In Fiona Snyckers’s dark and riveting novel "Lacuna", a young South African woman struggles in the aftermath of a gang rape. Lucy Lurie’s brutal assault is a personal tragedy and the perceived pivotal event of John Coetzee’s novel... Read More

In Francine Rivers’s delightful novel The Lady’s Mine, an exiled Boston brahmin claims her uncle’s property in a “wild and woolly” mining town, flourishing against expectations. Kathryn, whose rift with her stepfather propelled... Read More

Anthropocentrism and the untrammeled exploitation of Earth’s resources leads to climate and environmental crises, but "Becoming Rooted" charts an alternate path, prescribing a more sustainable, Indigenous American worldview of the... Read More

Based on the true story of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, Anni Domingo’s epic historical novel honors the unbreakable bond between two sisters who are captured by slavers in a vicious raid on their African village, sold, and sent to two... Read More

Systems science can help when it comes to understanding complex global crises and their synergistic social, environmental, and economic interconnections, as shown in Wayne Visser’s positive, approachable "Thriving". The book introduces... Read More

Probing the consciences of people and a nation during a pivotal era, "The Serpent Papers" is a novel about the intricacies of decision-making and taking a stand when life itself is at risk. Growing up in the 1960s, J-Bee, the son of an... Read More

Evincing a sense of respect for every person, "Living on Purpose" is a self-help book about recognizing and normalizing one’s insecurities. Amy Eliza Wong’s motivational and compassionate self-help book "Living on Purpose" suggests... Read More

In the adorable and conscientious picture book Rae’s First Day, a girl with a limb difference has an empowering introduction to kindergarten. In Danny Jordan’s picture book Rae’s First Day, a child makes use of her differences to... Read More