Scholar Jordan D. Rosenblum’s fascinating text "Forbidden" is a history of how the pig became the litmus test for Jewish identity. In accordance with biblical dietary laws, the pig is only one non-kosher animal out of many. Still, it... Read More

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

"Finding New Life after the Death of My Son" is a thoughtful, raw memoir about leaning into life after grief. Mark Bodnarczuk’s wrenching memoir "Finding New Life after the Death of My Son" covers his grief and deep existential crisis... Read More

With recommendations for inviting spiritual contact with ascended masters and angels, "Doors to Higher Consciousness" is an inventive spiritual guide. Astrologer, gemologist, and student of shamanic practices and mysticism Sheri... Read More

Alongside its tour through three past lives, "Stepping Stones for the Heart" is a mystical memoir that issues a broad introduction to a heavenly realm bursting with angels, saints, and other divine presences. A sprawling work of high... Read More

Distinctive, intimate, and sensitive to their varying experiences, "In the Face of Catastrophe" is a family memoir about navigating a health crisis together. Jennifer Rose Goldman and Caryn Meg Hirshleifer’s multiperspective memoir "In... Read More

"The Gospel of Fury" presents itself as an angelic dispatch for a troubled world. Ignatius Benjamin Fury’s religious treatise "The Gospel of Fury" purports to be the work of an angel sent from heaven with a message for Earth. Made up... Read More

"Women Who Knew Jesus" is a biblical critical text with a self-help element that focuses on the faith and courage of the women around Jesus. Episcopal priest Bonnie Ring’s provocative religious text "Women Who Knew Jesus" concerns... Read More