In Beebe Bahrami’s "The Way of the Wild Goose", a mystery, the wild feminine, and trail magic come together on the Camino de Santiago. Carrying a pack filled with “just in case” items, Bahrami set out to walk the Camino, feeling... Read More

In Robin Farrar Maass’s academic mystery novel "The Walled Garden", decades-old secrets are given voice by a determined graduate student. After promising to fulfill her grandmother’s dying wish, Lucy travels from California to... Read More

Brazilian writer Caio Fernando Abreu shines light on authoritarian 1980s Brazil, giving voice to those who were oppressed and ignored during the AIDS epidemic, in his exuberant short story collection "Moldy Strawberries". With a ranging... Read More

In poet Charles Harper Webb’s thriller "Ursula Lake", a fishing trip is the impetus for a violent showdown between old friends. On an excursion to British Columbia, Scott, an aspiring musician, bumps into an old friend, Errol. Despite... Read More

"Translating Myself and Others" is an academic collection of Jhumpa Lahiri’s musings on language and translation. Lahiri, a reader and writer in multiple languages, focuses on the translation of Italian, with insightful references to... Read More

"Do the Impossible" is an enthusiastic guide to adopting positive future visions of oneself. Jason Drees’s hopeful self-help guide "Do the Impossible" suggests tools for maximizing one’s potential. Divided into three distinct,... Read More

"Dear Dana" is an inspirational memoir about caring for friends near and far by reviving a lost art. Tongue-in-cheek affection for social media informs "Dear Dana", Amy Weinland Daughters’s memoir about reconnecting with former summer... Read More