Kwon delicately creates an intimate space in which to show how her Korean heritage and her relationship with her mother shaped her identity. Brenda Kwon’s collection of poems and short stories, "The Sum of Breathing", explores the... Read More

A creative flight of fancy that should be fun for techies and just as amusing for readers who appreciate literary spoofs. The premise of this book is aptly stated in its title: What would happen if famous authors had to write various... Read More

Credible teen protagonist Harper struggles with family issues, small-town values, and the problems of growing up. Themes of growing up and small-town communities are explored in this heartwarming and uplifting portrait of an older teen... Read More

This conclusion to a graphic-novel series blends hilarity with wisdom as the fascinating characters work to save their planet. In this, the latest installment in Joann Sear and Lewis Trondheim’s widely acclaimed Dungeon Twilight... Read More

Weighty subjects and introspection never bog down Taylor’s quirky characters as they rush toward a surprising finish. "Death Comes for the Deconstructionist", by Daniel Taylor, is a slim, funny, thoughtful novel about mental illness,... Read More

Flashes of characters’ inner narratives reflect on human nature with exquisite prose. Matt Runkle presents a selection of fictions that are as intimate in detail as they are wide in scope and variety in The Story of How All Animals Are... Read More

A twenty-year-old ex-superhero attempts to rejoin the real world in this resonant graphic novel about growing up and forming an identity. "Strong Female Protagonist", a webcomic turned graphic novel, written by Brennan Lee Mulligan and... Read More

This freight train has been rounding the bend for, oh, several thousand years or so. Finally, neuroscience is building an indisputable body of data on the benefits of meditation, and those of you who always seek a doctor’s permission... Read More