In Michael Weingrad’s slim, nostalgic literary novel "Eugene Nadelman", a nerdy Jewish boy comes of age in 1980s Philadelphia. Eugene shares his first name, and the book its format, with Alexander Pushkin’s novel-in-verse Eugene... Read More

Hermann Hesse wrote iconic, pensive novels, but he was also a butterfly collector. In "Butterflies", a charming book for nature and literature lovers, he marvels over the creatures up close. Excerpts concerning butterflies, selected from... Read More

In Murzban F. Shroff’s novel "Waiting for Jonathan Koshy", a friend’s misfortune leads to reminiscing. Jonathan Koshy is on his way back to Mumbai for the first time in three years. Four friends gather to await his arrival. They pass... Read More

"Heal" is a calm, practical self-help guide that names methods for healing from one’s past, and for understanding one’s emotions going forward. Aimee Semas-Day’s self-help book "Heal" is about recovering from emotional scars and... Read More

Six young women face the fatal consequences of radium exposure in the graphic novel "Radium Girls". In 1918, radium is used to enhance all kinds of products because of its glow-in-the-dark effect. But the dangers of this radioactivity... Read More

"Christ Cosmology" is a thoughtful, reasoned, and documented examination of the apparent conflicts between science and religion. Joel Hinrichs’s "Christ Cosmology" is a religious study of science, faith, and the controversies that... Read More

"Charm and Strange Poems" is an elegant, unsettling poetry collection that’s concerned with the significance of everyday words, meanings, and forms. Waking and dreaming lives collide in Linda Casebeer’s poetry collection "Charm and... Read More

"In Suspension" is a refreshing collection in which parochial life is addressed with hope and style. The short stories and graphic art of John Tarpey’s "In Suspension" are set in rural Ireland. Bored patrons and the senior citizens... Read More