In Elizabeth Zaleski’s "The Trouble with Loving Poets and Other Essays on Failure", quirky anecdotes proffer insights on family, relationships, and the self. Across five sections, the collection tackles “the trouble with” a variety... Read More

A fateful lesbian relationship grounds Mariam, It’s Arwa, Areej Gamal’s revealing historical novel about sustenance amid grief. Sent to live with her grandmother in Egypt, Mariam aches to be known. Then, in a metro station amid... Read More

Painterly and poetic, this picture book follows a girl as she chases her dreams and finds new friends. Fascinated by the stars, she undertakes a trip to see a whole new sky; she arrives in New Zealand, where she meets fellow “star... Read More

In Lynn Hutchinson Lee’s mesmerizing historical novel "Nightshade", a young woman is grounded and conflicted by her Romani background. In 1980s southern Ontario, Zelda and her family prepare for a season of grueling migrant labor at a... Read More

Moving and humorous by turns, this picture book honors children’s relationships with, and the legacy of, grandparents. As the book travels through a diverse group of children, a kooky cast of grandparents emerges: a violinist grandma... Read More

Conjuring a version of New York City that is as magical as the fairy world beneath it, "The Loudest Place on Earth" is an amusing fantasy novel. In Ken Ziegler’s rollicking fantasy novel "The Loudest Place on Earth", New York’s... Read More

Sunny’s father is homesick. Taking notice of the birds around their new house, he recalls the same winged friends in his country of origin, flying against “tangerine skies.” Sunny, seeking to soothe his father’s melancholy,... Read More

Generations of women wrestle with an inherited legacy of trauma in Celeste Mohammed’s sprawling novel-in-stories "Ever Since We Small". Split into two sections, “Then” and “Now,” the novel does a masterful job of capturing the... Read More