Boyhood doubts and curiosities form the compelling, intimate foundation of "The Conspiracy of the Christ", a theological memoir that dissects texts and asks in-the-weeds questions about religion. Michael LaFond’s... Read More

Jordan Rosenfeld’s thriller "Fallout" spotlights environmental awareness and personal agency. Project Nemesis, a band of rebels set on environmental protection, sabotage and blackmail shady energy companies. Their methods garner... Read More

In T. L. Simpson’s absorbing novel "Cope Field", a student’s fast track to the big leagues changes when a community service project and a new friend give him the courage to ask hard questions. Craw, an ace pitcher whose teammates... Read More

A story about coming to terms with a family’s complex genealogy, "The Silent Tree" is a poetic intergenerational memoir. The distant past and the present collide in "The Silent Tree", Carol Slayden Arnold’s history-based memoir,... Read More

A guide to starting businesses in a way that is atypical and empathetic, "Startup Different" is a persuasive book for aspiring entrepreneurs. Software entrepreneurs and brothers Chris and David Sinkinson’s "Startup Different" is a... Read More

The political science text "South Korea" makes a moral case for “consciousness raising” and cultural transformation that has clear relevance to other industrialized nations. John Gonzalez and Young Lee’s cautious political science... Read More

Death is owed a debt, and a mother and daughter face underworld threats, in Rania Hanna’s lush fantasy novel "The Jinn Daughter". Nadine, a jinn, consumes the souls of the dead, which take the form of pomegranate seeds. She tells their... Read More

Entertaining tales are gathered in the novel "As Time Goes By", in which an octogenarian reviews colorful events from across his long life. In W. Royce Adams’s novel "As Time Goes By", an older man reminisces to determine what his... Read More