A relationship advice podcaster advocating “just break up,” Sierra DeMulder champions the value of those things that exist only briefly: love, life—“every poem is about death / when you are reading to the dying”—music,... Read More

The epic historical novel "The Grand Promise" covers a grand vision, human resilience, and the enduring power of love. Rebekah Anderson’s compelling historical novel "The Grand Promise" covers the construction of the Grand Coulee... Read More

Kapka Kassabova’s dreamy and meandering book "Elixir" covers her travels through the Mesta River region of Bulgaria in search of a cure for the pains of the human condition. Examining its people, history, and natural beauty, this Mesta... Read More

In Ada Zhang’s short story collection "The Sorrows of Others", people of all ages confront personal and cultural losses. Throughout the book, Chinese and Chinese American people face an age-old problem: loneliness in the company of... Read More

In K Patrick’s novel "Mrs. S", a woman navigates a new job far from home, as well as her growing feelings for an older woman. At an old-fashioned girls’ boarding school in England, the new matron is anything but traditional. She’s... Read More

Charlotte Maya’s moving memoir "Sushi Tuesdays" covers how she survived the death of a loved one. The book is set during the aftermath of Maya’s husband’s suicide on a “perfectly ordinary Sunday.” He had stayed home to take a... Read More

Kelly Sullivan Walden’s self-help book "A Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste" models empathy and self-compassion through self-reflection. Walden proposes approaching tumultuous moments by OGLEing them, or: contemplating what is... Read More

Kyle Meyaard-Schaap’s inspiring religious book "Following Jesus in a Warming World" is a spirited call to evangelicals to show some love for the planet. Meyaard-Schaap came of age in the post-Reagan years. His book begins with a... Read More