A fun, straight-talking history of the clitoris, "The Sweetness of Venus" is a win for feminism. The book opens with the scientific history of the body part, from the infamous treatment of hysteria to lesser-known Greek and Roman medical... Read More

"After All" is a historical novel full of talented liars, alluring places, and plot points drawn from real life. In Robert Arthur Neff’s historical novel "After All", intrigue and romance collide in post-World War II South America.... Read More

Stephen Arno and Carl Fiedler’s inviting text "Douglas Fir" is filled with information about the versatile, resilient conifer that “from firewood to flumes, flagpoles to flooring, snowshoes to spars, and liquor to lumber [fills]... Read More

Transcendent and surreal, A. Degen’s "The Marchenoir Library" mixes superheroes and humor. Taking inspiration from the comic book tradition of pulpy, attention-grabbing graphics, this is a tale told as a collection of covers to stories... Read More

Inferno Dawn: The Final Name is a dark, intriguing fantasy populated by intense characters. In Jacob Andrew Emrey’s fantasy adventure Inferno Dawn: The Final Name, difficult moral issues are considered in a world that’s divided by... Read More

Robin Hemley’s erudite essay collection "Borderline Citizen" probes the meaning of nationality. Profiling enclaves and exclaves, overseas territories, and displaced people, the essays reveal the human and environmental costs of... Read More

In the first essay of her collection "Where There Is Danger", Luba Jurgenson writes, “Bilingualism is waiting for its chronicler, someone down-to-earth who follows each step of the bodily clues to the constantly shifting center.” As... Read More

Spiritual wanderer, mystic, and ordained minister Gretel Van Wieren’s memoir of her stint as writer-in-residence in Oregon’s Cascades covers her quest to rediscover her connection with the natural world, which is her main source of... Read More