In his pensive memoir, Matthew Vollmer investigates the blinking lights that appeared in the woods soon after his mother’s death. In 2019, Vollmer’s mother died of complications of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Months later, his... Read More

Maureen Dunphy’s memoir-in-essays, "Divining", conveys a lifelong love of trees and the feelings of sanctuary that they provide. Throughout Dunphy’s lifetime, trees have inspired her, comforted her, and connected her to the natural... Read More

Sheri Brenden’s "Break Point" covers the politics and legal moves involved in the creation of women’s athletics programs. Peggy Brenden and Toni St. Pierre were raised in an era when people believed that girls neither had the... Read More

In Zein El-Amine’s short story collection "Is This How You Eat a Watermelon?", the Lebanese civil war leads to disrupted lives and ghost sightings. Herein, war is more complicated than mere acts of violence. Enemy drones hover above... Read More

A historic Michigan wildfire inspires Linda Gruenberg’s sensitive novel Blazes & Brimstone, in which a boy teams up with his family during a crisis. In October of 1871, a forest fire encroaches upon eleven-year-old Lyle’s... Read More

In the funny and sorrowful short stories of "Adventures of a Lifetime", young misfits struggle to find their ways in the world. M. Lawrence Moore’s short story collection "Adventures of a Lifetime" depicts the struggles of outsiders... Read More

Kiki Petrosino collects poetic, honest, philosophical vignettes in "Bright", an investigation into the etymology of the term for lightness as it pertains to the effects of colorism and the unintended consequences of inhabiting a body... Read More

Alicia Muñoz’s "Stop Overthinking Your Relationship" highlights the problem of relationship rumination—and charts a path toward healthier relationships. The book focuses on how repetitive negative thinking absorbs too much of the... Read More