In 1937, Los Angeles is baking in a September heat wave. The citizens of the growing city, thirsty and on edge, are angry and desperate for water. They wait for the okay on a new dam project, though the water department’s chief... Read More

With a mix of retro style and modern sensibilities, Fun & Funky Cross Stitch includes more than 160 colorful, creative cross stitch designs and project ideas that tap into pop culture. The work of eight different artists, these... Read More

Photographer Nancy Richards Farese’s "Potential Space" depicts children’s play, untouched by technological and commercial bric-a-brac. Whether children are shown in single-minded focus or modeling their toys and games with pride, the... Read More

In "My Vegan Year", Niki Webster provides young adults with all of the information that they need to make healthy vegan food in season, and proffers tempting recipes for everything from breakfast to party snacks. Veganism is now a... Read More

Centering motherhood, "Home Is Within You" is a delicate memoir about whole-person healing and its wider impact. Nadia Davis’s memoir "Home Is Within You" is about the wide impact of personal healing. Davis, a California lawyer, spent... Read More

The philosophical text "Hope" is thought provoking as it aims to bridge the gap between faith and science. David Sayre’s "Hope" is a brief but insightful volume about the relationship between spirituality, science, and personal... Read More

Certain imported ingredients are now so commonplace that it’s difficult to imagine life without them. For many, bananas, coffee, chocolate, and sugar are no longer occasional treats, but daily supplies. Nettie Cronish’s "The Fair... Read More

“Nothing comes to the surface in solitude except that which is already hidden deep within us,” yet, when faced with the solitude of his own mortality, Hussein Barghouthi found within himself an entire lineage of Palestinian people... Read More