In this exceptional book, hard science is boiled down to its essence and put into context through outstanding visuals. Ted Rechlin provides an informative and beautifully illustrated history of sharks in his graphic novel Sharks: A 400... Read More

Love’s Not Color Blind is an incredible, intimate study of how white privilege, racism, and prejudice influence relationships. People of color are members of all kinds of communities, from kink to polyamory to gaming and tech, yet... Read More

The narrative fruitfully conveys the pain and suffering that too many women experience in the shadows. Donna Harris Harrison’s "A Dangerous Proposition" is poignant, disturbing, exciting, and emotionally riveting as it takes on themes... Read More

The pages exude Ilchi Lee’s passion for a life well lived, and the message he conveys is unabashedly positive and uplifting. Ilchi Lee’s I’ve Decided to Live 120 Years details a sensible, responsible, and thought-provoking... Read More

Left with an unfamiliar grandmother and only a vague explanation, a young girl wanders the grassy farm at night, befriending an owl, a mouse, and a frog as she gradually accepts her new home, so different from life in the city with Mum... Read More

Viktor Trn has “the talent of the historian. To drag up the past from its forgotten and stinking grave and put the gore on display so it paralyzes the future.” Unmoved by high-flown arguments, Trn knows that history is for survivors,... Read More

Heather Chisvin’s pensive, eloquent novel traces the paths of two Russian Jewish sisters: one based in Winnipeg, the other in Manhattan; one who commits suicide, one a survivor left with unanswerable questions. It reveals the trauma... Read More

"Have Fun in Burma" follows Adela, just out of high school, through her summer of self-discovery. No pizza binges and thoughtless beachside flings for this heroine, though. Rosalie Metro’s earnest young lead is up for more of a... Read More