An elder care worker struggles with her daughter’s choices in Kim Hye-jin’s moving novel "Concerning My Daughter". A mother raises her child, instills good values, and models appropriate behavior: for the novel’s unnamed narrator,... Read More

A Black woman rebels against racism and class, finding her voice, in Kimberly Garrett Brown’s novel Cora’s Kitchen. In 1928, Cora James is an aspiring writer who works as a librarian in New York. She is aware of the privileged... Read More

Gemma Dale outlines strategies for thriving in a remote or hybrid workplace in "How to Work Remotely". Following a global crisis that revealed that many jobs could be performed remotely, some workers relished the opportunity to return to... Read More

Influenced by Persian culture, "The Bruising of Qilwa" is a stunning fantasy novella that confronts questions of belonging: to a culture, a family, and to yourself. Nonbinary blood magic practitioner Firuz might be considered one of the... Read More

Jonathan T. Bailey’s evocative, candid memoir "When I Was Red Clay" explores spirituality, heritage, and the lives and landscapes we choose to inhabit. Bailey grew up in a large Mormon family in rural Utah. His parents’ marriage was... Read More

The life and career of rock superstar David Bowie is charted in the graphic biography "David Bowie in Comics". David Bowie’s music is as memorable as his frequent, bold experimentation in sound and presentation. From his childhood in... Read More

Telling an emotional and fantastical story about love and loss, "The Junction" is a standout graphic novel. Lucas is still eleven years old when he reappears in town over a decade after his disappearance. He has not aged at all. His... Read More

Though reading is sometimes maligned as an indulgence, Austin Carty insists that it is a necessity for those in the ministry. In The Pastor’s Bookshelf, he gives tips on what and how to read, promising that “reading will make you a... Read More