Marveling over the act of voyaging, Geoffrey Weill’s "All Abroad" is a quintessential travel text. Recalling time tables and hotels, iconic poster designs, and the New York... Read More

Setsuko’s Secret is an intense, personal chronicle of the unconscionable internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Soon after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor,... Read More

Awakening to the sad image of herself and her partner sleeping on opposite sides of the mattress, Lori Soderlind mused on discontent and change—her own, and that of the US.... Read More

Sharon Harrigan’s "Half" mimics the triumphant defects of every family in its excavations of the peculiar remains of one. Narrated through the entwined perceptions and... Read More

Sofia Panina’s life was full of interesting intersections. A countess born into wealth, she became a popular political figure, only to run afoul of the Bolshevik government.... Read More

Chris Fink’s intricate and melancholic story collection "Add This to the List of Things that You Are" focuses on people in the moments that could come to define them. Fink’s... Read More

One of the NEA Four, performance artist, teacher, and writer Tim Miller believes that “solo performers are first responders” who move into the political fray, making the... Read More

A fascinating, up-close look at ecologically sensitive Midwestern farmers, Brian DeVore’s "Wildly Successful Farming" features intriguing observations—such as that... Read More

Erin O. White’s "Given Up for You", part of the Living Out gay and lesbian autobiography series from University of Wisconsin Press, explores the intersection of faith and... Read More

What would we do differently if we knew where we were going? Crackling with detail, Courtney Kersten’s memoir "Daughter in Retrograde" explores her relationship with her... Read More

The massive $2.3 trillion American healthcare system is in need of radical attention—no surprise to legions of consumers who must navigate Medicare, Medicaid, and... Read More

Alas, young poet, lock away the sharp utensils before indulging in a few lines from this new Max Garland collection. Pick a page, any page—33, for example—and witness this... Read More