"Rude Talk in Athens" is a spirited introduction to the all but forgotten work of the ancient Greek playwright Ariphrades. Since none of Ariphrades’s work survives, the “all but” refers to mentions of the playwright in other plays,... Read More

Adventurers on a quest end up battling for the safety of the world in the graphic novel "Cutting Edge". A diverse group of super-skilled humans is gathered together by a group calling itself Leviathan, which sets a challenge before them.... Read More

Jessamyn Stanley is acclaimed for Every Body Yoga, which opened the practice to people of all shapes and sizes; her memoir, "Yoke", is intimate in recording how she discovered her true self. Tough yet sensitive to raw places in the soul,... Read More

Historian Julie Willett chronicles the rise of the 1970s caricature of masculinity and sexism in "The Male Chauvinist Pig". This academic work dives into second wave feminism and the pop culture that surrounded it, beginning with... Read More

Christi Johnson’s "Mystical Stitches" encourages spiritual forms of artistic expression. Part arts and crafts book, part meditative spiritual guide, it reveals the power of symbols, showing how to create them through fiber arts. The... Read More

Nathanial Gronewold’s "Anthill Economics" challenges human beings to view the economy as an ecosystem. The economy, the book posits, is humanity’s fundamental ecology; despite the mathematical nature of economics, it’s truly a... Read More

Feminist lawyer Priya-Alika Elias’s excellent essay collection "Besharam" explores modern womanhood in two nations. Elias grew up in India, came to the US for college and law school, and returned to India. Her strong, engaging voice... Read More

“Someone said that interior design is autobiography. For me, it’s nostalgia,” Max Humphrey notes in the opening to "Modern Americana", a photographic tour through properties that the Portland, Oregon, designer has designed. These... Read More