"Flora of Middle-Earth" resides at the intersection of the mundane and the fantastical. An ambitious labor of love, Flora of Middle-Earth: Plants of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Legendarium, by Walter S. Judd and Graham A. Judd, marries science... Read More

Lilti’s project illustrates commonalities in human fixations, even across gaps of centuries. The concept of celebrity is not a recent phenomenon, as Antoine Lilti shows in "The Invention of Celebrity", a merry dance through the annals... Read More

Looser’s work lovingly explores how Austen became a permanent fixture in classic English literature. Devoney Looser’s fascinating "The Making of Jane Austen" excavates the trends, politics, and tastes that shaped Austen’s legacy.... Read More

The novel includes a profound commentary on the relations of humans to time, space, and the divine. Japanese speculative-fiction master Yoshio Aramaki plays with religious and philosophical textures against a science-fiction canvas in... Read More

Cosper’s is a gentle invitation to step beyond the veil of cynicism and encounter a world full of vibrant divinity. The spiritual intersects with the tangible in Mike Cosper’s "Recapturing the Wonder", a refreshing call for a return... Read More

This gold rush novel is intriguing in its explorations of human greed. Philip Atlas Clausen’s "The Gold Hunter" employs the California gold rush as a backdrop for this morality tale of greed and corruption that often wanders into... Read More

"The Runaway" unabashedly asserts the necessity of human interconnectedness in the creation of meaningful stories. Fable intertwines with reality in Claire Wong’s "The Runaway", an introspective journey into the heart and power of... Read More

Directed to Saint Francis, these sweet musings create a place of refuge in a wearying world. Layered with quiet complexity, Abigail Carroll’s "A Gathering of Larks" beautifully renders a journey of questions, all addressed to Saint... Read More