Dr. Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim’s "Chemistry for Breakfast" is a delightful, mentally stimulating popular science book. This chemist’s-eye view of daily life brings out curiosity that is both intelligent and childlike. Nguyen-Kim’s love for... Read More

Donna Florio’s "Growing Up Bank Street" is a vibrant, heartfelt memoir, centered on one of Greenwich Village’s most notable series of blocks. A lifelong New Yorker, Florio combines historical context with personal experiences in her... Read More

With a mesmerizing vision of life among the stars, wherein space’s endless horizon only seems limited by the expectations of a small, blue-collar community, Rebecca Thorne’s middle grade novel "The Secrets of Star Whales" is deft in... Read More

Brilliant illustrations and a powerful translation make Madame d’Aulnoy’s seventeenth-century fairy tales feel just as immediate and necessary as when they were written. D’Aulnoy’s stories have their own perspectives when it... Read More

"Listen Mama" is a devastating coming-of-age memoir about the impact of a mother’s mental illness on her son. M.S.P. Williams’s moving memoir "Listen Mama" is about the heartbreak of living with, and taking care of, a parent... Read More

"Almost Innocent" is an attorney’s passionate memoir about how difficult it is for people to find real justice in America. Shanti Brien’s heartrending memoir "Almost Innocent" gives an eye-opening insider’s account of the American... Read More

Accomplished chef Trevor Lui shares delectable, Asian-inspired recipes in his inventive "The Double Happiness Cookbook". These recipes, which break the bounds of cuisine and culture, begin with Lui’s story. He grew up as a... Read More

Ellen Zachos is out to convert audiences with Forager’s Pantry, an inviting, easy-to-follow guide to tasty, wild plant ingredients that grow all around us, waiting to be harvested and eaten. Glowing photographs and simple yet alluring... Read More