Who among us wouldn’t benefit from a long stint in a Japanese Buddhist temple—sitting quietly, tending lotus plants and koi, eating honest food? For many wired-up Americans with chatterboxes for brains, the thought of such a retreat... Read More

A Divided Mind / M. Billiter / Tangled Tree Publishing / Softcover $12.99 (322pp) / 978-1-925853-26-1 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon / A teenager fights for his sanity as his mother fights to support him in A Divided... Read More

A compelling peek into the hidden history of a global icon, Counter-Cola: A Multinational History of the Global Corporation challenges preconceived notions of what it means—and what it takes—to be successful on the global stage of... Read More

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, and taste buds. Forgive the playful revision, but the topic of this week’s interview has opened our eyes to the important role food and meal sharing plays in the Bible.... Read More

Beirut Hellfire Society / Rawi Hage / W. W. Norton & Company / Hardcover $26.95 (288pp) / 978-1-324-00291-8 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon / Rawi Hage’s novel Beirut Hellfire Society is an intimate glimpse at the... Read More

FOREWORD’S LIT HIT—INDIE BOOKS THAT’LL BLOW YOU AWAY / Ring in the dog days of summer with, well, dogs in Diana Lundin’s hilarious and heartwarming photo book Dogs vs. Ice Cream. From coiffed golden retrievers to graying pugs,... Read More

The universe is giving up her secrets, slowly but surely, and we’re learning some fascinating stuff about what happens when black holes crash into each other, organic matter on Mars, a zombie star that seems to come back to life after... Read More

Three Ways to Disappear / Katy Yocom / Ashland Creek Press / Softcover $18.95 (316pp) / 978-1-61822-083-7 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon / In Katy Yocom’s immersive and multilayered novel Three Ways to Disappear,... Read More