Playful projects

Noteworthy new or recent releases

Heavenly harping

Last year offered memorable collections of an underappreciated instrument

A story to tell

Jeri Chase Ferris aims to inspire a younger generation of readers through biographies of people who made a difference

Racial crossroads

More Black History Month reads

Lives and memories

Four autobiographies of black Americans

A modern gentleman burglar

New mystery thriller Lupin features a thief set on avenging his father

When art and artifacts turn to sand

The Dig verges on ancient wisdom but crumbles under modern relativism

Family drama

Let Him Go shows the good and bad

Child-centered superheroism

It’s not just the kids who are juvenile in We Can Be Heroes

American thinker

A new documentary takes a deep look at Thomas Sowell