In the spirited historical novel "Fair Youth", the oft-debated “Oxfordian” theory of Shakespeare’s authenticity is explored with humor, verve, compassion, and irony. Lawrence Wells’s historical novel "Fair Youth" enlivens the... Read More

Katherine Leyton relates her pregnancy experiences to larger issues of femininity, parenthood, and bodily autonomy in her memoir "Motherlike". Leyton and her husband planned to have a child, but not quite so fast: when she learned she... Read More

Realistic about the challenges of growing older, "The Mission of Maya and Methuselah" aims to equip those who are unprepared for the inadequacies of global health-care systems with thorough knowledge. Written for people aged forty and... Read More

Grieving lovers navigate mental illness and political upheaval in Rahad Abir’s novel "Bengal Hound". East Pakistan in the late 1960s is an impoverished place marked by unrest, but life continues on, for better and for worse. Mere days... Read More

Economic history has tended to repeat itself—but there may be a solution, according to the intricate, informative book "Markets in Chaos". Brendan Hughes’s reflective economics text "Markets in Chaos" invites investors to learn from... Read More

Covering a UN deployment that involved disarming warring factions, nation-building, and helping to facilitate elections, "The Horses of Sierra Leone" is a sobering memoir. In her memoir "The Horses of Sierra Leone", Leeland Shelly Nash... Read More

"Brain On!" is an encouraging self-help text filled with methods for cultivating emotional intelligence in the office. Deb Smolensky’s "Brain On!" is a self-help guide that emphasizes personal growth and individual mental wellness in... Read More

Wes Nisker’s memoir "The Big Bang, the Buddha, and the Baby Boom" covers his search for spiritual meaning during a period of great economic, technological, and social change. Born during World War II and brought up as the only Jewish... Read More