Illustrated by his brother, Manni Coe’s touching memoir demonstrates how the patient rhythms of nature and family nurture can mitigate mental health crises. In November 2021, Coe was in Spain for work. He received a text from England,... Read More

A man reconciles his father’s American culture with his mother’s Yanomami roots in the graphic memoir "Good." David Good has a dual lineage: his parents are an American-born anthropologist and a member of the Yanomami people of the... Read More

Exploring what contemplative spiritual practice might look like if it grew beyond entrenched eurocentric, heteronormative, and patriarchal traditions, "Queering Contemplation" envisions embracing and celebrating the vast array of human... Read More

Pithy and enchanting, Uta Seeburg’s "How Would You Like Your Mammoth?" covers the advent of cookery in prehistoric and ancient civilizations, showing how food directs people and illuminates societies. Seeburg asserts that food is a... Read More

Jim Roberts’s gritty short story collection Of Fathers & Gods reconciles ideas of fatherhood with faith. Told from a miscellany of viewpoints, these stories are forceful when it comes to the most challenging parts of being human.... Read More

Federico Finchelstein’s contemporary political science book "The Wannabe Fascists" explores movements that combine components of historical fascism with right-wing populism, resulting in a new type of dangerous leader. Decentering... Read More

A disaffected army veteran seeks happiness in the poignant graphic novel Petar & Liza. After serving a term in the former Yugoslavian army, Petar returns to civilian life but feels unmoored. He meets Liza, a dancer who sparks... Read More

A grandmother and her granddaughter are entombed in a house whose walls hunger for murderous vengeance in Layla Martínez’s horror novel "Woodworm". The women are trapped in their small town due to the curse of the elder’s father.... Read More