"Rode" is a moving existential novel about personal identity and human connections. In J. Adams’s coming-of-age novel "Rode", a young man leaves the Southwest to explore his sexuality and to search for meaning. In the 1990s,... Read More

The varied essays and poems of the autobiographical collection "A Piece of Me" are shared to inspire the community involvement that they model. The autobiographical essays and poems of physician Arif Ahmad’s collection "A Piece of Me"... Read More

The principled career guide "Great Work" aims to help people do the work that matters most to them. Amanda Crowell’s "Great Work" is a guide to achieving a meaningful career based on one’s personal, distinctive talents. Based on the... Read More

"Until It Shimmers" is an involving novel about finding one’s place in the world. Alec Scott’s novel "Until It Shimmers" is about a man’s search for his true self—and his sexual awakening. Ned, the sheltered scion of a well-to-do... Read More

"Segment of One" is a gripping, high-stakes novel in which marketing analyses and science could be used to stop serial killers. In "Segment of One", a thriller by Michael Grigsby, a Texas community is placed in the grips of two serial... Read More

"Leading Lightly" recommends leadership improvement techniques that are designed to make its audience more engaged, mindful, and communicative. With elements of self-help, Jody Michael’s engaging business book "Leading Lightly" asserts... Read More

Written with hosting in mind and laden with intoxicating dishes, Kim Kushner’s "The Modern Table" is a lovely and inspiring cookbook. Kushner’s repertoire is one of scrumptious, fresh, seasonal, and beautiful dishes that also happen... Read More

Stereotypes of brutish, unintelligent Neanderthals are pulverized by Rebecca Wragg Sykes in her tender, absorbing profile of our hominin cousins. "Kindred" is a comprehensive review of the most up-to-date theories and technological... Read More