A grieving woman’s suicide launches an exploration into unexplored possibilities in Abbigail Nguyen Rosewood’s novel "Constellations of Eve". In this universe, the story of... Read More

As hunters track their prey and danger becomes more and more imminent, a twisted and haunting past is revealed. "Chasm", the sixth book in the Frankie MacFarlane mysteries, by... Read More

Social and cultural beliefs can imprison people and separate them from love—this is a powerful theme Pineau conveys with emotional weight. “Black folk with black folk, white... Read More

Yes, the Inquisition had its lighter side. This acerbic novel is set in a Spanish convent inhabited by disgruntled, existentially exercised nuns—who do have a purpose on... Read More

The Way of Oz: A Guide to Wisdom, Heart and Courage ostensibly ties life lessons to the beloved characters that inspired the title. Robert Smith offers a meandering road map for... Read More

“It is a terrible thing when a child is hidden,” explains Sarah Stein’s grandmother, a Holocaust survivor whose parents placed her in a convent, “it is dangerous to... Read More

On May 12, 1975, “seven armed, black-clad Cambodians” boarded the Mayaguez, an unarmed American merchant ship, and took its crew captive. The United States’s humiliating... Read More

The call of the road might be the most iconic and enduring American image. Authors from de Tocqueville to Steinbeck to Kerouac, motion pictures (who of a certain age could... Read More

“I would never have thrown her eyeballs in the fire if she hadn’t taken the dwarf.” So says the young narrator near the beginning of “The Woman with Cat’s Eyes,” one... Read More

This collection of Mari Sandoz’s correspondence, introduced and edited by Kimberli A. Lee, is the closest most will come to sitting with the writer and historian, listening to... Read More

In his artful contribution to this compelling collection of essays, naturalist David Lukas asks, what should the role of a naturalist be? Is it enough to merely guide visitors,... Read More

“Xerophilia” is not an unnatural affection for copy machines. Bioregionalist ecocritic Tom Lynch uses the word to indicate an embrace of deserts—their biotic elements and... Read More