“As a boy, I saw my dad cry on only three occasions,” writes Jason Colby. “One was his father’s funeral. The other two involved dead orcas.” Colby’s father had been in the business of capturing and selling killer whales for... Read More

"Troll" is a fast-paced psychological thriller about what we choose to pursue and what we leave behind. Fortune made his livelihood in international banking; his determined focus on his career left his personal life in ruins. He... Read More

When people ask how he came to work in the field of conservation, Thomas C. Bailey has been known to respond that it was because, at the age of five, he saw a bald eagle. From then on, he was hooked. Growing up on the shores of Lake... Read More

Cynthia Burack’s "Because We Are Human" is an intelligent look at how national governments address the preservation of LGBTQ rights, especially as influenced by the United States. Thorough and thought-provoking, this academic book... Read More

Craig Phillips offers excellent graphic adaptations of well-known and obscure fairy tales alike in Giants, Trolls, Witches, Beasts: Ten Tales from the Deep, Dark Woods. Phillips includes characters who might seem familiar but are... Read More

Spinning dazzling designs to rival the greatest museum masterpieces, a talented arachnid named Andy longs to fill his art with vivid hues—but spiders only weave in white, leaving his creations noticeably devoid of color. Famous... Read More