Eric Cook shows off the bold flavors and spirit of multicultural New Orleans and his Gris-Gris and Saint John restaurants in the vibrant cookbook "Modern Creole". Cook grew up crabbing, hunting, and fishing in south Louisiana, developing... Read More

Biology professor Sönke Johnsen’s "Into the Great Wide Ocean" is a compelling work of oceanography that reveals the greatest unexplored areas on Earth. Covering the open ocean—the most abundant source of life on the planet—and... Read More

A commanding short story collection, Caribbean Canadian Nalo Hopkinson’s "Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions" blends ecological awareness, cultural heritage, and fantastical happenings. In the mordant story “Clap Back,” Wenda, an... Read More

Joonas Sildre’s graphic biography "Between Two Sounds" is about Estonian composer Arvo Pärt’s lifelong quest to break new ground. In 1939, Pärt discovered an old, broken piano in his family’s new apartment. He developed his... Read More

First a force within Eastern European oral traditions before flowing into popular culture as a frightening witch, Baba Yaga is a character whose many incarnations suggest fascinating depth. Stories about her are teased out and mined for... Read More

"Re-Storying Education" is a paradigm-shifting educator’s manifesto with guidance for including Indigenous knowledge, culture, and history in classrooms. Longtime educator, administrator, and storyteller Carolyn Roberts builds upon... Read More

“Sometimes you have to do things that make other people mad if you want to change something that is wrong,” learns a precocious young investigator in the involving mystery novel "State of the Union". In Kitty Felde’s informative... Read More

Exploring what contemplative spiritual practice might look like if it grew beyond entrenched eurocentric, heteronormative, and patriarchal traditions, "Queering Contemplation" envisions embracing and celebrating the vast array of human... Read More