"Jamestown, Alaska" is fast-paced and effective, blending the absurd and the cruelly twisted aspects of the committee’s plan. In Frank Turner Hollon’s "Jamestown, Alaska", a novelist receives a cryptic invitation to become the... Read More

"The Peculiar Haunting of Thelma Bee" is a delightfully scary story about a bright young girl with a curious mind and an adventurous spirit. When Thelma’s dad is kidnapped by a ghost, she must find a way to get him back. The book is... Read More

This title uses a creative lens to make the topic of clean energy both enlightening and entertaining. Gary Schwendiman’s "The Future of Clean Energy" is a creatively written, cleverly constructed, and well-reasoned argument supporting... Read More

In "How to Like Yourself", university counselor Cheryl Bradshaw reassures teens that they are likeable and can make meaningful connections with others simply by being themselves. According to the personal yield theory, she writes, we... Read More

Anyone longing to thrive as a highly sensitive person should read this warm, supportive book. Kyra Mesich’s "The Strength of Sensitivity" is a go-to volume for those moving through life feeling strained by the intensity of their... Read More

Though voters seem to have lost their will to collaborate, hope is not lost, and this book proposes a way forward. In this thought-provoking book that serves as a call to action, Mark Gerzon posits that most Americans today will never... Read More

This engaging work presents a realistic glimpse of the early twentieth century. Mary Burns’s new novel, "The Reason for Time", focuses on a young Irish immigrant in early twentieth century Chicago whose world is rocked when a blimp... Read More

Loss is an ordinary human experience, and Gautier captures its commonality well, making The Loss of all Lost Things an emotionally triumphant collection. Amina Gautier’s short story collection "The Loss of All Lost Things" is an... Read More