Navigating the changes that come with age and the inevitability of death can be difficult, especially in cultures where the wisdom of elders is not typically revered. As a counter, Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle offers comforting and empowering... Read More

In their book "The Secret Life of Your Microbiome", Susan L. Prescott and Alan C. Logan provide an extremely detailed overview of what the microbiome is, both inside and outside the body, and its importance to health. They argue that a... Read More

In Jewish tradition, ethical wills are letters that impart important principles and teachings. Elana Zaiman expands on that concept, turning ethical wills into a means of sharing what is important with anyone in a person’s life, in... Read More

Karen Brody’s encouraging book "Daring to Rest" shares how a deep form of meditation called yoga nidra can help women—who suffer twice the number of sleep and wakefulness disorders as men—reclaim true restfulness. The solution to... Read More

Larry Yang is an ordained Buddhist monk and a passionate advocate for diversity in dharma communities. His "Awakening Together" is part spiritual memoir and part stirring call to action directed at the Western Buddhist community, asking... Read More

A video-store clerk is the only one who can save the Earth in the slacker-comedy graphic novel Jeff Steinberg: Champion of Earth. By fluke, Jeff Steinberg—a thoroughly mediocre person—is chosen by aliens to compete in a contest to... Read More

Brigitte Findakly, along with her husband, cartoonist Lewis Trondheim, provides perspective on the history of Iraq through her graphic memoir, "Poppies of Iraq". Findakly grew up in Iraq. Her book begins with a memory of visiting the... Read More

Marco Tabilio’s gorgeous graphic novel "Marco Polo" vividly relates the story of the famed explorer. This graphic biography encompasses Polo’s whole life, showing not just his time in the court of Kublai Khan but also the influences... Read More