"The Nutrient Diet" is an optimistic, encouraging, and practical guide to natural, drug-free weight loss and management. David A. Wright’s "The Nutrient Diet" suggests reasons for why most diet plans fail; as an alternative, it... Read More

"Shadows of Kalalau" is a cinematic thriller that mixes noir sensibilities into a young woman’s search to find herself. In Doug Walsh’s suspenseful thriller "Shadows of Kalalau", a girl in lush Hawaii encounters deception and murder.... Read More

A self-aware drawing of a penguin works his way through this tongue-in-cheek book in tandem with its readers, critiquing the cuteness of the artist’s renditions of animals. The cute penguin wants to look more like a real penguin, and... Read More

In Nancy Campbell Allen’s novel, a murder brings an advice columnist and a stoic detective together in Victorian London. Amelie channels her love of romance and idyllic marriages into a burgeoning career as a columnist at her aunt’s... Read More

Amanda Cox’s poignant novel "The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery" waltzes “between grief and joy” as its mothers and daughters grow to appreciate each other’s strengths. Sarah, after being widowed, returns to the Old Depot... Read More

Melding the language of prophecies with that of fairy tales and whispered dreams, Newbery Medal winner Kate DiCamillo’s latest novel for young readers is both feminist and sweet. The world knew Beatryce was coming before she... Read More

"The Mrs. Tabor" is a rich historical saga in which a vulnerable but brazen woman becomes a legend of the West. Kimberly Burns’s historical novel "The Mrs. Tabor" focuses on the dramatic shifts in fortune experienced by the colorful... Read More

The short stories of Adam Thompson’s collection "Born Into This" center on the lives of Aboriginal and immigrant Tasmanians. In these natural, ethereal tales, characters’ moral struggles and victories are highlighted, as is courage,... Read More