Because he grew up in a significant place and time, Doug Davis’ childhood memoir has more traction than most. The author has written about those long-ago days as well as many other details of his family’s personal history. His... Read More

“Kelly came back to the question again and again: what did it mean to be an American Zen Roshi nearing the twenty-first century?” If Denis Kelly’s life was made into a novel, no one would believe it, so the truth, told here as... Read More

Colette Evangelista is the mother of two boys; one has autism, and the family’s experience is the focus of this charming book written for children of pre-school age to a few years older. The book’s central character has autism and... Read More

Evensong, in the liturgical tradition, is a set of prayers, Bible readings, and responses. It is often completely set to music and takes place in the late afternoon or early evening. "Evensong", the book by Brooks Firestone, is about... Read More

David Rynick was raised in a Presbyterian family and regards his gradual journey into Zen Buddhism as a natural step. “The teachings sounded like what I had been hearing all my life,” he explains. “What is most precious and sacred... Read More

Karam Pardesi is “the reluctant Midas; it seemed that everything he touched turned to gold.” In this historical novel of a young man whose fortunes change as the world changes, Sohan S. Koonar has created a sensual India and a... Read More

This harrowing historical novel begins and ends with a haunting image: “February in Bangladesh is the month of martyrs to the mother tongue and girls in red bordered yellow saris offer marigolds to them.” Educator Aquila Ismail has... Read More

Writing Sister of Silence could not have been easy for award-winning investigative journalist Daleen Berry because in this case, she is the subject. Berry reveals her dark secret—a history of being sexually abused—with clarity and... Read More