"The Collective" is Lindsey Whitlock’s alternative American history novel. It’s set in the early 1800s in rural Badfish Creek, a community deep in the Illinois territory where trappers, escaped slaves, and anarchists build their... Read More

Slow down and contemplate how progress has come to trump stability through Hank Lentfer’s evocative, absorbing, and relevant biography Raven’s Witness—a timely reminder to replace “never enough” mantras with those that... Read More

"The Other Side of the Wall" is a passionate, compelling book that broadens conversations regarding Israel-Palestine to include Palestinian Christians. Theologian and Palestinian Christian Munther Isaac addresses the conflict with a... Read More

In Rosalie Knecht’s Vera Kelly is Not a Mystery, a former CIA agent balances her work duties with romance in her new role as a private investigator. Vera hoped for a more normal life after being abandoned by the CIA, but when she loses... Read More

Oh, the things we know by the way trees grow: about the planet’s climate over the past couple thousand years, about population fluctuation from ancient Rome forward, about solar radiation variations, atmospheric pressure systems,... Read More

Cannabis has miraculous powers, too many to list, but perhaps most extraordinary is its ability to communicate. With Tammi Sweet’s help as an empath, we’re pleased to report a few important facts that cannabis would like you to know,... Read More

To what can we attribute a phobia? Is it a bad memory metastasized, or is extreme fear unrelated, or not always related, to memory? Furthermore, what exactly happens when we feel fear? Does the feeling of fear prompt the body to tighten... Read More

Molly Wizenberg lays bare her journey of self-discovery and reinvention in her raw, honest memoir "The Fixed Stars". It was jury duty, of all things, that made Wizenberg realize that she might not be straight. After months of denial, she... Read More