Rebecca Beyer’s fresh, can’t-miss book "Mountain Magic" is a love letter to the traditions, folklore, and people of Appalachia. A mix of a history and an occult guidebook, "Mountain Magic" is intent on dispelling negative stereotypes... Read More

Thomas Cirotteau, Jennifer Kerner, and Éric Pincas’s "Lady Sapiens" is a vibrant history book about how ancient women lived and what they contributed to society. Steeped in interdisciplinary scholarship, "Lady Sapiens" synthesizes... Read More

In her memoir God’s Ex-Girlfriend, Gloria Beth Amodeo is candid about how she was drawn into evangelical Christianity—and about how she came to see it as a “common American cult” involving unhealthy relationship dynamics and... Read More

Lifelong stargazer, amateur astronomer, and astronomy columnist Tim B. Hunter’s "The Sky at Night" is a trove of mind-boggling facts and astounding mysteries that will captivate astronomy sophisticates and children alike. The book,... Read More

Knowing the difficulties involved in documenting enslaved people’s lives, Nancy Koester made multiple trips to sites where Sojourner Truth lived and traveled; she also analyzed her dictated letters, speeches, and newspaper accounts in... Read More

A heartfelt memoir that also serves to document LGBTQ+ marriage in the US, Rob Kirby’s "Marry Me a Little" combines the personal and the political into a single, affecting graphic novel. Kirby’s story centers on October 3, 2013, the... Read More

Written by a survivor of the Cambodian genocide, "Under the Naga Tail" is a brilliant, comprehensive memoir. Mae Bunseng Taing’s devastating memoir "Under the Naga Tail" covers his experiences during the Cambodian genocide. Mae was in... Read More

An enticing visitor spells doom—or a new beginning—for a distinguished but troubled family line in Marie Hélène Poitras’s novel "Sing, Nightingale". The Berthoumieux men have been caught in an endless cycle of control, lust,... Read More