Dreamlike illustrations track this fable about the dangers of envy. The Wanting Monster whispers in the ear of a villager, prompting him to redirect the stream to make himself a pool. His neighbors grow envious and dig their own pools;... Read More

Fatma Qandil’s literary novel "Empty Cages" moves with quiet intent, tracing a life through memory’s fragments. Herein, empty cages offer both release and confinement, holding a life that teeters between adventure and the mundane.... Read More

A thriving garden is likened to the indomitable spirit of Palestinian refugees in this heartfelt picture book. A girl loves to help her jiddo in his garden; he tells her about the garden his father had before their land was taken,... Read More

In the eighteen tales comprising Josh Denslow’s enjoyable short story collection "Magic Can’t Save Us", creatures including zombies, mermaids, and dragons make their presences felt by forcing the humans around them into difficult... Read More

In the intrepid, intimate essays of "Edge of the World", edited by Alden Jones, travel engenders realizations about self, society, and the value of queer community. Sixteen authors of diverse sexual orientations and genders contrast here... Read More

First published in 1962, Edith Bruck’s masterful short story collection "This Darkness Will Never End" bears witness to the atrocities of World War II and the lives of those affected by the Holocaust. Hungarian-born Bruck was liberated... Read More

Tamara Dean’s introspective memoir-in-essays "Shelter and Storm" is about sustainable living in a Wisconsin farming community. Pursuing a “new beginning,” Dean left the city and purchased a small farm in a southwest Wisconsin... Read More

Bold, bright colors pair with textured pencil lines in this fanciful primer on the parts—and the silliness—of speech. When a researcher discovers a new word—“ashimpa”—everyone has an opinion on what it is. Some are... Read More