Family stories and regrets drive a woman away from home and pull her back again in the affecting literary novel "The Pale Flesh of Wood". In Elizabeth A. Tucker’s moving novel "The Pale Flesh of Wood", a woman grapples with her... Read More

A moralizing novel, "The Emancipation of William Jones, Jr." focuses on a boy’s coming-of-age in a hardworking turn-of-the-century ranching community. In Judith A. Perkins’s novel "The Emancipation of William Jones, Jr.", a boy grows... Read More

Fleshing out a family story with imagination and admiration for its heroine, "Surviving Southwood Avenue" is an inspiring historical novel. In Melissa Simonye’s historical novel "Surviving Southwood Avenue", a girl’s Depression-era... Read More

Proposing changes to correct the imbalance of spiritual energies throughout the universe, "The Messages and Secrets of the Universe" is an ambitious text. Ionel Rotanu’s reflective treatise "The Messages and Secrets of the Universe"... Read More

A message of love and equality is centered in "Magda Revealed", a piquing alternative historical novel that reconstitutes a figure whose significance was buried in the Bible. In Ursula Werner’s illuminating novel "Magda Revealed", Mary... Read More

A template for delving into one’s past to make fresh meaning from its stories, "In Search of You" is a gracious example of pursuing happiness and self-worth. Part memoir, part self-help guide, Kasey Compton’s book "In Search of You"... Read More

In Renée D. Bondy’s historical novel about clerical sexual abuse, "[non]disclosure", a survivor finds the courage to tell her story. As a girl at a Catholic school, the unnamed narrator is taught that the reward for confession is no... Read More

The personalized guide "The Art of Living Yoga" is an appealing starting point for yoga practitioners to find their own motivation and reasons to learn. Christine Lily Kessler’s thorough manual "The Art of Living Yoga" describes... Read More