Centering military details, the historical novel "The Angel of Lorraine" concerns the fights between the English and the French during Joan of Arc’s time. Peter Tallon’s detailed historical novel "The Angel of Lorraine" follows Joan... Read More

Historian of Native America Gregory D. Smithers’s "Reclaiming Two-Spirits" tackles the colonization of sexuality and gender in Indigenous American communities. “‘Two-Spirit,’” Smithers explains, “is derived from the Northern... Read More

Cristina De Stefano’s "The Child Is the Teacher" is an intimate, comprehensive biography of Maria Montessori, whose revolutionary approach to early childhood education provoked storms of controversy, brought about a new appreciation of... Read More

Absolutely I’m Possible! is an enthusiastic and intimate self-help guide to achieving emotional and spiritual health. Angela MacDonald’s personalized self-help guide Absolutely I’m Possible! draws on a traumatic experience as the... Read More

Systems science can help when it comes to understanding complex global crises and their synergistic social, environmental, and economic interconnections, as shown in Wayne Visser’s positive, approachable "Thriving". The book introduces... Read More

In Elif Shafak’s "The Island of Missing Trees", a father and daughter reconnect after years of secrecy and a devastating loss. Ada has only ever known her parents: her father, Kostas, and her mother, Defne, who died. Her other... Read More

Cathy McCrumb’s thought-provoking science fiction novel "Recorder" asks whether one can understand humanity and still remain its impartial observer. In a far-future time wherein human beings have found homes among the stars, Recorders... Read More