Dianna E. Anderson’s "Body Phobia" is a convincing personal and philosophical exposé of how a culture that fears bodily differences harms vulnerable people. Anderson, who is nonbinary, trans, and queer, grew up in an evangelical... Read More

In the novel "Value Village", an unsuccessful collector continues to pursue his passions despite multiple disappointments. In Yann Zhao’s novel "Value Village", an unlucky jade collector dreams of a windfall find. In the book’s... Read More

"Songs for My Father" is a personalized book of poetry that is moved along by messages of hope for healing. Katherine Lazaruk’s engaging poetry collection "Songs for My Father" grapples with the hardships and traumas of a childhood not... Read More

In his new theological essay collection "You Are Gods", David Bentley Hart issues a rebuttal against the resurgence of the manualist tradition found mainly in the Thomist theology of the Catholic Church. Arguing that the manualist... Read More

Even and moving, the poems collected in "The Nature of Humans" acknowledge people’s shortcomings, but also celebrate their potential for growth. Functioning like exercises in self-reflection and personal evolution, the entries of... Read More

"River of Memory" is the memoir of Lama Jampa Thaye, a British meditation master and scholar who helped to establish numerous Buddhist centers around the world. It covers the spread of Vajrayana Tibetan Buddhism through the West through... Read More