bureaucratic and sexist assumptions that were designed to punish immigrants and women. Born in Ecuador, Buitron moved to... Read More

Its illustrations vibrant and cartoonish, this story begins in a forest area that’s gone quiet at summer’s end. The woodland creatures, who miss their human “friends” and the fun chaos that they bring, decide to return the favor... Read More

A young boy carves a path through grief in this moving picture book. The color scheme is simple to complement the complex subject matter: grayscale with mindful touches of red. The cloak of loss over the house is made clear in subtle... Read More

A young giant finds both friendship and duplicity in "The Legend of the Dream Giants", a beautiful illustrated novel by Dustin Hansen. Berg is a giant who lives alone, haunted by strange dreams. He survives by stealing food from the... Read More

The whimsical science fiction novel "Paradox" follows a team as they travel through alternate universes in search of a lost friend. Timothy Perper and Martha Cornog’s quirky, time-traveling, reality-hopping science fiction novel... Read More

Tender, empathetic, and unflappably hopeful, this is the retold story of Scheherazade. In this version, set in contemporary times: Shahrzad’s curiosity is insatiable. She loves forming what she sees into enchanting tales. When she... Read More

Chen Daiyu’s "Goldwork Embroidery Chinese Style" explores the history of the elaborate craft and illustrates how to produce objects in a similar style with modern materials. Chinese goldwork embroidery includes padding, wherein a... Read More

A husband and wife must reconcile their differing visions of their future in David Joiner’s evocative novel "Kanazawa". Emmitt’s work as an English professor leaves him distressed and disconnected. He believes leaving his position... Read More