Beautiful photographs are paired with oral histories; what emerges is a nuanced vision of Yosemite, rich and complex. Yosemite National Park is iconic to American imagery, so it would seem like an impossible task to offer a new and... Read More

"A Perfect Blindness" is a grunge rock fantasy with an operatic sense of drama. Is it possible to achieve fame and glory without letting go of your humanity? This familiar question is engaged by W. Lance Hunt in his novel, "A Perfect... Read More

Davis ensures that Calomiris will not slip quietly into obscurity, instead preserving her uncomfortable part in the Red Scare. "Undercover Girl" is the biography of Angela Calomiris, a Greenwich Village lesbian who worked with the FBI... Read More

Peterson’s (dark) humor and willingness to share help make this an accessible introduction to a complex but unquestionably important moment in our cultural relationship with HIV/AIDS. Since the early 1980s, HIV/AIDS has consumed... Read More

"The American Plan" never loses the pounding sense of uncertainty and risk that makes it a page-turner. A dark exploration of a nation recovering from war, David H. Weisberg’s "The American Plan" is equal parts a conspiratorial... Read More

Cohen’s book traces how the current nasty and mean mode of political discourse developed. With an election over and an inauguration on the horizon, books that explain the current political state are of renewed interest. Impossibly... Read More

This is an uplifting tale of resilience with escapist appeal. J. Elaine Cottrell’s Breana’s Full Circle is the rags-to-riches story of a sweet young woman whose faith and kindness are put to the test, but wherein a happy ending is... Read More

"The Seed Apple" is written with a delightful mix of modernity, ancient history, and lore. Sheldon Greene’s "The Seed Apple" is the multicontinental story of a family whose improbable history crosses barriers of time and religion.... Read More