Jha’s stories of community-based change are both inspiring and informative. Sandhya Jha’s "Transforming Communities" demonstrates how ordinary people can come together to dramatically improve their communities. As the director of the... Read More

Eric Hansen’s intimate memoir explores the ripple effect of lost faith. Eric T. Hansen’s "Losing My Religion" is a suitably irreverent and entertaining memoir about leaving the Mormon church. The book begins with the ending of the... Read More

Stephen Bodian’s "Beyond Mindfulness" explores an out-there concept: there is another, accessible level of awareness even beyond mindfulness. In his book, Bodian shares his thoughts on how and why people should work toward it. Bodian... Read More

Discover the amazing ways in which chocolate syrup, slinkies, and cheese curls can explain everything from solar power to sound waves and burning calories in Emily Hawbaker’s "Energy Lab for Kids". Using just a few simple tools and... Read More

The argument that race is an archaic and counterproductive social construction is cogent, smartly argued, and thought-provoking throughout. Stephen A. Tillett’s "Stop Falling for the Okeydoke" suggests that race is a false concept that... Read More

The legend of the Golem is brought to modern-day Yonkers, New York, in the graphic novel "Brik", by Adam Glass, Michael Benson, and Harwinder Singh. After twelve-year-old Drew loses his grandfather to gang violence, he successfully... Read More

A Singapore native of Chinese descent, Tanumihardja has a background in classic Asian cooking techniques and a taste for multilayered, contrasting flavors. When she came to the US, she used these culinary chops to incorporate unfamiliar... Read More

John Allison’s acclaimed Bad Machinery series of graphic novels continues with The Case of the Unwelcome Visitor. The book follows Allison’s six early-teen protagonists as they search for a new mystery to solve in their native town... Read More