Ward’s humorous book uses the American Southwest and its inhabitants to tell a beautiful story about a place, people, and time. A small town in the American Southwest and its diverse denizens are the focal point of the three... Read More

Primarily a memoir, "Dawn Again" focuses on Doniga Markegard’s growth from a teenage nature tracker to a regenerative rancher. "Dawn Again" represents a particularly good example of alternative schooling. The author’s experiences as... Read More

Gar LaSalle’s third book in the Widow Walk series, "The Fairness of Beasts", moves a sprawling family saga into the drawing rooms and battlegrounds of a people divided. The year is 1862. Geographic distance and family rifts emerge from... Read More

Florencia Ramirez is a longtime water activist and educator with a profound appreciation for food and food production. In a quest to understand how farming can be less water-intensive, she interviewed a series of organic farmers and... Read More

“By aspiring to live vegan, you’ve already made a choice that is fundamentally ethical and mindful,” writes Lani Muelrath. But there can be personal and social challenges to the decision, ranging from not having food ready and... Read More

Klonaris uses memory and dialogue as valuable tools to convey her stories, introducing a compelling voice to short fiction. The characters in Helen Klonaris’s If I Had Wings grow up in the Greek-Bahamian neighborhoods of the Bahamas, a... Read More

Twisted humor provokes, while dense, finely tuned writing dazzles. "Island of Point Nemo" is a serpentine mystery by Jean-Marie Blas de Roblès. The story of a stolen diamond, murder, and an e-reader factory run by a Chinese voyeur takes... Read More

A novel in stories, "Paradise Field" is a strong whole made of fascinating parts. Pamela Ryder’s "Paradise Field" is a novel in stories that stands out for the variety of structures, voices, and styles employed throughout. They convey... Read More