"American Tapestry" mines family stories for an informative, down-to-earth trek through America’s past. Pat Speth Sherman explores two centuries of American history through the eyes of her ancestors in her generational biography... Read More

"Winterland" is full of design advice for gardeners, meant to inspire them even beyond the growing season. Gardeners in northern climates know that the joy of summer represents a fraction of the year; accordingly, thought should be given... Read More

In western Kentucky, towns along the Cumberland River were replaced by Lake Barkley during a dam project. Residents were told “their sacrifice was for the public good.” Jayne Moore Waldrop’s novel "Drowned Town" is about what they... Read More

In Kelly Ann Jacobson’s dark, contemporary retelling of Peter Pan, Tinker Bell’s unrequited love leads to bitter tragedy. Tink is a squatter at the abandoned Darling homestead. Peter Pan and Wendy are long dead, and Tink is a ghost... Read More

Set in Karachi, the fourteen short stories of Farah Ali’s stunning and soulful "People Want to Live" are tales of bumpy lives steeped in poverty, bleakness, violence, and despair. The devastations within interior lives are highlighted... Read More

In this gripping novel set in a near future beset by relentless climate emergencies, a principled scientist grapples with personal and scientific challenges. In Sarah Lahey’s science fiction novel "Nostalgia Is Heartless", a scientist... Read More