A Singapore native of Chinese descent, Tanumihardja has a background in classic Asian cooking techniques and a taste for multilayered, contrasting flavors. When she came to the US, she used these culinary chops to incorporate unfamiliar... Read More

Take wisdom where you can find it, and keep on looking—especially in unlikely places. The first three or four sentences of this illustrated compendium of more than eighty of wisdom’s greatest hits points directly at a religious... Read More

Antarctic adventurer Ernest Shackleton believed “it is in our nature to explore, to reach out into the unknown,” and few of us with a pulse would disagree. But Shackleton was living at a time when satellite phones didn’t exist and... Read More

Lucy learns a valuable life lesson when Toshi arrives and turns her well-ordered world upside down with his curious style and peculiar habits. Exploring the beauty found in diversity and cultural differences, "That’s NOT How You Do... Read More

Knowing when to speak up and when to stay quiet can take quite a bit of thought and practice, especially if you are super observant and eager. In "Miles McHale, Tattletale", Christianne Jones humorously relates one boy’s struggle to... Read More

This thriller employs some of the classic tropes of FBI murder mysteries, delivered in a fresh way. Benjamin O’Neal’s "Die Laughing" is a fast-paced thriller that fuses classic elements of horror and suspense stories, from bloody,... Read More

Offering encouragement and advice to women facing mid-career changes, Sachs’s is an uplifting work. Wendy Sachs, whose background includes work in politics, television, and content production, offers women inspiration and solid advice... Read More

This musical approach to Christian history ignites interest in the story behind Sunday morning hymns. Andrew Gant’s "O Sing unto the Lord" is a fresh and refreshing approach to Christian history, resounding through church music. Gant... Read More