Leadership—if you possess the right skills, there’s some job openings in that department, especially in the government sector. Alas, the world is sorely lacking for a few good presidents and prime ministers. Throughout history, great... Read More

The Fat Kitchen / How to Render, Cure & Cook with Lard, Tallow & Poultry Fat / Andrea Chesman / Storey Publishing / Softcover $24.95 (304pp) / 978-1-61212-913-6 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon / The Fat Kitchen will give... Read More

In Every Wave / Charles QuimperGuil Lefebvre, translator / Baraka Books / Softcover $16.95 (80pp) / 978-1-77186-155-7 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon / Piercing and compact, Charles Quimper’s novella In Every Wave... Read More

Spectacular Debuts by Three Young Adult Novelists / Back again this week with more first-timer fun from the authors featured in our Debut Fiction special section of Foreword Reviews. From a total of twenty-two writers, today we’re... Read More

The Hope Fault / Tracy Farr / Aardvark Bureau / Softcover $14.95 (340pp) / 978-1-910709-43-6 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon / Tracy Farr’s carefully crafted literary novel The Hope Fault explores what family means... Read More

Mama never said there’d be debuts like this. We see lots of books in these offices—indie publishers and authors send us more than ten thousand a year seeking a review—and we’ll admit that we have some particular quirks about the... Read More

Think about some of history’s really, really big accomplishments over the past couple centuries—the miraculous inventions and life-changing discoveries that saved countless lives and changed our understanding of the universe. Do you... Read More

Ghosts in the Schoolyard / Racism and School Closings on Chicago’s South Side / Eve L. Ewing / University of Chicago Press / Hardcover $22.50 (240pp) / 978-0-226-52602-7 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon / Ghosts in the... Read More