Robert Cohen’s essays are insightful, entertaining explorations of writers and writing. Probing literature with an expansive view of the craft, the book covers major figures, including John Cheever and Henry James, as well as less... Read More

Determined to be a “faithful witness” to COVID-19, sociology professor Amy Kaler documented her shifting emotions, disrupted thinking, and attraction to nature. Spanning the year starting with mid-March of 2020, her concise,... Read More

For those who harbor fantasies of escaping their current jobs for more meaningful work, Tim Rhode and Pat Hiban’s The Quitter’s Manifesto provides an encouraging outline, naming steps that can be taken toward more fruitful endeavors.... Read More

A taxi driver succumbs to her bizarre, terrifying delusions in Juan José Millás’s novel "Let No One Sleep". From the moment that she heard her downstairs neighbor playing opera through the air vent, Lucía knew that they were... Read More

"Cemetery Reflections" is eloquent as it meditates on the evolution of death, grief, and memorialization in the United States. Jane Hopkins’s "Cemetery Reflections" pairs graveyard photographs with poems and reminiscences about death... Read More

Tiezzi’s Board is a sensitive novel about human relationships and the many ways that love can be expressed. In Ham Martin’s novel Tiezzi’s Board, a gifted yet frustrated woodcarver discovers a magnificent mahogany board whose dark... Read More

OId Love Skin is an eye-opening poetry collection that is shaped by Africa’s inescapable past and that celebrates its rich multiplicities. "Old Love Skin", an egalitarian anthology edited by Nyashadzashe Chikumbu, introduces over fifty... Read More

"The Ruby Rule" is an optimistic self-help guide that accepts the inevitability of opposing viewpoints and encourages lively, civil dialogues with others. Arthur F. Coombs III’s "The Ruby Rule" advocates for empathy, tolerance, and... Read More