Two women, their lives separated by a century, learn the meaning of standing witness to horrific injustice in Roohi Choudhry’s epic historical novel "Outside Women". In 1890s India, after the British abolish slavery in their colonies,... Read More

Love is the focus of Martina Devlin’s elegant historical novel "Charlotte", about Charlotte Brontë, her husband Arthur, and Arthur’s cousin Mary, who became Charlotte’s friend and, later, Arthur’s second wife. The story is set... Read More

Samina Ali’s searing memoir is about how a birth gone wrong took her, a promising young writer, to the brink of death. Ali’s intuition warned her of danger to her pregnancy. She suspected bias against women of color after her... Read More

In their captivating historical novel "The Other March Sisters", Linda Epstein, Ally Malinenko, and Liz Parker shift the spotlight from the ambitious, outgoing Jo to her sisters Meg, Beth, and Amy. While Jo is in New York pursuing her... Read More

Caroline Parker’s "The Healing Garden" is an engaging, beautiful compendium of medicinal and culinary herbs. The book surprises and inspires as it shares the varied uses and healing properties of forty different herbs and seven... Read More

A cookbook rooted in warm memories of stories and meals shared around tables laden with comforting home-cooked food, Jan A. Brandenburg’s "The Modern Mountain Cookbook" honors both the long-held traditions of generations of Appalachian... Read More

In "Discover the Power of Laughter", twin sisters Sarah Routman and Rachael Siegelman celebrate how a simple smile can be the first step in a healing technique that’s fun, portable, and best of all, free. While recognizing that... Read More

Chef and holistic nutritionist Christina Soteriou’s cookbook "Big Veg Energy" draws on her Greek Cypriot heritage to bring an eclectic, international vibe to vegan cuisine. The book begins by tackling some of the obstacles people often... Read More