Contrasts between solitude and companionship acquaint readers with the rich relationship between humans, their environment, and their selves. For an intentional hermit, wilderness trekker Sylvain Tesson has a surprising amount of company... Read More

Kathleen Jamie’s lullaby voice, smooth and gently rolling, is too enticing to set aside. “Crawling through the ribs of a whale skeleton, peering into the grave of a Bronze-Age woman, falling to her knees in a blast of... Read More

This informative account delves into the personalities who brought the fitness trend to America. In "Making the American Body", Jonathan Black masterfully explores the many twists and evolutions of the fitness industry, from barbells to... Read More

This novel exposes the battle between moral restraint and emotional expression. Overshadowed by a powerful wife, a man puts his writing career on hold, relocates to Brussels at her request, and then engages in a passionate affair with... Read More

In Mom, I’m Not a Kid Anymore, Sue Sanders takes a virtual dive into the community of reading parents, outing the universal issues that face them and their tweens. Sanders writes with the belief that when parents are willing to connect... Read More

Amal seems to have every advantage a young woman could hope for: a wealthy family, a bright future, and a natural beauty so stunning that everyone who crosses her path is overcome by it. But appearances can be deceiving, and beneath the... Read More

Noir novel of an actor navigating Paris rekindles the humor and intellect of the genre. This curiously dry, reasonably entertaining novel is clearly an attempt to replicate or comment on noir-ish hardboiled fiction. It is narrated by an... Read More

Historical China odyssey may be a bit dramatic, but the author puts you in an exciting, believable time and place. In Virginia Pye’s "River of Dust", a tale of odyssey and human relationships in post-Boxer Rebellion China, the author... Read More