In the wake of that recent Ten Commandments-in-classrooms ruling in Louisiana, here’s a quick story about why the separation of church and state is so fundamental to our nation. Back in October of 1951, President Truman nominated... Read More

Patterns, Patterns Everywhere / Kellie Menendez / The Collective Book Studio / Hardcover $19.95 (40pp) / 978-1-68555-660-0 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / A new perspective is just one delight to be gained from this... Read More

Moonshine / A Life in Pursuit of White Liquor / Alec WilkinsonPadgett Powell, contributor / Nonpareil Books / Softcover $18.95 (176pp) / 978-1-56792-805-1 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / It’s impossible to read Alec... Read More

Sad Planets / Dominic PettmanEugene Thacker / Polity / Softcover $19.95 (488pp) / 978-1-5095-6236-7 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / Dominic Pettman and Eugene Thacker’s expansive book Sad Planets contemplates... Read More

Breaking the Curse / A Memoir about Trauma, Healing, and Italian Witchcraft / Alex DiFrancesco / Seven Stories Press / Softcover $18.95 (192pp) / 978-1-64421-384-1 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / Alex DiFrancesco’s... Read More

In the Garden Behind the Moon / A Memoir of Loss, Myth, and Magic / Alexandra A. Chan / Flashpoint / Softcover $24.95 (432pp) / 978-1-959411-54-3 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / Alexandra A. Chan is an archaeologist, and... Read More

The Shabti / Megaera C. Lorenz / CamCat Books / Hardcover $29.99 (336pp) / 978-0-7443-1009-2 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / A former confidence man confronts a haunted ancient Egyptian artifact while running from his... Read More

100 Rooms / Haya ShenhavYirmi Pinkus, illustratorGilah Kahn-Hoffmann, translator / Kalaniot Books / Hardcover $19.99 (32pp) / 978-1-962011-99-0 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / Bright contrasting colors and funky patterns... Read More