In Roger Celestin’s haunting novel "The Delicate Beast", a man’s early experiences in the Tropical Republic are contrasted with his life in exile in the United States and Europe. A boy grows up in the Tropical Republic in the 1950s,... Read More

A favored son longs to be accepted by his resentful brothers in "Seventeen Spoons", the moving second novel of Esther Goldenberg’s epic biblical trilogy. Joseph, longed for for ages, receives special treatment from his parents, earning... Read More

Unsparing and expressive, the moving memoir "The Peril of Remembering Nice Things" explores the pernicious roots of Southern heritage. Jeffrey Wade Gibbs’s absorbing memoir "The Peril of Remembering Nice Things" recounts his father’s... Read More

The moon is reimagined as a superhero that watches over the world while children sleep in this charming bedtime story. A pod of whales stranded during low tide and an approaching asteroid are no match for Supermoon, who faithfully... Read More

Elegiac in tone, Jessica Kirkness’s "The House with All the Lights On" is a touching family memoir in which language and technology enable connections with deaf grandparents. Kirkness grew up next door to her grandparents, immigrants... Read More

A mother reassures her child of the depths of her love in this stunning picture book that will fast become a bedtime ritual. “I love you like the mighty eagle loves to soar” and “like wolf cubs love to laze” are among the nature... Read More

A girl tries to avoid the cleaning part of a Sunday tradition in this wholesome picture book about family bonding. Every Sunday, Clara’s dad cleans and sings while her mother makes gumbo; Clara loves the singing but could do without... Read More

Plant physiologist Rebecca E. Hirsch’s botanical reference text "A Deathly Compendium of Poisonous Plants" explores the fascinating, often grisly world of dangerous plants. Clear and precise, the twenty-three chapters each cover a... Read More