Behrouz Boochani is a young Kurdish journalist, poet, and refugee imprisoned on Australia’s Manus Island, and that his astonishing memoir "No Friend but the Mountains" exists at all is a miracle and a testament to his resilience. After... Read More

Tara Johnson’s Christian romance "Where Dandelions Bloom" places a strong heroine at the center of the Civil War. In 1861, sixteen-year-old Cassie is desperate to avoid the loveless marriage arranged by her drunken father, so she poses... Read More

Thomas G. Alexander’s "Brigham Young and the Expansion of the Mormon Faith" is a complex, reflective portrait of Brigham Young, the nineteenth-century Mormon leader who brought his flock to Utah, where they found a permanent and... Read More

In "The Path Keeper"—the first book in N. J. Simmonds’s fantasy trilogy The Indigo Chronicles—angels rule the world, love spans across lifetimes, and unexpected choices change your destiny. When Ella starts at university, all she... Read More

Joan He’s "Descendant of the Crane" is a riveting, complex story set in a Chinese-inspired fantasy world full of magic, intrigue, and mystery. Hesina’s first task as the new queen of Yan is to discover who poisoned her father. She... Read More

There are two kinds of people in the moody, magical world of "Apprentice Needed": those who are opposed to imagination, and those who understand what a powerful force it can be. The second novel in the Wizard for Hire series revisits the... Read More

"Great Lakes Chronicle" is a useful and thorough record of the major projects undertaken on the coasts of Wisconsin. "Great Lakes Chronicle" collects short essays, primarily detailing environmentally-oriented projects centered on the... Read More

Deliverance is potent medicine for those who feel aggrieved by the current state of affairs. Patrick M. Andendall’s "Deliverance from Stupidparty Land" is an intense polemic that examines America’s current, contentious political era... Read More