"Whiskey and Ribbons" is an absorbing delight, illumined by richly described relationships and thoughtful explorations of life’s central questions. The tale of a young police officer killed in the line of duty, "Whiskey and Ribbons" is... Read More

Examination’s considerations of difficult philosophical texts are rich and detailed, offering needed context for exploring looming religious questions. Richard L. Scott’s An Examination of the Conscience of the Understanding is a... Read More

Tudor England’s legendary history is a rich locus in the popular imagination. Full of pageantry and larger-than-life personalities, the period is a favorite of the Anglophilic world. But what if that seemingly monolithic world was also... Read More

Dynamic, compelling, and wholly original, "True Sex" is an invaluable addition to LGBTQ studies. Emily Skidmore’s True Sex: The Lives of Trans Men at the Turn of the Twentieth Century is a fascinating addition to LGBTQ historical... Read More

"Savage Joy" encapsulates an era as it captures searches for meaning and connection. Robert Dunn’s brisk and engaging "Savage Joy" captures a distinct cultural era—a 1970s New York City, when the scene raged with punk music and the... Read More

The wave of interest in artisanal and fermented foods has made locally crafted cheeses, beers, and pickles a hot commodity at restaurants and farmers markets. Now preserved meats are bleeping bright on food lovers’ radar—those... Read More

Heavy in theoretical science but lighthearted in its approach, Mondragon is intelligent, multifaceted, and engaging. Mondragon by Aran Jane is a work of speculative science fiction, unexpectedly infused with a kind of technopsychedelic... Read More

Yaghoubian writes of the importance of attitude and deep involvement in meeting life’s challenges. Engineer Jack Yaghoubian’s … And Then I Met the Getty Kouros is, like his life’s work, both durable and artfully assembled,... Read More