In his excellent and informative book Five Times Faster, Simon Sharpe proposes solutions to climate change challenges on three fronts: science, economics, and policy. Sharpe argues that the biggest problem with current approaches to... Read More

Kapka Kassabova’s dreamy and meandering book "Elixir" covers her travels through the Mesta River region of Bulgaria in search of a cure for the pains of the human condition. Examining its people, history, and natural beauty, this Mesta... Read More

The tale of the legendary rock band Queen is given pictorial treatment in the handsome graphic novel "Queen in Comics". Queen maintained a perennial presence on the pop charts in the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s, but their path to... Read More

In Burhan Sönmez’s literary novel "Stone and Shadow", an Istanbul cemetery is the site of loves lost, recast, and reunited. In the 1930s, a traveling flutist introduces an orphaned street musician, Avdo, to a gravestone carver. Avdo... Read More

Scott Chaskey’s elegant and spirited essay collection "Soil and Spirit" concerns the interconnectedness of elements and life forms. Studded with literary quotes, poetry, personal anecdotes, and scenes from a well-traveled life, these... Read More

Emily Lynn Paulson’s eye-opening memoir "Hey, Hun" exposes the underbelly of the multilevel marketing industry. As a stay-at-home mother who abandoned her career for her husband and children, Paulson was disillusioned, lonely, and... Read More

Noting that camping rocketed in popularity during COVID-19, "Making Camp" explores the history of recreational camping, from its nineteenth-century Adirondack beginnings through to the present. With an abundance of vintage illustrations... Read More

Tezer Özlü’s "Cold Nights of Childhood" is a work of autofiction that spans decades, cities, and one woman’s many lives. A woman grows up in restrictive Istanbul in the 1950s and 1960s. She battles depression. She begins her story... Read More