Jane Marshall’s remarkable memoir "Searching for Happy Valley" unveils just what it is that makes a place “happy,” showing why the answer is so important for humanity and the planet. Marshall—feeling a gap within herself, longing... Read More

In Pirkko Saisio’s autobiographical novel "The Red Book of Farewells", a Finnish woman navigates being a lesbian in a time when homosexuality was outlawed and when the currents of communism pervaded every aspect of life. Death opens... Read More

In Tyriek White’s elegiac novel "We Are a Haunting", a son’s inherited grief binds him to his mother and grandmother as he discovers how to define “home” in New York. On the brink of expulsion from school in the 2000s, Colly is... Read More

In S. M. Beiko’s fantasy novel "The Stars of Mount Quixx", inner truths and love come to the fore in a remote, unusual countryside setting. Constance and Ivory are on a summer trip in Mount Quixx, where a mysterious fog has settled and... Read More

Daphne Kalotay’s short story collection "The Archivists" showcases grief and loss alongside sublime moments of human connection. In “Relativity,” an American social worker helps Holocaust survivors access end-of-life services while... Read More

Hazel Jane Plante’s novel "Any Other City" puts a transgender punk idol’s story to the page. Tracy St. Cyr lives in a city that could be “any other city” that features creative and queer communities. Her story is structured like... Read More

Pale yellow stars twinkle against dreamy backdrops of blues and purples in this enchanting bedtime tale. One night, while struggling to sleep, Watson finds a magical world under the “night tent” of his blankets; because he’s not... Read More

With advice garnered from his luminous career in sociology and his personal experiences, Morrie Schwartz’s "The Wisdom of Morrie" is a thoughtful treatise that is filled with insights about aging with joy. Throughout the book, Schwartz... Read More