"Water Bodies", edited by reporter Laura Paskus, is a mixed-genre anthology that serves as a paean to bodies of water. “In this climate-changed world,” the introduction intones, “we live in an ever-tightening present.” It’s a... Read More

Ecologist Mark J. Easter’s book "The Blue Plate" proposes means of creating sustainable food systems to address the challenges of climate change. Divided into sections based around common favorite foods, each chapter highlights a type... Read More

Biology professor Sönke Johnsen’s "Into the Great Wide Ocean" is a compelling work of oceanography that reveals the greatest unexplored areas on Earth. Covering the open ocean—the most abundant source of life on the planet—and... Read More

Jon M. Sweeney’s charming memoir addresses meaningful books that he read at pivotal points in his life. As a seasoned bookseller and publisher, Sweeney knows that the value of a good book goes well beyond its pages. Each chapter of his... Read More

In Simon Van Booy’s charming novel "Sipsworth", a widow and a mouse forge an unexpected, exceptional bond. Helen grieves for her husband, her son, and the strength of her once-youthful body. She returns to the village of her childhood,... Read More

A surprising serial killer goes up against an atypical detective in the thrilling novel "The Caltrap Murders". A serial killer uses a medieval method to terrorize New York City in Howard Bruce Weiner’s mystery novel "The Caltrap... Read More

Intentional and poetic, the historical novel "The Girl in the Water" follows a Soviet Union coming-of-age. Joseph Howse’s charming bildungsroman "The Girl in the Water" is set in Ukraine in the 1980s; in it, an observant girl becomes... Read More