French Azerbaijani writer Banine’s memoir of her childhood, Days of the Caucasus, is an entertaining early twentieth-century account. Banine was born in 1905 to parents of new wealth. Her mother died from complications following her... Read More

Britt Deanda and Tara Schulenberg’s "Good Morning Intentions" suggests morning rituals that empower the body, mind, and soul. Its content rational and its structure easy to follow, the book includes twenty-one morning practices geared... Read More

Two hardened men seek to relive their grisly pasts in Sergei Lebedev’s thriller, "Untraceable". A former Soviet agent who’s living in exile is murdered with an untraceable poison. This sets off a chain of events, altering the lives... Read More

With a dash of magical realism, Faith Merino’s novel "Cormorant Lake" concerns the meanings and complexities of motherhood and family. When Evelyn comes home to find one of her roommate Erin’s children thrashing, alone, in her bath... Read More

In "Revenge of the Sluts", Natalie Walton’s ambitious young adult novel, a modern-day Nancy Drew takes on high school sexual harassment. An anonymous email with nude photographs of seven girls goes out to the student body of St.... Read More

In Erik Raschke’s lean, taut novel "To the Mountain", a father races to find his lost autistic son during a blizzard. In a remote juvenile center in Colorado, twelve-year-old Marshall endures bullying, overzealous staff members, and... Read More

Ashley Cantley’s "High-Vibe Feng Shui" reworks the traditional Chinese philosophy of design and natural harmony, making it more accessible and less intimidating. Cantley is a certified Feng Shui professional with experience as a design... Read More

Concentrated most in a pocket of downtown Toronto, Kristyn Dunnion’s short story collection "Stoop City" is poetic in addressing disaffected urbanites: vagabonds, the poor, strung-out people, and those marginalized by society because... Read More