A marginalized woman is sent into a black hole for the good of her community in Balsam Karam’s extraordinary speculative novel "Event Horizon". Milde was eight years old when her tropical nation declared innumerable women and children... Read More
Rebecca Solnit’s clearsighted, inspiring essay collection celebrates the achievements of the progressive movement and poses a hopeful vision of the future. This book celebrates an “epic transformation” still underway, driven by the... Read More
Ron Dungan’s droll, engaging essay collection "The Worst Fishing Dog Ever" engages in quiet contemplation of fly-fishing in the Arizona backcountry. About fly-fishing excursions to remote streams, canyons, and lakes as remedies for... Read More
Mr. Felix has a lot of interests and hobbies, but his neighbors didn’t know bicycling was one. Still, with minimal prompting, he grabs a rusting, abandoned bike and joins the town’s race. His speed surprises everybody—as does his... Read More
The moving memoir "Things Left Unsaid" embodies a son’s respect for his complicated father. Glenn E. Wichinsky’s exploratory memoir "Things Left Unsaid" is about a late-in-life discovery that compelled him to rewrite his entire... Read More
All the colors of Christmas—though one more than others—are celebrated in this quirky picture book about a girl with a rose-colored perspective. Christmas trees are no longer green, gold stars are replaced with glittery pink... Read More
An admirable police chief does his best to defend vulnerable migrants in the timely mystery novel "The Nameless Dead". On a Greek island, a police inspector works to solve the murders of Syrian women at a refugee camp in Leta Serafim’s... Read More
An immortal considers what it means to live and die in Eugen Bacon’s speculative novella "Novic". Novic, a religious figure with the gift of immortality, leaves home to find a mentor and understand his power. He meets Brad, who poisons... Read More