A historically insightful memoir, "The Shochet" trades between humorous and grave descriptions of rural Jewish life in nineteenth-century Ukraine. The engrossing memoir of a Hasidic Jew living under the yoke of Tsarist Russia, volume one... Read More

Analytical and prescient, Tomáš Halík’s stunning theology book "The Afternoon of Christianity" makes projections about the future of Christian faith in light of the sweeping demographic and cultural changes it faces. Clear and... Read More

In Eva Menasse’s short story collection "Animals", families, parents, and lovers are understood in terms of excerpted zoological descriptions of animal behavior. “Butterfly, Bee, Crocodile” delves into the private grief of a woman... Read More

"Blessed Hands" is an engaging short story collection that’s filled with glimpses into the lives of those whose voices are not often heard. Translated from Yiddish, Frume Halpern’s short story collection "Blessed Hands" captures... Read More

Ethel Morgan Smith’s memoir "Path to Grace" covers the civil rights movement from the days following Reconstruction to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It also acknowledges that the quest for civil rights remains a living... Read More

Sensual, earthy, and mystical, Sophie Strand’s novel "The Madonna Secret" views Jesus via the woman who loved him. Refreshing in its perspective and stunning in its breaks with church-curated, patriarchal characterizations of Jesus and... Read More

With stories and questions designed to nurture self-awareness, compassion, and acceptance of late-life changes, "The Blossoming of Women" is an supportive self-help guide. Karen Roberts’s encouraging self-help book "The Blossoming of... Read More

Pairing hard science fiction stories with essays about extraterrestrial life, "Life Beyond Us" asks metaphysical questions about definitions of life and sentience. Fierce and imaginative, these are stories about first contact,... Read More