The chaputs style of dugout canoe has great cultural importance to Canada’s Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations. Joe Martin, a master of the craft with more than sixty such canoes to his name, teams up with museum curator Alan Hoover to... Read More

Arianne Zwartjes reckons with her unwitting, unwilling role in historical global power struggles in "These Dark Skies". Growing up as a white American, Zwartjes never had to think much about her privileged position on the world stage.... Read More

Shannon Gonyou announced her desire to convert to Judaism on the way to a Christmas celebration: this is the first appealing revelation of her thoughtful memoir, "Since Sinai". Raised Catholic because of a promise made to her birth... Read More

"Catch Me If You Can" is the gripping sports memoir of a legendary middle distance runner. Filbert Bayi’s "Catch Me If You Can" is an inspiring memoir about the power of sports and the field of middle distance running. Bayi became... Read More

In S. W. Leicher’s novel "Acts of Atonement", a lesbian couple deals with mental illness, cultural isolation, and unexpected reunions. Serach grew up Jewish; Paloma is Colombian American. The women built a wonderful life together after... Read More

Jill C. Dardig and William L. Heward’s "Let’s Make a Contract" presents tools for reaching parent-child agreements. Sharing the insights and skills needed to craft contracts between parents and children, so that both can get what... Read More

A woman’s obsession with a forgotten poet leads to life-changing personal and historical discoveries in Shola von Reinhold’s novel "LOTE". Mathilda finagles her way into the lives of others and lives off of their largess until... Read More

When Edgar was small, he and his father built puzzles together. Each piece had its own special place; if one small piece was missing, the puzzle would be forever incomplete. And in Edd Tello’s novel-in-verse "Only Pieces", Edgar’s... Read More