This is a coming-of-age tale—with a hint of a warning—for those who dream of dazzling futures. A well-drawn hero, engaging dialogue, and a surprising plot twist make "Brushstrokes" by Loren Hayle an unconventional coming-of-age... Read More

A quirky murder mystery with plenty of small town charm and an occasional haunting, "The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum" follows Maddi Kosloski to her childhood stomping grounds in the wine country of San Benedetto. There, she warily... Read More

To deepen their connection to and love of the natural world, naturalists, writers, and ordinary folk have long used journals to memorialize their observations from nature jaunts. The best definitions of such love include phrases like... Read More

"Lucky Penny" features a young woman who’s on her own, but hasn’t quite figured life out yet. It seems Penny’s luck is all bad, as she loses her job and her apartment, and ends up living in a storage unit and working at the local... Read More

Mother Nature can’t be happy that men have co-opted the outdoorsy, wilderness-loving role to the point that many women don’t feel welcome in the natural world. To right this egregious wrong, all girls must be given hiking boots and... Read More

In this engaging and often entertaining tale, a professor travels the world to find out how religion impacts the environment. Though the book establishes the author’s credentials early on, it goes out of its way to be readable and... Read More

In these divisive political times, a nonpartisan book like this one shines with unusual genuinity and earnestness. Reaching across political lines to outline the need for transition to sustainable fuel, former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter,... Read More

In the twenty-five-hundred-plus Major League Baseball games played each year, only three or four games (on average) end with one team having been unable to muster even one legit hit. This majestic feat of mediocrity is, of course,... Read More