Greek myths are revitalized via the modern additions of psychology and science in the involving short story collection "Tales of a Spiritual Sun". In Paul Kiritsis’s short story collection "Tales of a Spiritual Sun", contemporary... Read More

Jane Marshall’s remarkable memoir "Searching for Happy Valley" unveils just what it is that makes a place “happy,” showing why the answer is so important for humanity and the planet. Marshall—feeling a gap within herself, longing... Read More

Unsparing and compassionate, Erum Shazia Hasan’s novel "We Meant Well" follows foreign aid workers and the communities they attempt to serve. For over a decade, Maya worked for a global charitable organization, managing an orphanage in... Read More

In Edward J. Delaney’s historical novel "The Acrobat", Cary Grant is at the height of his career. He navigates reconciling his past with his present and turns an eye toward embracing his future. Archie Leach dreamed of treading the... Read More

"Nebrodi Mountains" is a novel about mafia intrigue and moral dilemmas in which a billionaire takes a stand against the mob. In William Peace’s novel "Nebrodi Mountains", a billionaire moves to Sicily—and right into mafia territory.... Read More

“Each and every extinction has its own story,” writes Thom van Dooren in his attentive, elegiac book "A World in a Shell", which regards Hawai’i’s lost and endangered snail species as instructive microcosms of biodiversity loss.... Read More

"The Key to Circus-Mom Highway" is a zany novel in which two adoptees rediscover their family roots. In Allyson Rice’s feverish, entertaining novel "The Key to Circus-Mom Highway", siblings go on a road trip in search of their... Read More

Judith Ragir dismantles collective and individual traumas in her memoir "Untangling Karma". Marrying secular and sacred life, Ragir reflects on her roles as a mother, a Buddhist priest, a repudiated Jewish woman, and a trauma survivor.... Read More