Cristina De Stefano’s "The Child Is the Teacher" is an intimate, comprehensive biography of Maria Montessori, whose revolutionary approach to early childhood education provoked storms of controversy, brought about a new appreciation of... Read More

Absolutely I’m Possible! is an enthusiastic and intimate self-help guide to achieving emotional and spiritual health. Angela MacDonald’s personalized self-help guide Absolutely I’m Possible! draws on a traumatic experience as the... Read More

Systems science can help when it comes to understanding complex global crises and their synergistic social, environmental, and economic interconnections, as shown in Wayne Visser’s positive, approachable "Thriving". The book introduces... Read More

In Elif Shafak’s "The Island of Missing Trees", a father and daughter reconnect after years of secrecy and a devastating loss. Ada has only ever known her parents: her father, Kostas, and her mother, Defne, who died. Her other... Read More

Cathy McCrumb’s thought-provoking science fiction novel "Recorder" asks whether one can understand humanity and still remain its impartial observer. In a far-future time wherein human beings have found homes among the stars, Recorders... Read More

A psycholinguist and a Czech immigrant to Canada, Julie Sedivy lost her first language, so much so that her “Czech heritage began to feel more and more like a vestigial organ.” She is not alone in this experience: Generation 1.5... Read More

"The Long Winding Road of Harry Raymond" vivifies and contextualizes a pivotal turn-of-the-century crime. Patrick Jenning’s riveting "The Long Winding Road of Harry Raymond" is a combination regional history, true crime, and biography... Read More

Maryse Condé’s novel "Waiting for the Waters to Rise" addresses immigration, nationalism, friendship, colorism, and political power through the intersecting lives of three friends. Babakar, a handsome obstetrician in Guadeloupe, is... Read More