Under her Galbraith pseudonym, J.K. Rowling impressively sustains suspense over the course of a lengthy mystery in her fourth outing for London PI Cormoran Strike and his partner, Robin Ellacott. The pair have reunited professionally after the events of 2015's Career of Evil, in which Strike ... Continue reading »

The U.S.’s opioid epidemic stems from slippery medical and corporate ethics, shoddy research, and lax government oversight, journalist McGreal reveals in his incisive debut. Opening with the story of a shady undertaker-turned-pill-purveyor, McGreal takes the reader into clinics that churned out pres... Continue reading »

In this collection, which pairs themed poems and prose passages on each spread, Jules (Drop by Drop: A Story of Rabbi Akiva) expands on typical Hanukkah how-tos with short, imaginative reflections, one for each night of candle lighting. For the first night, readers are reminded of how Judah... Continue reading »

Kelly (Resisting Happiness), motivational speaker and founder of the online resource, community, and ministry Dynamic Catholic, fervidly calls for Christians to reclaim God’s truth about their lives. Kelly begins with two simple propositions: everyone wants to be happy, and the world at lar... Continue reading »

Employing supernatural elements to represent a child’s grieving process, Ball’s viscerally moving graphic novel of parental loss unfolds like a haunting dream. Ball (The Inflatable Woman) depicts 1970s working-class England through the viewpoint of Hugo, the youngest of three, who clings to... Continue reading »