Set in Karachi, the fourteen short stories of Farah Ali’s stunning and soulful "People Want to Live" are tales of bumpy lives steeped in poverty, bleakness, violence, and despair. The devastations within interior lives are highlighted... Read More

Before its retirement in 2011, the US space shuttle was iconic in design—innovative and recognizable. John Bisney and J. L. Pickering chronicle how it came to be in their excellent photographic history "Picturing the Space Shuttle",... Read More

Based on Elizabeth Engelman’s family history and experiences growing up as the daughter of a Santeria priestess, the short story collection "The Way of the Saints" charts Puerto Rico’s history of colonization, revolution, migration,... Read More

"Our Blessed Rebel Queen" is a collection of academic essays on both Carrie Fisher and Leia Organa, the intersections and impact of the two women, and Fisher’s enmeshed, often fraught relationship with the character of Leia. In two... Read More

A comforting book for anyone navigating the effects of trauma, August McLaughlin and Jamila Dawson’s "With Pleasure" is an inspiring guide to feeling good in one’s body. McLaughlin and Dawson are a sexuality journalist and a sex... Read More

Art is the lens through which Teju Cole examines and makes sense of our shared humanity in the essay collection "Black Paper". Across six sections, Cole uses different art forms, including painting, photography, and literature, to... Read More

Robert Fromberg’s memoir "How to Walk with Steve" is about how his autistic brother became the stabilizing force in his life. Fromberg and Steve’s parents were artists, and their moods set the tone of their children’s early... Read More

When seeking to understand how the universe works, “we have to let go of instincts, intuitions and simple explanations,” science teacher Tim James writes. In "Astronomical", he revels in the oddness of planetary behavior and quantum... Read More