A compelling and entertaining work of scholarship, Why We Fight is a biological exploration into the evolutionary crux of human conflict. After completing his studies in biology at Oxford, Mike Martin served as a British Army officer in... Read More

Fifty years and seven days ago—amid the riots, political assassinations, and Vietnam War demonstrations that marked 1969 infamously—the Beatles released their masterpiece Abbey Road. In addition to a memorable list of songs, the... Read More

The Soul Life of Animals / Love, Consciousness, and the Animal-Human Relationship / Hanne Jahr / Polair Publishing / Hardcover $14.95 (120pp) / 978-1-905398-40-9 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon / Debates over whether or... Read More

This week, we’re thrilled to spend some time with Renée Watson, A-List poet and author of books for children and young adults, including the recently released Some Places More Than Others. Most notably, she won a Newbery Honor and... Read More

Goodbye, My Havana / The Life and Times of a Gringa in Revolutionary Cuba / Anna Veltfort / Redwood Press / Softcover $24.00 (240pp) / 978-1-5036-1049-1 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon / Anna Veltfort’s piercing... Read More

The Forbidden Harbor / Teresa RadiceStefano Turconi, illustrator / NBM Publishing / Hardcover $29.99 (320pp) / 978-1-68112-232-8 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon / Teresa Radice and Stefano Turconi’s The Forbidden... Read More

These are the days of miracle and wonder, according to Paul Simon, and when you consider how quickly public opinion has changed on same-sex marriage in the past twenty-two years—68 percent opposition in 1996 to 67 percent support in... Read More