The image of Abraham Joshua Heschel walking in pace with Martin Luther King Jr. to Selma is seared into the consciousness of every American Jew. Drawing on the Talmud, Jewish prophecy, and interreligious connections, he viewed God as... Read More

Hanna Schroy’s graphic novel begins as principal dancer Miriam spins in the arms of her handsome partner, living the life she has dreamed of since her girlhood. The dream turns into a potentially career ending injury when she falls and... Read More

"Toot Fairy" is an entertaining picture book with a kind message about succeeding in spite of imperfections. A lactose intolerant tooth fairy in training learns that differences can lead to success in Brian W. Donnelly’s uproarious... Read More

Young husbands learn to say goodbye in "Elegy for the Undead", the sweetest zombie story you’ll ever read. Jude and Lyle met in high school, when Lyle was out and Jude was not. They reconnected over a quiet walk through the woods... Read More

Caitlin Chung’s wondrous "Ship of Fates" begins with the ancient legend of Wong Zhi Mei, a Chinese bride promised by her family to a foreign suitor. But teenage Mei yearns for true love, and she steals the suitor’s proffered gold and... Read More

Pete Trewin’s British crime novel "Pool of Life" dives below people’s influential veneers to expose the truth of their sins. PI Jack Gordon’s business is on the downturn when two cases promise an uptick: Sarah, an aristocrat from... Read More