Susan Stinson’s "Martha Moody" is an exuberant, cheeky Western in which sensual hunger steers an offbeat homesteader toward freedom. Stuck in a dull marriage, Amanda is a Bible reader with an overactive imagination. She’s closest to... Read More
The seven mini-biographies of Diana Gruver’s "Companions in the Darkness" cover historical Christians, from Martin Luther to Martin Luther King, Jr., who wrestled with their mental health. Gruver’s depression was diagnosed during her... Read More
Its stories united by themes of finding a home, "Grace for Grace" is poetic and avante garde. Steve De Jarnatt’s short story collection "Grace for Grace" pairs imaginative literary language with flawed characters in obscure situations.... Read More
When Crocodile’s home becomes unsafe, he ventures out to find a better place. Exploring the struggles and concerns facing immigrant families with sensitivity and a touch of playfulness, Crocodile’s plight will resonate with today’s... Read More
In busy Beijing, everyone is connected. So a writer discovers when he’s tasked with telling the billionaire Qin’s enmeshed story in Jonathan Tel’s deliciously tangled Scratching the Head of Chairman Mao. In the book’s opening... Read More
"Healing Racial Trauma" is an artful and ambitious examination of racism and faith. Identifying and describing the different, constant, and overlapping impacts of racism, the text will be educational to those for whom racism’s impacts... Read More
“I am always writing as an alcoholic,” Sheryl St. Germain says in the introduction to her brave, moving memoir in twenty-nine movements, "50 Miles". Its pieces range from lyrical essays to prose poems and fragmented... Read More
Jillian Weise identifies as a cyborg. Perhaps that explains her outsized wit, exceptional word skills, and confidence. The author of The Amputee’s Guide to Sex and The Book of Goodbyes, her writing on cyborg identity and disability... Read More