In Caroline Kline’s "Mormon Women at the Crossroads", the stories of devout Mormon women in Mexico, Botswana, and the US are placed in conversation with church theology. The book is both about the interviewed women’s ways of thinking... Read More

In Elijah Kinch Spector’s brooding novel "Kalyna the Soothsayer", the end of the world is coming. Kalyna knows that her country is about to collapse into war and destruction, but she cannot flee. She is trapped in the service of the... Read More

A simple missing person’s case takes a far-right turn in Max Tomlinson’s novel "Line of Darkness". Colleen is known to law enforcement for being both an ex-felon and a private investigator. She’s also known for being involved in... Read More

A night market food stall owner becomes involved in a double homicide in Ed Lin’s novel Death Doesn’t Forget. Jing-nan just wants his food stall to be successful. If he could stop finding himself connected to homicide investigations,... Read More

An impulsive decision forces a clandestine order to take protective measures in Paraic O’Donnell’s surreal novel "The Maker of Swans". For as long as she can remember, Clara has lived at the manor house at the edge of the lake.... Read More

In "The Continuing Storm", Kai Erikson and Lori Peek discuss the short- and long-term effects of Hurricane Katrina on its most vulnerable victims. When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in August of 2005, it inflicted devastating... Read More

Heather Wibbels’s "Bourbon Is My Comfort Food" is a beautiful, detailed guide to making and enjoying bourbon cocktails. Wibbels notes that many classic cocktails are made with bourbon, including Old Fashioneds, Manhattans, bourbon... Read More

Mick Herron’s satirical thriller "Bad Actors" follows a singular band of British intelligence agents as they investigate the disappearance of a Russian spy. As a Russian operative seeks to take down the corrupt assistant to the British... Read More