The Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 is a case study in the way that private industries twist government programs to their advantage. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor’s "Race for Profit" is clear and methodical as it details how a... Read More

In Amy Rae Durreson’s horror-tinged romance "Something Wicked This Way Comes", two broken men face their pasts, an evil force, and a hopeful future. When the charity he works for sends him to a remote Scottish village, Leon discovers... Read More

In the recent past, a battle among witches led to the murder of the high priestess Athena. Pat Esden’s second book in a suspenseful, paranormal romance series is Things She’s Seen, covering the investigation into, and fallout from,... Read More

Two wild creatures—a hornet and a boy—navigate the harsh realities of life in the coal yards in this patchwork of musings and lyrical verse. The story flows around silhouettes and textured collages in sooty shades of smoke and ash,... Read More

Hannah Templer’s graphic novel "CosmoKnights" introduces an exciting space-operatic world with a queer twist. Set in a future full of human-inhabited planets, the book begins as a mechanically inclined teenage girl, Pan, aspires to one... Read More

Jamie Anderson’s cultural survey "An Army of Lovers" focuses on revolutionary women’s music and how it influenced others. Women’s music—music by, for, and about women—addresses topics from love and healing to racism and... Read More

For many small towns around the world, World War I was a seismic event, and the Canadian town of Merritt in British Columbia’s Nicola Valley is a prime example. A town that even today only has a few thousand residents lost forty-four... Read More

With hope and a delineated path to health care overhaul, David Colton’s "The Case for Universal Health Care" is cogent in arguing for a system of uniform benefits for all. Colton argues that Americans are resistant to universal health... Read More