Music journalist and professor Vivien Goldman was at the moshy, grotty heart of the 1970s and 1980s punk scene, working, playing, and even recording with other musicians. Her extensive firsthand knowledge is combined with two years of... Read More

Each story is related with intimate detail, often humorous and always loaded with charming imagery. In his detailed memoir "Fields and Fencelines", Mark E. Hillenbrand shares anecdotes from his lively, love-filled childhood growing up on... Read More

Peppy and supportive, "Gluten Free Soul Pilot" contains much good advice about prioritizing personal wellness. Jet Widick’s name provides the aviation-themed framework for her inspirational guide to wellness and self-care, "Gluten Free... Read More

"Benice" is an often enchanting work that harks back to seafaring adventures of days past. Metin Karayaka’s classically appealing middle grade adventure "Benice" is set in a fictional version of Yalova, a Turkish port city on the... Read More

In an early piece in this book of short, connected stories, Caroline Bock establishes a daughter’s reverence for her father: “let me recall the days when I picked tomatoes beside my Pop, and ate one or two directly from the vine at... Read More

In Ruvanee Pietersz Vilhauer’s "The Water Diviner and Other Stories", Sri Lankans recognize and reckon with each other and their shared history at home and abroad, discovering what connects and divides them. Full of richly drawn... Read More

An enchanting new book full of magical mischief and adventure, Alane Adams’s "The Blue Witch" is guaranteed to please. Witches are known for their cold hearts and dark powers, but one young orphan is destined to walk a different path.... Read More

Kristin Bartzokis’s "(Extra)Ordinary Women" features ten contemporary stories of women who’ve been through hell and back. The hardships they endured are related with their firsthand input and a steady authorial tone. Each chapter is... Read More