Granddaughter Crow’s self-help guidebook "Hózhǫ́" juxtaposes traditional Navajo teachings on what it means to be fully human with the views of contemporary Western psychology and society. The book introduces the Navajo concept of... Read More

Lars Svendsen’s wry philosophical text treats stupidity as a persistent human condition that’s shaped by knowledge, belief, and social context. Drawing on philosophy, psychology, and cultural observation, the book explores how... Read More

In Catherine Michaels’s sweet romance novel "Wishes on the Waves", two love-scarred single parents discover that they still have the capacity for connection. In an island setting marked by sea air and the lively antics of children,... Read More

Ru Marshall’s investigative literary biography "American Trickster" illuminates author Carlos Castaneda’s life and the controversy over the truthfulness of his books. Castaneda published a series of popular books from the late 1960s... Read More

Maude Barlow’s compelling book "Earth for Sale" is about the detrimental commodification of nature at the expense of biodiversity. Herein, the “commons” is that which all humans use without a price: the air, the oceans, genetics,... Read More

Riad Sattouf’s exceptional graphic memoir "The End of the Arab of the Future" is about when his brother went missing. In 1992, Sattouf was fourteen years old. His father kidnapped his younger brother, Fadi, and took him to Syria.... Read More

The strange and surreal take center stage in Kristen Gleason’s beguiling short story collection "The Wallet and Other Thefts". The characters are often confused or detached, estranged observers of garden workers or weddings. In “The... Read More

Centering an Armenian boy, N. T. McQueen’s outstanding historical novel "Never Hide from the Devil" roils around a genocide, as Turkish forces surround the city of Van. Most of the story takes place over one month in 1915, when the... Read More