In Shokoofeh Azar’s intricate fabulistic novel "The Gowkaran Tree in the Middle of Our Kitchen", an Iranian girl comes of age in a time of war. When a gowkaran tree—likened to the Tree of Life, though no one seems certain about its... Read More

Looking back to human ancestors as exemplars of healthy living, "On the Origin of Being" seeks the causes of a number of contemporary ailments and points to a more connected path forward. Luke Comer and Jenny Powers’s "On the Origin of... Read More

"Inside Impeachment" is a valuable primary resource regarding the trials of Bill Clinton. A blow-by-blow diary of the second impeachment in US history, Clifford B. Stearns’s book "Inside Impeachment" is an insider’s view of American... Read More

A fun mashup of youthful rebellion with heartland quirkiness, For What It’s Worth is a nostalgic comic novel in which absurdities abound. In Nathan Pettijohn’s dark comedy novel For What it’s Worth, an Oklahoma man reminisces about... Read More

Who doesn’t like a good secret history? In "Silhouettes and Shadows", Adam Steiner takes a look at a pivotal moment in the musical life of David Bowie, the 1980 album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). Coming between Bowie’s... Read More

This poignant memoir about a midcentury military childhood exemplifies a girl’s zest for adventure. Vivienne Grilliot Worthington’s memoir "The Girl From Number 7, Windsor Avenue" is about her childhood as a military daughter.... Read More

Librarian Linda Maxie’s intriguing, original reference text does an impressive job of collecting notable books about interesting people. Librarian Linda Maxie’s "Library Lin’s Biographies, Autobiographies, and Memoirs" is a... Read More

In Erica Obey’s clever cozy mystery novel "The Brooklyn North Murder", a librarian teams up with her AI invention to solve a murder in a sleepy college town. Mary Watson is a reference librarian in the rural Hudson Valley, where she... Read More