Janet Burroway’s prismatic historical novel "Simone in Pieces" follows a Belgian World War II refugee from her traumatic relocation to England to her later life in the United States. In 1940, nine-year-old Simone boards a “trawler”... Read More

A girl encounters an expanding empire in Evan Dahm’s epic graphic novel "Vattu". Vattu is a rare child in her nomadic tribe, known by outsiders as the Fluters. When representatives of a neighboring empire visit, they present the... Read More

Thomas Ortiz’s "Why We Struggle to Go Green" is a pressing exposé on the state of the world’s carbon economy. Examining what can be done to curb the rate of carbon emissions, including relying less on fossil fuels and more on wind,... Read More

A vibrant coffee-table book, Art & Love is an idiosyncratic artist’s retrospective that gathers personal favorites from a lifetime of creative work. Artist Lora Arbrador’s earthy monograph Art & Love features self-portraits,... Read More

Written by a physician, "YOU Are the New Prescription" is an empowering and holistic health and well-being guide. Raja Ramaswamy’s holistic self-help book "YOU Are the New Prescription" urges small, intentional lifestyle changes to... Read More

A high school boy seeks his place in the world in Ned Wenlock’s absorbing graphic novel "Tsunami". Peter doesn’t fit in with his peers. A drawing assignment makes this clear: Gus, Peter’s neighbor, draws a wolf attacking sheep,... Read More