The surprising trajectory of the shared economy is laid bare in Juliet B. Schor’s After the Gig. Out of the 2008 financial collapse and into a world of unfulfilling work on the dreaded nine-to-five schedule stepped a new idea, full of... Read More

In Robert McCaw’s winding thriller, a conflicted cop wrangles a conspiracy and a family emergency. When a volcanic vent explodes under an elementary school, it leaves ten children dead. There is evidence that people knew about the... Read More

In Sharon Doering’s thriller "She Lies Close", a neurotic mother experiences increasing paranoia and psychosis related to the kidnapping of a young girl. Grace is capable but exhausted on the heels of her difficult divorce from her... Read More

A sabbatical trip leads to unearthed family secrets in Farzana Doctor’s luminous novel, "Seven". Sharifa and Murtuza’s marriage has settled back into comfortable routines following her emotional affair years prior. Still, Sharifa... Read More

Drawing on the beauty and idiosyncrasies of places all around the world, "Brave(ish)" is a compelling memoir about travel and self-acceptance. Margaret Davis Ghielmetti’s "Brave(ish)" is a poignant, humorous memoir about letting go of... Read More

"Optics" is a charming novel about the challenges and possibilities of women’s middle years. In Gail Reitenbach’s warm and funny novel "Optics", a close-knit group of middle-aged gal pals navigate ageism and turn setbacks into... Read More

"All of Us Warriors" includes twenty stories of survival and loss, told in the words of everyday people; it puts a realistic face on cancer. Rebecca Whitehead Munn’s revealing collection of cancer stories, "All of Us Warriors", comes... Read More

"Hannah and Soraya’s Fully Magic Generation-Y *Snowflake* Road Trip across America" is a contemplative novel driven by the wanderlust of contemporary thirtysomethings. In James Ward’s quirky novel "Hannah and Soraya’s Fully Magic... Read More