"Nouveau Noir" is an intricate murder mystery anchored by its charming rookie agent and colorful cast. In Drew Golden’s murder mystery "Nouveau Noir", a rookie FBI agent discovers the seedy underbelly of the wine industry. Wynn’s... Read More

For the handful of centuries that Japan has been on the minds of westerners, the country has exemplified the mysteries of the East. The island nation’s unique geology, climate, rich waters, and isolation led to a culture, a... Read More

In this entertaining introduction to some of the most remarkable beasts of the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods, you’ll meet a colorful variety of dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes. There are also prehistoric mammals, trees,... Read More

Trevor Naylor’s "Cairo Inside Out", created in collaboration with photographer Doriana Dimitrova, began with the desire to capture the unique quality of Cairo’s afternoon light, but wound up accomplishing so much more. It reveals the... Read More

Allen Ginsberg’s intimate and passionate "South American Journals" ranges from sublime and spiritual to earthy and grungy and reflects the angst of his life and times. Ginsberg hooked up with other Beat Generation writers while... Read More

"Finding the Lost" is magical as its aspirational young lead finds her true strength. Alicia is an adventurer by nature. With high school just around the corner, however, long hikes and frog catching have taken a backseat to schoolwork... Read More

In the first essay of her collection "Where There Is Danger", Luba Jurgenson writes, “Bilingualism is waiting for its chronicler, someone down-to-earth who follows each step of the bodily clues to the constantly shifting center.” As... Read More

In her memoir "Handprints on Hubble", astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan conveys the excitement of going to space. Kathryn Sullivan had a career in oceanography when she was chosen to be among the first women astronauts recruited by NASA. She... Read More