Lynda V. Mapes’s probing nature book "The Trees Are Speaking" is about North America’s old-growth forests on both coasts, preservation and restoration efforts, and climate change. Profiling dozens of researchers and activists,... Read More

A search for a missing journalist uncovers layers of conspiracy and betrayal in Domenic Stansberry’s intriguing novel "The Lizard", which is part thriller, part character study. S. E. Reynolds, a former reporter, makes his living... Read More

Soon-to-be mothers struggle with cult brainwashing in Alexandria Faulkenbury’s question-filled novel "Somewhere Past the End". Disowned after her teenage pregnancy, Teresa finds a new family with Richmond and his alternative religious... Read More

In his rollicking essay collection "Double Hyenas and Lazarus Birds", Charles Hood reckons with the ocean’s simultaneous allure and risk through stories of seabird-watching and of his father’s wartime service in the Pacific Theater.... Read More

Publishing at a time of constitutional crisis at the federal level, Marcus Alexander Gadson’s book "Sedition" takes an in-depth look at how earlier violent crises played a key part in shaping and altering the constitutions of... Read More

Set among people whose worship is based on sacred reciprocity with the earth, K. M. Huber’s rich novel "Call of the Owl Woman" follows as a powerful girl embraces her destiny. Patya comes from a long line of medicine women, but she... Read More

A memoir about personal emergence in the wake of abuse, "Standing Up" is a revealing text. Mary L. Devine’s triumphant memoir "Standing Up" is about emerging from domestic violence to pursue a career in law enforcement. After a heady... Read More

Suggesting a mindful approach to entrepreneurship, "Align Your Business with the Real You" is an engaging leadership guide. Drawing from her background in corporate consulting, Jennifer Musser’s leadership guide "Align Your Business... Read More