These powerful meditations provide practical comfort for those dealing with grief. Clear and simple, Della Temple’s Walking in Grace with Grief: Meditations for Healing After Loss is a compact and wise companion for one of the most... Read More

Peter Rupert Lighte is a natural storyteller, and "Host of Memories" collects short stories from throughout his life to form a memoir. Some of the childhood memories are as simple as searching for supplies for a family gathering or... Read More

A scholarly and optimistic analysis of US-China relations, as well as a call to action on the importance of improving ties between the two superpowers. In "Meeting China Halfway", Lyle J. Goldstein provides an in-depth look at how... Read More

An uncomplicated plot and even pacing allow the understated beauty of the language and deep-feeling characters to shine. "The Accidental Art Thief", by Joan Schweighardt, is the delightful story of a woman in her middle years forced to... Read More

This sexually charged cautionary tale deftly uses interior monologue and psychological tension. Nelly Arcan writes with keen insight into the lives of young adults in contemporary Montreal. "Breakneck" chronicles the jaded lives of two... Read More

Micro-discussions of dream symbols reveal this book to be more than mere reference material; it will lead dreamers to learn something about their lives in the waking world. Llewellyn’s Complete Dictionary of Dreams, by Michael Lennox,... Read More

Identity, specifically the danger of defining oneself according to the values and visions of others, is the thematic pulse of Smith’s memoir. To read Michael V. Smith’s "My Body Is Yours" is to accompany him on an intimate journey in... Read More

A professor of communication tackles the loneliness epidemic with stories and science. “As a group, we Americans are starved for affection,” Kory Floyd, professor at Arizona State University’s Communication Sciences Lab, reveals in... Read More