Optimism about scientific observations and what people can do to improve the environment makes this book inspiring. In Grass, Soil, Hope: A Journey through Carbon Country, Courtney White provides a compelling and practical account of how... Read More

Ancient and medieval history inform the setting and characters of this intelligently constructed world. K. V. Johansen’s "The Leopard" combines familiar fantasy elements in unique fashion to create an involving and deftly written novel... Read More

Intimate settings and deep character development break down the internal rationalizations that allowed the apartheid to last. A literary study of domestic South Africa, "The Crack" mirrors the wider political situation of the Soweto... Read More