In the domestic novel "When We Were All Still Alive", a couple handles everyday surprises and disappointments, learning together how to love and be loved. In Keith McWalter’s novel "When We Were All Still Alive", an aging,... Read More

"Tarō" is an enchanting coming-of-age fantasy novel that’s steeped in Japanese culture and history. In Blue Spruell’s elegant fantasy novel "Tarō", Japanese folklore and historical figures meet as a young samurai grows up and... Read More

"Badvertising" is a marketing industry insider’s crabby compendium of the pitfalls that stymie advertising campaigns. In these essays, “Agents of Stupidity” are not inept spies, but trends that caused terrible ads. Drawing on his... Read More

Wendy Garling’s "The Woman Who Raised the Buddha" fills a gap in historical accounts of the origins of Buddhism, which, like most major religions, has erased or devalued the contributions of women. When her sister, Maya, died seven... Read More

“Sex is messy. Un-sex is just as infinitely messy,” Myriam Steinberg writes in "Catalogue Baby", her graphic memoir about five grueling years of fertility treatment. By the time she became a parent, she’d had 125 blood draws, 151... Read More

"Flash Forward" comprises a dozen thought-provoking glimpses into the future, from a variety of creators. Inspired by the "Flash Forward" podcast, the book’s twenty-page graphic stories illustrate current ideas, practices, and trends... Read More

Rachel Cruze, the daughter of money guru Dave Ramsey, knows that how you spend, or save, money isn’t just about budgeting or the size of your salary. In "Know Yourself, Know Your Money", she gets real about why people think, use, and... Read More

Jon Bentley of the popular British show Top Gear examines recent innovations in automotive technology and considers what they portend for the industry in Autopia: The Future of Cars. The book’s discussions of topics like driverless... Read More