"An Uncharted World" is a heart-wrenching historical novel in which a kidnapped and enslaved girl fights to return home. About maintaining one’s dignity and humanity in a world that refuses to acknowledge either, Susan Storer Clark’s... Read More

In the revealing medical text "Blood Poison", the causes and effects of sepsis on the human body are described in minute detail alongside a multitude of illuminating case studies. Parsa Shahinpoor’s fascinating medical text "Blood... Read More

Renée-Pélagie de Montreuil, the wife of the infamous French writer Marquis de Sade, is the subject of Margaret Crosland’s illuminating biography Sade’s Wife. De Montreuil’s 1763 betrothal to the marquis was orchestrated by her... Read More

In Andrew Dana Hudson’s unsettling science fiction novel "Absence", unexplained disappearances strain people’s faith in their institutions and reality. In this future setting, the phenomenon of popping, or sudden vanishings marked by... Read More

In Salma El Moumni’s sinuous novel "Farewell Tangier", a young Moroccan woman struggles with self-doubt, body dysmorphia, and cultural and sexual repression. From the age of ten, Alia notices men pursuing her with territorial... Read More

An irreverent memoir, "The Backstory" is about navigating midlife with one’s humor intact. Revisiting formative moments from his acting career with humor and humility, Corey Maher’s memoir "The Backstory" is about a midlife... Read More

Historical abuses haunt a girl’s new seaside home in the intriguing novel "The Secret of Spirit Lake". In Jane Haltmaier’s earnest supernatural novel "The Secret of Spirit Lake", the inhabitants of a Victorian home contend with... Read More

An heirloom’s centrality to its family becomes clear following a storm in the heartfelt picture book "Always There, Rocking Chair". In Tybre’ana Eaddy’s sentimental picture book "Always There, Rocking Chair", a family learns to... Read More