As winter’s chill settles in, the magnetic pull of the oven, heavy cooking pots, and soup cauldrons draws us back to the kitchen to prepare heartier, more elaborate, more comforting meals. This new collection of standout independently... Read More
Young adulthood is an exploration. So it makes sense that YA books are often about discovery and adventure, to mirror their audience. From self reflection to quests, these six YA books, reviewed in our September/October 2017 issue show... Read More
Right from the beginning of "Former", Stueve sets the scene of a dark, difficult, and uneasy normality, one in which all humans look at each other with suspicion. A. E. Stueve’s extraordinary new novel, "Former", is set in a... Read More
I decided to eat a graham cracker, just one, then two, three, four, the whole box, went back to the cupboard, macaroni and cheese, ravioli, cereal, an entire can of frosting, cake mix, to the fridge, milk, ice cream, cheese. I just kept... Read More
Cross this grand land of ours and you’ll scarcely find a more culturally rich region than South Carolina—with its strong African and Caribbean influences, bountiful coastal waters, and three hundred-plus years of adventurous cooking... Read More
Manchester Christmas / John Gray /
Paraclete Press /
Hardcover $22.00 (240pp) /
978-1-64060-640-1 /
Buy: Amazon / Stuffed to the seams with wholesome holiday cheer, Manchester Christmas is an adorable Christian romance set in a snow... Read More
Beirut Hellfire Society / Rawi Hage /
W. W. Norton & Company /
Hardcover $26.95 (288pp) /
978-1-324-00291-8 /
Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / Rawi Hage’s novel Beirut Hellfire Society is an intimate glimpse at the... Read More