Alice Carbone Tench’s cookbook "Eating Again" couples delicious flavors with a deep sense of person and place. Tench began to cook as a means of recovering from eating disorders and her loss of identity as wife and mother. This book... Read More

"The Chronicle of the Ostmen" is a fascinating historical novel; set in the mid-ninth century, it follows as the Vikings invade what are now the British Isles. An Irish boy is kidnapped and enlisted into a Viking army in Ian McKay... Read More

Beth Kephart’s multifaceted memoir "Wife | Daughter | Self" is about the relationships that shaped who she is and how she sees herself. In these exploratory essays, Kephart writes about her marriage, her husband, her aging father, her... Read More

Informed by Kaiseki cuisine and Zen Buddhism, Malte Härtig’s "Vegan Recipes from Japan" is an elegant cookbook that reveres cooking rituals. Härtig writes: “Cooking with love. That’s the essence.” For him, minimalism is key in... Read More

In William Baer’s mystery novel, a private eye finds love, lust, jealousy, and justice as he unravels a decade-old murder case in the Garden State. Stylish and sarcastic private investigator Jack Colt takes on a cold case after its... Read More

"Cabin 135" is Katie Eberhart’s contemplative account of several decades in Alaska, through which she both reflects on the past and on environmental changes that could impact the future. Eberhart moved to Alaska with her husband in the... Read More

"Throes" is an engrossing memoir in which a family member’s addiction rips apart many lives. Mary Dolor’s gripping memoir, "Throes", finds her grappling with her daughter’s drug addiction. This story of Dolor’s daughter... Read More

In "Blessed Are the Nones", a memoir about spiritual changes, personal shifts impact a marriage and a community. Stina Kielsmeier-Cook met her husband, Josh, in college. They connected over their love of God and their desire to live a... Read More