Verduci’s book is a diverse introduction to the Bible and to biblical thought, and his synopses may prove to be a valuable place to start understanding it. Saverio Verduci’s "Your Passport to Understanding the Bible" is a concise and... Read More

Davis ensures that Calomiris will not slip quietly into obscurity, instead preserving her uncomfortable part in the Red Scare. "Undercover Girl" is the biography of Angela Calomiris, a Greenwich Village lesbian who worked with the FBI... Read More

"Thaw" is passionate and raw, with a reminder that love isn’t the same for everyone. Elyse Springer’s "Thaw" explores love and what it means to show it, with two people in a relationship who aren’t sure what one should look like.... Read More

Searing and feminist, this dystopia reads with deceptive grace. In a harsh island enclave where the mountain’s mica is necessary for survival, Jena—a young, slight girl charged with leading expeditions into the ever-narrowing cracks... Read More

"Undeterred" is a vivid and important memoir about real evil hiding in plain sight. A frightening narrative of conspiracy, racism, and hatred in midwestern America, Tracey Brame’s "Undeterred" is a disturbing work of nonfiction drawn... Read More

"Passages" is a down-to-earth and relatable work that reaffirms the goodness of ordinary people. Anne Hamre’s epic, multicontinent story of love and searching, "Passages", is a sweeping historical romance that reads like a selection of... Read More

This novel shows that selfishness may lead to great power, but that power still requires selfless responsibility. David Castello’s The Diary of an Immortal is an engrossing novel set in a rapidly changing world. Vivid details bring to... Read More

This contemporary romance has dimension and depth. "Beneath the Stars", Lynn Charles’s wonderful contemporary romance novel, connects the dots between unlikely lovers Sid and Eddie as they try to mesh their lives’ eccentric orbits.... Read More