Earth burns, placing billions of people in a state of crisis in Natasha Pulley’s visionary novel "The Mars House". January accepts a spot on a refugee ship to Mars as a means of escaping the “fairy-tale nightmare” of fire-, flood-,... Read More

An aspirational guidebook, "Time Machine" is replete with suggestions for achieving rich business and personal lives. In his unconventional business book "Time Machine", Kris Krohn explores and redefines true wealth through daily... Read More

"Unshackling Democracy" is a timely work of political commentary that issues a sympathetic call for governmental reform. Calling for an end to Capitol Hill careerism, Gerrick D. Wilkins’s political science text "Unshackling Democracy"... Read More

Delighting in the excess of 1950s Southern California atmospheres, "The Esmeralda Goodbye" is a winking noir novel with a winsome hero. Featuring American celebrities and cultural icons, Corey Lynn Fayman’s crime novel "The Esmeralda... Read More

Healthful and ecoconscious, the plant-based recipes compiled in chef and nutritionist Micah Siva’s cookbook "Nosh" riff on global Jewish traditions with palate-expanding innovations. Rooted in memories of her bubbe’s kitchen,... Read More

Interfaith chaplain Cedar Monroe’s "Trash" is a case study in the US’s rampant poverty problem. Discussing poverty with particular emphasis on poor white Americans, Monroe’s book is focused on the homeless and housing-insecure... Read More

Analytical and prescient, Tomáš Halík’s stunning theology book "The Afternoon of Christianity" makes projections about the future of Christian faith in light of the sweeping demographic and cultural changes it faces. Clear and... Read More

A kingdom’s fate rests on the shoulders of a princess who deals with dragons in Ellen McGinty’s novel "Saints and Monsters". Meera’s back brace and blue hair draw the unjust denigration of others who consider her cursed. She is... Read More