Donath’s study fills a gap in discussions of women’s lives and choices. Orna Donath’s "Regretting Motherhood" is a revealing study of women who dare to speak the “unspeakable”—that their experiences of motherhood are less... Read More
This is a lovely and loving take on David’s early story. Paul Boorstin’s "David and the Philistine Woman" fleshes out the David and Goliath story as never before, populating it with complex personalities from both sides of the divide... 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
The circus becomes both a refuge for Depression-era misfits and a site for additional cruelty. Ellen Marie Wiseman gathers potent Gothic elements in The Life She was Given to examine the impact of child abuse across generations. A... 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
"Savage Joy" encapsulates an era as it captures searches for meaning and connection. Robert Dunn’s brisk and engaging "Savage Joy" captures a distinct cultural era—a 1970s New York City, when the scene raged with punk music and the... Read More
"See What I Have Done" enters the murder house and, with quiet intensity, creates a memorable place of horror. Sarah Schmidt’s novel "See What I Have Done" revisits the notorious Lizzie Borden murders, weaving finely crafted fiction... Read More
Freedom’s Ring explores what happens when individuals reach the limit of their own ability and allow God to step in. Heidi Chiavaroli crafts a wise Christian romance out of volatile circumstances in Freedom’s Ring, a novel about... Read More