The Crime Travelers series combines action and adventure with global awareness and smart humor. Loyalties are challenged and the bonds of family and friendship tested in Paul Aertker’s "Priceless", the third installment of Crime... Read More

Stephen Ling’s personal story captures a man who has always been true to himself and guided by his own ethic. Stephen Ling’s immigration memoir Growing Up Chinese moves from his early poverty in Malaya (now Malaysia) to his life the... Read More

"Soul Experience" suggests some compelling answers to questions of how one might live a fuller and more meaningful life. Thought-provoking and inspirational, Al Killeen’s self-help work "Soul Experience" explores how to make being... Read More

Julie Aitcheson’s "First Girl" is a thrilling character-driven literary dystopia. Gabi is a weak, sickly girl, tormented by bullies and friendless except for her grandmother. She also lives in a future time when science is obsolete and... Read More

Mason’s love of history and the sites of New England is inviting. Guidebook to Historic Houses and Gardens in New England: 71 Sites from the Hudson Valley East by Willit Mason gives travelers practical and historical knowledge about... Read More

Illustrating the many difficulties that trans women face, the book lets the irresistible charm of each interviewee shine. Poignant and staggering, "I Am, Therefore, We Are", by Kris Lyseggen and Herb Schreier, is an indispensable... Read More

"A Few Minor Adjustments" is a mesmerizing and ultimately uplifting memoir about one woman’s journey to healing. "A Few Minor Adjustments" is a straightforward, mesmerizing account—with a dose of dry humor and wit—of one woman’s... Read More

These stories transcend culture to speak to wider human experiences. In Tales of Love and Despair: Men in Love in Revolutionary Iran, sociologist Mahnaz Kousha draws from extensive interviews to craft eight short stories that capture the... Read More