Rich with imagery and action to inspire change and healing, this psychoanalysis of characters from myths reveals how feminine qualities must be valued. Massimilla and Bud Harris journey to slay the Death Mother complex in "Into the Heart... Read More

Spare yet never lacking, these breathless poems capture the beauty of the simple and the sacred. Holly Wren Spaulding’s "Pilgrim" is as nourishing as breath. The importance of each line, each word, is equal to that of the spaces in... Read More

An Arctic exploration becomes an exploration of the self as a man seeks a new understanding of connection with loved ones. The North Pole reveals itself to be not what government worker Oscar imagined in "Fram", an artfully funny novel... Read More

Graceful poems juxtapose the mystical with the practical. "Me, Rain, and a Hired Taxi", a book of poems by Davoud Safdarian, explores the mystical while remaining grounded in the often stark realities of everyday life. Using a consistent... Read More

Everyday life in the American Southwest makes for an apt landscape for this coming-of-age novel of family secrets and maturing love. In Sophie’s House of Cards, teenage Sophie’s loud-mouthed whimsy and fragile attempts at sincerity... Read More

Newman sifts through the complexity of place and humanity to find both the ugliness and the beauty in our world. Richard Newman’s latest collection of poetry, "All the Wasted Beauty of the World", strips away the rose-colored lenses... Read More

Weir takes a traditional romance to the next level by not glossing over the delicate choices involved in starting over at love and commitment. In "A Foolish Consistency" by Andrea Weir, recent divorcée Callie Winwood unexpectedly... Read More

Practical advice pairs beautifully with discussions that delve deeply into the rich emotional complexity of the act of dying. In four clearly and tenderly written parts, "The Divine Art of Dying", by Karen Speerstra and Herbert Anderson,... Read More