Dutch journalist Pieter van Os’s "Hiding in Plain Sight" is the biography of Mala Rivka Kizel, the only person in her Orthodox Jewish family to survive the Holocaust, which she did by passing as a gentile in Poland and Germany. Born in... Read More

In the mid-nineteenth century, the expanding United States worked to colonize the territory that’s now Arizona. To do so, it turned to the Middle East for expertise, inspiration, and camels. Natalie Koch’s "Arid Empire" shows how... Read More

Lisa Thompson’s memoir "Finding Elevation" is an exhilarating and harrowing chronicle of mountain climbing. Compelled at first by “blind ambition,” Thompson’s climbs ranged from Seattle’s Mount Rainier to treacherous K2, high... Read More

Part personal reflection, part interactive call for action, Tina Strawn’s "Are We Free Yet?" follows the queer Black activist’s search for freedom and details practical methods for self-reflection and healing. The book’s four parts... Read More

"The Travel Diaries of Albert Einstein" trace the enigmatic genius’s 1925 tour through Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. Einstein agreed to the extended visit for academic and humanitarian reasons; he was also trying to end an affair... Read More

A depressed bear finds friendship with a hare in the wordless, emotional illustrated book "Bear". A bear with a cone stuck on his head struggles to free himself in a number of ways, but nothing works. A hare tries to help without... Read More

For creative souls who yearn to achieve greatness in their work, the insights shared throughout Peter Turchi’s (Don’t) Stop Me If You’ve Heard This Before will be game-changing. Turchi’s essays push past the solid but limited... Read More

With a mix of humor, melancholy, and pathos, Kevin Maloney’s memorable novel "The Red-Headed Pilgrim" follows an office worker through his midlife crisis. In his childhood, Kevin came to the realization that he was going to die. This... Read More