Aging takes a toll on the body, that’s just a fact. And for women, nothing in life looms larger than the day in middle age when their ovaries decide to call it quits. It can be a time of suffering, confusion, and shame—as if a... Read More

The Pepperstorm / Tormenta de Pimienta / Rafael OrdoñezMarisa Morea, illustrator / nubeOCHO / Hardcover $15.95 (44pp) / 978-841767380-2 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / Crayon-like illustrations and a cool palette with... Read More

TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan: June 17, 2021—Foreword Reviews announced the winners of its INDIES Book of the Year Awards today. The awards recognize the best books published in 2020 from small, independent, and university presses, including... Read More

What’s left of the marijuana-shaming movement is gradually fading into the uninformed backwaters of history—thanks to the diligence of science-based researchers, doctors, and adventurous users who always recognized the promising... Read More

If you have a grill in your backyard and keep a few cookbooks at hand, you likely know the name Steven Raichlen, author of more than thirty books, grillmeister on several international cooking shows, and a shoo-in into the Barbecue Hall... Read More

A Ghost in the Throat / Doireann Ní Ghríofa / Biblioasis / Softcover $16.95 (224pp) / 978-1-77196-411-1 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / History mutes women; it also depends on them. This paradox is at the heart of a A... Read More

If you found out that you descended from a noble French family with many hundreds of years of historical records to prove it, your imagination would surely take off in a multitude of directions. As it turns out, that scenario is exactly... Read More

Bring it on! Have we ever been more ready for the summer? After a grueling year of lockdowns, social distancing, and isolation, I think we’re all ready to burst back into the world, embracing one another and the activities we’ve... Read More