Sim Butler’s incisive memoir "And the Dragons Do Come" is about raising a transgender child in the Deep South. Butler assumed that his firstborn child was a boy. But after years of her fervent insistence that she was a girl, coupled... Read More

Rodger Kamenetz’s "Seeing into the Life of Things" is a profound guide to exploring the power of images to heal, enhance spiritual development, and foster a sense of oneness with the universe. To counter the effects of contemporary... Read More

Leah Altman’s bold memoir-in-essays is about reclaiming her Native American identity after a transracial adoption and traumatic upbringing. Following the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, the book reports, up to 35% of Native American... Read More

GG Renee Hill’s "Story Work" is about breaking the chains of limiting beliefs by creatively reframing one’s internalized personal stories. Conversational, thoughtful, and encouraging, this book explores how one’s identity, beliefs,... Read More

An admirable police chief does his best to defend vulnerable migrants in the timely mystery novel "The Nameless Dead". On a Greek island, a police inspector works to solve the murders of Syrian women at a refugee camp in Leta Serafim’s... Read More

The essays from leading tree scientists collected in "In the Circle of Ancient Trees" read like fervent love letters to ten of the most ancient and important tree species on the planet. Dendrochronology, or the study of tree rings to... Read More

“When it comes to fungi, art and science often overlap,” Maya Jewell Zeller writes, and that is indeed true of her beautiful, beguiling book "The Wonder of Mushrooms". Fungi are curious: More closely related to animals than plants,... Read More

Dishing up regional flavor, the second volume of Stephanie Hansen’s True North Cabin Cookbook series includes seasonal recipes and heartfelt tales for the cooler months. October is full of cozy, hearty soups, sheet pan meals, and... Read More