Robyn Dabney’s exciting fantasy novel "Finding Ramanata" blends politics and climbing as a girl attempts to dismantle a tyrannical monarchy. Ectair is a patriarchal kingdom that King Adolar rules with an oppressive hand. Here, Klarke,... Read More

Characters from the Malay and Vietnamese zodiacs celebrate the Lunar New Year in this clever twist on a zodiac tale. Everyone bakes desserts for the Jade Empress’s banquet, but Monkey is still embarrassed by some high-flying hijinks... Read More

A detective in Norway investigates a murder case in Sharon White’s atmospheric novel "If the Owl Calls". In 1979, Hans, an Oslo detective, grieves his wife’s recent death. He is assigned a case in the remote north, home of the... Read More

A girl’s ingenuity saves the day in this sweet holiday picture book about bringing new life to old traditions. At the start of Hanukkah, the girl and her family are far away—and her fathers forgot the menorah. The first night, she... Read More

Beneath a canopy of trees in a wide, green land, a man’s attention is pulled to the sky. Wonderment directs his days—until self-consciousness prompts him to fade in with the crowd, looking down and getting lost in routines. Time... Read More

“Heart speaks to heart” in this picture book, a work of melancholy, humor, and unmatchable charm from two celebrated artists. Its whimsical tale concerns a respected professor, John, and his most reliable friend, Ticky, a Swiss clock... Read More

Lance Garland’s revealing memoir "Out There" is about how, as a gay man raised in a fundamentalist Christian home, he sought a “cure” for his gayness by becoming a Navy SEAL, but later found the courage he needed to live an open... Read More

Everyday womanhood is celebrated in the travel essay collection "There She Goes". These seventeen essays by women of all ages and backgrounds focus on the quotidian particularities of existing as a woman. One entry, about a visit to... Read More