Art historian Sheila Barker’s biography of Artemisia Gentileschi presents the facts of Artemisia’s life, framing a narrative around why and how its events happened as they did. In a “visual contextualization of the lives and... Read More

Greg Sarris’s resonant memoir explores identities, heritages, and the legacies of places. Adopted as a child, Sarris grew up in midcentury Santa Rosa, then moved to a smaller city surrounded by expansive natural beauty, where Native... Read More

Julie Kleeman and Yeshi Jampa’s enticing cookbook "Taste Tibet" is a labor of love for the couple, who own a popular restaurant in England by the same name. Its recipes include traditional and adapted dishes, gathered to put “Tibet... Read More

In 1971, Anthony Scaduto’s Bob Dylan became the first investigative biography of the greatest modern songwriter, examining his formative years in the New York folk scene and the evolution of his musical style and persona. Scaduto... Read More

In Lynn Hightower’s supernatural thriller "The Enlightenment Project", a preeminent neurosurgeon who is researching the effects of spirituality on the brain opens a door to dark forces. Noah earned acclaim for his record of successful... Read More

Emma Carlson Berne’s clever mystery novel "Shabbat Sabotage" is about friendship, community, and facing one’s fears. Maya doesn’t want to go to summer camp. She’s not athletic, she doesn’t enjoy the outdoors, and she has... Read More

The haunting short stories of Mikołaj Grynberg’s collection concern Jewish life and identity in Poland. The book’s thirty-one short stories alternate between being told from Jewish and non-Jewish perspectives, illustrating the... Read More

As many as one million Americans of Romani descent are “hidden in plain sight.” Pejoratively known as gypsies, Roma are among the most marginalized and misunderstood communities. Cristina Salvador Klenz’s 1990s black-and-white... Read More