Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
A sweeping story about two survivors who stop running from their pasts and finally choose each other. Mark Russell has made himself indispensable in Washington’s intelligence circles, documenting the human wreckage of a North African prison camp in a report bound directly for the president’s desk. But his own life feels like it’s unraveling. He
An aspirational book that invites kids to imagine themselves among that small, extraordinary group who’ve left Earth behind. If you ask a police officer why they chose to enter law enforcement, they might tell you it’s because a parent wore the badge before them. The same pattern shows up in sports, medicine, and the performing
A fun, exciting, and addictive tale of stolen crowns and swashbuckling second chances. Known as much for her temper as for her skill at the wheel, Marvalaine, called Lainey by everyone who knows her, captains the steam-and-sail fishing vessel Portstara out of Starsdale Cove with her loyal first mate Rydon by her side. A committed
A forthright and tender memoir about searching for fulfillment everywhere except the one place it lives. Have you ever been in an unpleasant, difficult, or downright terrible situation and been told that the challenge is an opportunity in disguise? That you might have more to gain by moving forward than by staying comfortably, safely stuck?
Bold, funny, and unexpectedly tender. Alex Scott has dangerous enemies. She returns to work for her egomaniacal, tyrannical boss, JT Wilson, not long after he assaults her and leaves her nearly broken. Even more dangerous than JT, though, is the voice inside her own head: Spike, an inner critic determined to bring her down by
An unsparing look at how far people will go to avoid the truth, even when it’s the only thing that could set them free. “It doesn’t seem possible to tell just one lie.” Paul Bishop knows this better than most. He’s lied to police, friends, and himself, and the weight of it is becoming too
A fun, riveting romance full of twists and drama. Lila Harper is reeling after seeing a photo of her ex-boyfriend and his new wife, so she drowns her sorrows at a bar, hoping to numb the sting of watching someone else start the life she once imagined for herself. She wakes up the next morning
Fun, thoughtful, and unlike anything else you’re likely to read this year. “What is communication?” With a deceptively simple question that most of us think we already know the answer to, Frederick David opens the door to a semester that changes how he sees the world and how readers see the everyday act of connecting
An empowering book to help young athletes gain perspective in disappointing situations. It’s game day, and the first matchup of the season could set the tone for what lies ahead. Everyone has been working hard in practice, ready to show how well the Cubs play as a team. Future Hall-of-Famer Charles is especially eager to
A grounded, empowering manual the hospitality industry can’t survive without. If you think back to your early education, you can probably remember that one teacher everyone seemed to have, the one you had, your older sibling had, and maybe even your parents had decades earlier. They made a lasting impression on you, and you made
A delightful picture book that celebrates small children feeling big and the ordinary days that make them feel that way. For a young child, there are few memories as sweet as a sunny day at the beach. In Stephanie Henson’s Tall as the Sun, a day at the beach becomes even sweeter when shared by
A leadership guidebook that turns extraordinary crises into enduring lessons. Typical leadership books assume you have time to mull things over and tailor a plan to match each circumstance, but a real crisis is the moment when the luxury of time vanishes. In Bombs, Bacon, and Bankruptcy: The Art of Crisis Leadership, Henry J. Evans
A warm, searching invitation to a sturdier and more generous faith. Have you ever had doubts about your faith but been too afraid to voice them? Has a fellow believer said or done something that left you feeling confused, ashamed, or unsure of what God really expects of you? If so, D.L. Webster wants you
A pulpy whodunit with just the right level of twisty suspense. Every gambler knows the house always wins. Griffin Knight is about to find out that at the Golden Avian Casino and Hotel on Long Island, the house seems to settle its accounts in bodies. Detective Knight is a Chicago transplant who reports for his
A framework for cross‑domain insight that helps readers pivot and excel in a world changing faster than traditional models can accommodate. Have you ever thought about what makes successful people succeed? Not the individuals who make a single lucky bet, but the ones who have a proven track record of sensible choices? How do these
A bright, good‑natured adventure with a surprising amount of heart. Good help can be hard to find, especially if you’re a notorious supervillain recruiting new minions. Hence, the well-attended evil job fair in the Supreme Empire of Eternal Darkness. Here, minions of varying skill levels might find employment with villains of any rank. For Agent
The prose is soft and poetic, symbolism is woven throughout, and through it all, the book’s emotional honesty never wavers. In a fantastical land called Reveria, paths cross and uncross, each person carrying their own grief and their own glimmer of hope, bound together by the conviction that love and connection are worth reaching for.
The rare career guide that wants you solvent, protected, and, against all odds, actually happy. You might be an amazing painter, but that doesn’t guarantee your paintings will fill galleries. Or perhaps you can sing like no other, but a divinely sung melody doesn’t necessarily pay the rent. So, how can a talented artist channel
Wonderfully whimsical and gently profound. Most people would say Jonah Hutchins lets his imagination run wild. Being described as a weird kid isn’t entirely inaccurate, but Jonah would argue that he is simply better at seeing the unseen. The spicy neighborhood harpy he knows by name? As real as a librarian with supersonic hearing. His
Everything ambitious geopolitical fiction should be. “He was a tough guy with a big heart.” If you’re going to be gunned down in your favorite restaurant, this is a fine way to be remembered, though Alex Nicholas’s most recent wife and widow might not characterize him quite so fondly. And that doesn’t really trouble Alex
An experience-rich field guide that turns the tangle of American site permitting into a path readers can finally walk. Visit any urban area in America, and you’ll notice the imprint of zoning codes, environmental regulations, and permitting processes on every level. Yet no two cities are identical. For example, in San Francisco, zero parking minimums
A smart, science-driven thriller chasing the dangling carrot of pharmaceutical triumph. Narin Roy is the first to admit that he isn’t like other thirty-year-olds, and it has little to do with his upbringing as a son of Indian immigrants. No, Narin has always felt different from others, and he is mostly fine with it. He
A calm, expansive invitation to keep the heart open without letting it burn out. The Power of Caring: Who Cares, Why It Matters, and How Conscious Caring Creates a Fulfilling and Connected Life is a book about setting our emotional priorities. But think about these things in the first place? For Dr. Tony Nader, the
Brimming with ancient lore and passionate characters. Growing up is an adventure for everyone, no matter their starting point. For Avalia, the adopted daughter of literal Death, her childhood came with a front‑row seat to the afterlife, which had a way of rearranging what normal looked like. Her birth parents died when she was young,
