Maryam Mafi’s luminous translation brings the Persian poet Rumi’s distinctive and timeless Sufi lessons to a new audience, transforming the original verses into prose that conveys the vibrancy of the medieval setting while also... Read More

J. J. Hensley’s enthralling detective novel "Record Scratch" blends music, violence, and mental health. While working as an undercover cop, Trevor Galloway was tortured with heroin; now, he can not only invoke visions of crime scenes,... Read More

The death of a renowned volcanologist casts suspicion on his young lover in "Fault Lines", an edgy, atmospheric thriller. Surtsey is a young volcanologist. Her beloved mother is sick; she feels guilt over her relationship with her... Read More

Hwang Jungeun’s I’ll Go On brings to vibrant life one of the most vexing human dilemmas: how does a person go on after devastating loss? Sisters Sora and Nana are haunted by their father’s gruesome death and their mother’s... Read More

Dana Frank’s intensely personal "The Long Honduran Night" chronicles efforts to redirect America’s foreign policy toward Honduras following its 2009 military coup. After witnessing increasingly violent repression, Frank became an... Read More

The personalities, actions, and interactions of two men crucial to the end of apartheid in South Africa are recounted in John Carlin and Oriol Malet’s excellent graphic novel "Mandela and the General". Carlin had a perfect vantage... Read More

"The Hubley Case" is an enjoyable popular thriller helmed by a clear hero. In J. Lee’s thriller "The Hubley Case", ex-marine and present-day vigilante Ben Siebert commandeers an FBI case and goes head-to-head with unknown criminal... Read More

"The Power to Continue" is an encouraging book for struggling Christians. Danisa Siziba’s inspiring "The Power to Continue" aims to help Christians deal with their difficulties. Here, the problems that believers face—like the deaths... Read More