These moving spiritual journal entries are recommended for those seeking to understand how God’s deep, wide love embraces everyone. Coming out as gay in the late 1960s was fraught with problems and even danger. In "Hounded by God",... Read More

"The Wallenstein Testament" has all the ingredients of an enjoyable crime caper—a rapid-paced narrative, a wacky premise, and a quirky protagonist. "The Wallenstein Testament", Carlo Caldana’s San Francisco-set comic crime caper, is... Read More

A poignant and informative feminist memoir that spans world landscapes, wars, and spiritual quests. At twenty-two, Melissa Burch headed to Afghanistan with a camera and a vague internal directive, determined to film a war for CBS and to... Read More

One of Western religion’s patron saints is vividly brought to life for a new audience. John Loranger vividly reimagines St. Mary of Egypt, a prostitute in Alexandria who became a hermitess in the Jordanian desert. A tale of demonic... Read More

Body-conscious summer fashions and teeny-weeny swimsuits require mindful eating. The food-writing, recipe-developing duo of Sara Wells and Kate Jones are here to help with healthy recipes from their popular website and blog. In "400... Read More

Impressionistic writing invites the imagination into this sci-fi mystery with idiosyncratic characters. The sight of a plastic grocery bag drifting on the wind is common all over, but in Isla Vista it has taken on a truly menacing tone.... Read More

McGuire opts for a voice that fits the scenery, internal and external, as the characters and the oceanic setting are so intertwined. Emotional snapshots of life in coastal Alaska’s fishing communities form the focus of Rosemary... Read More

Weighty subjects and introspection never bog down Taylor’s quirky characters as they rush toward a surprising finish. "Death Comes for the Deconstructionist", by Daniel Taylor, is a slim, funny, thoughtful novel about mental illness,... Read More