Jeanne Marie Beaumont writes the sort of poetry that causes page-turning hands a split second of hesitation—oh, lord, what will we face next? Limbo, in these pages, has physical borders and a ministry of culture where Beaumont issues... Read More

The depraved nature of the two-and-a-half-year siege of a cultured European metropolis further confirms the Nazis’ unmatched penchant for evil. One million citizens died of starvation, bitter cold, relentless shelling. During the war,... Read More

Heart disease is a national crisis, and the most common treatments don’t lower the risk of death in most cases. Rather than despair, Thomas Cowan meets these devastating realities with the firm belief that there must be another... Read More

In his new memoir, "Nobody Rich or Famous", poet Richard Shelton doesn’t so much tug on the heartstrings as play an entire set upon them. Rightly subtitled “a family memoir,” the book mixes social history with lyrical vignettes.... Read More

One of the important things about craft is the ability to preserve and document traditional methods and pass on cultural information to the next generation. "Oaxaca Stories in Cloth" captures the rapidly disappearing stories and... Read More

"The Magical Rooster" tells the story of Tang Yun, who must travel a long way to the capital city to take the Imperial Exam. Distressed by the idea of her son traveling thousands of miles, his mother embroiders a rooster on her son’s... Read More

LaFosse & Alexander’s Essential Book of Origami begins with a traditional Japanese crane that takes twenty-two steps to complete and includes other playful and lovely forms, from a 3-D heart to a two-color cat with a whopping sixty... Read More

In this fast-paced volume, an exciting war between gods begins. J. A. Fales’s Chasing Wren’s Tale is a fast-paced, mysterious love story that delves into the complicated world of Norse mythology. Gunnolf Fenric is a Berserker Wolf... Read More