Guiding partners to assess and maintain a mutual sense of openness, "The Aperture Effect" is a supportive relationship guide. Psychiatrist and couples therapist Kathryn Ford’s relationship guide "The Aperture Effect" utilizes... Read More
In Jennifer Mason-Black’s lyrical novel "Sometimes the Girl", a despondent young writer goes on an “archaeological study” in the attic of a dying Pulitzer winner. To save for a trip to New Zealand with the ex-girlfriend she still... Read More
Fatma Qandil’s literary novel "Empty Cages" moves with quiet intent, tracing a life through memory’s fragments. Herein, empty cages offer both release and confinement, holding a life that teeters between adventure and the mundane.... Read More
On rare occasions, excess precipitation nurtures scores of flowers in otherwise harsh and arid landscapes. For this project, Mark Lisk scoured western deserts in search of these superblooms, traveling from from Idaho to Baja California... Read More
Driven by quiet unease and its hero’s mounting discomfort with the truth about American culture, "The Stuff What Actually Is" is a powerful historical novel. J. A. Nunn’s incisive historical novel "The Stuff What Actually Is" is... Read More
Cecily Gilligan’s sweeping encyclopedia "Cures of Ireland" archives centuries of Irish folk medicine, herbalism, and healing charms. Drawing on firsthand interviews and archival research, this expansive book details hundreds of Irish... Read More
A sensitive exploration of Brazilian history and the boundaries of biographical writing, Jacob Blanc’s collaborative book reconstructs the life of human rights activist and former militant Aluízio Palmar. Born in rural Brazil, Palmar... Read More
A fascinating, multifaceted collection of armchair treks, Linda Cracknell’s travel memoir "Doubling Back" is about revisiting significant places on foot. Cracknell’s walks, undertaken sometimes solo and at other times with... Read More