“Get real. Never gonna happen. That’s pie-in-the-sky bullshit. It’s too late to make a difference.” Yes, that’s the language of the cynic—always quick to shoot down the ideas of optimists and visionaries. Even in this age of... Read More

A spunky heroine, a not quite human boy, and a little sprinkle of magic make Stephanie Burgis’s middle grade fantasy, "The Princess Who Flew with Dragons", charming. Sofia knows that she’ll never equal her older sister, Katrin. She... Read More

Denis Wilson’s "The Power of Fastercise" introduces a breakthrough way to achieve fat loss and fitness with low effort. The method involves signaling the body’s natural responses to movement and exercise; no gym membership is... Read More

In her new cookbook, Salt & Time, Alissa Timoshkina reconnects with her Siberian birthplace and memories of snow crunching under her feet, offering her own “aesthetic take of Russian food.” Russian food is often seen as filling,... Read More

Using delicious locally grown herbs and botanicals, Mike Wolf’s "Garden to Glass" crafts unique cocktails from gardened and foraged ingredients. Wolf, a talented bartender and foraged-ingredient mixologist, brings a wealth of knowledge... Read More

"Arcade of Memory" is an in-depth literary collection in which beautiful places and thoughtful personalities, past and present, are engaged. Howard Giskin’s bountiful collection "Arcade of Memory" gathers essays, poems, and short... Read More

In "Humans", a diverse group of teenagers are thrown into a post-apocalyptic world of mystery and intrigue. Alexandra L. Yates’s young adult novel "Humans" features a perilous post-apocalyptic world and a bold band of teenagers... Read More

Medieval Europe isn’t recognized for being particularly adventurous in spiritual matters. Dank monasteries, cavernous cathedrals, and plague pandemics seemed to stoicize the mind—though not in the case of Johannes Eckhart, a... Read More