Like banking and agriculture, the medical industry is big business in the United States, with many tens of billions of dollars (both public and private) going into research, prevention, treatment, lobbying, and the like. But when it... Read More

It’s finally summer. The snowy, cold, and gray days of winter are far behind now—at least for a little while—and long days of sunshine and blue skies are here to take their place. Along with this relief of warm weather comes the... Read More

Wonder, awe, respect—conflict, abuse, greed. All these have characterized humans relationship with nature. Is there a... Read More

Legend of the Star Runner A Timmi Tobbson Adventure J. I. Wagner Cindy Froehlich, illustrator freshabooks Softcover $12.99 (168pp) 978-3-96326777-2 Buy: IndieBound, Amazon A spirited trio of kid sleuths undertake a classic treasure hunt... Read More

Our increasingly urban society means that rural people are becoming a minority, and we all know what that means—stereotyping, oppression, othering, and general disregard. We see it playing out politically in the way Trump’s rural... Read More

Emotional and physical risks court an awkward levity. Rural towns pool with unexpected darkness. A city reveals African... Read More

Here at Foreword Reviews, we are lucky to call the beautiful town of Traverse City, Michigan, home. In this small city on a Lake Michigan bay, we’re surrounded by expansive forests, golden beaches, rolling dunes, and shimmering lakes;... Read More

Small Moving Parts D. B. Jackson Turner Publishing Softcover $17.99 (384pp) 978-1-68336-782-6 Buy: IndieBound, Amazon Small Moving Parts is an emotive, atmospheric, and memorable tour de force. Not to be missed. In 1958, on a summer’s... Read More