"The Enduring Wild" is Josh Jackson’s captivating portrayal of California wilderness under the Bureau of Land Management, including large wilderness areas in the Mojave Desert, Eastern Sierra, and the Lost Coast. The Bureau of Land... Read More

Barbara Presnell’s grace-filled memoir reflects on the loss of her father and a sibling trip to Europe to re-create his World War II travels. Presnell’s father, Bill, died after surgery when she was fourteen years old. Her mother,... Read More

De Kai’s urgent book "Raising AI" reflects the ethical impacts of the Artificial Intelligence industry and moral quandaries raised by its influence on public and private life. Drawing an analogy between artificial intelligences... Read More

Immersed in an endemic sense of grief, Cara Stoddard’s coming-of-age memoir "Spirography" is about cancer’s enduring presence in her life. At seven years old, Stoddard was diagnosed with a pediatric germ cell tumor. Thereafter,... Read More

Three youths unite in protest against an authoritarian government, afterward winding up on different paths, in the thoughtful, provocative graphic novel "You Must Take Part in Revolution". Andy, Maggie, and Olivia meet during political... Read More

A woman struggles in a fascist state that mandates intrusive treatment for anyone who differs from the norm in the startling graphic novel "Baby Blue". Betty works at a coffee shop until her world is turned upside down by witnessing a... Read More

Rooted in positive psychology and wellness concepts, "This Is the Thing" is a supportive self-help text about finding meaning in one’s life. Shane Jackson’s purposeful self-help book "This Is the Thing" emphasizes connections between... Read More

Humanity’s experiments with artificial life backfire in the science fiction graphic novel "R.U.R." In search of a low-cost workforce, an island factory creates an AI that looks and acts like a human being and is capable of completing a... Read More