“We need to give the voice of the cynical, skeptical grouch that patrols the borders of our imagination a rest.’’—Ruha Benjamin A splendid future is ahead if you’re only willing to imagine it using your powers of mental time... Read More

Interview with Kentee Pasek and Bonnie Kelso, Co-Authors and Illustrator of Dexter: The Stand Up Dog / We know that dogs have been trained to do any number of special tricks over the thousands of years since domestication—from herding... Read More

Reviewer Suzanne Kamata Interviews Andrea Leeb, Author of Such a Pretty Picture: A Memoir / How you pick up the pieces after childhood sexual trauma is one of the most daunting challenges anyone will ever face because there’s no... Read More

“Once you remember your queerness, the world opens up. The options abound. My life felt like it was closing in on me when I was in a heterosexual marriage. Now I feel like I can do anything. Good things are on the horizon.’’... Read More

Cammy Sitting Shiva / Cary Gitter / Crooked Lane Books / Hardcover $19.99 (320pp) / 979-889242254-3 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop) / Cary Gitter’s Cammy Sitting Shiva is a poignant, often humorous novel about learning through... Read More

Reviewer Rachel Jagareski Interviews Jyoti Mukharji and Auyon Mukharji, Authors of Heartland Masala: An Indian Cookbook from an American Kitchen / In the minds of many Westerners, preparing authentic Indian food seems to require a... Read More

We’re joined by a film star this week, one of the Star Trek actors who captured our attention in his role of Lieutenant Sulu in both the television and movie series. But don’t think George Takei rested on those laurels. In 1994, he... Read More

Parklands / America’s National Parks and Public Lands / Jacob W. Frank / Gibbs Smith / Hardcover $40.00 (240pp) / 978-1-4236-6851-0 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop) / Featuring hundreds of stunning images of parks and public land... Read More