Adrie Kusserow’s "The Trauma Mantras" is a transformational poetic memoir, weaving the personal experiences of refugees and orphans with themes of life, death, the grimness of social media, capitalism, and Western historical guilt.... Read More

Through the social justice-themed essays of "The Jail Is Everywhere", activists work against the expansion and normalization of jails. After decades of massive expansion in the United States’s carceral system, most counties now host at... Read More

Love blooms between a renegade Christian and a jailer’s daughter, but is threatened by controversies, in Jamie Ogle’s invigorating romance novel "Of Love and Treason". In third-century Rome, Iris was blinded in an accident. She longs... Read More

Nicolette’s Miele’s "Runes for the Green Witch" gathers a wealth of useful information on the Elder Futhark Runes and the plants and herbs that correspond to each one. The runes are a system of magical symbolism that has been used... Read More

Chay Wike’s cookbook "The Kitchen Commune" meets diverse dietary needs, introducing one hundred-plus creative dishes that welcome all to the table. A serious health issue sparked Wike’s determination to take control of her health... Read More

In Tlotlo Tsamaase’s fearsome futuristic novel "Womb City", a woman struggles to escape the dystopian horror of her AI-controlled existence. Twenty-eight-year-old Nelah lives in Botswana with her police officer husband, Elifasi.... Read More

In Eva Menasse’s short story collection "Animals", families, parents, and lovers are understood in terms of excerpted zoological descriptions of animal behavior. “Butterfly, Bee, Crocodile” delves into the private grief of a woman... Read More

Researcher William Viney’s dazzling, illustration-rich book compiles scientific knowledge about, and cultural representations of, twins throughout history. Assisted reproductive technologies like in vitro fertilization increased the... Read More