This is a gripping story of a man’s struggle to survive AIDS, and a touching memoir about a relationship that ended too soon. In the early 1980s, when AIDS was still a new and misunderstood threat, Michael Ward’s partner, Mark... Read More

Mann appeals for all to hear the keening of a planet whose resources are strained beneath modern consumption. In 2008, Heather Mann and her husband, Dave, downsized their home in Wisconsin, bought a boat, and began a multiyear sailing... Read More

"The Living and the Dead" is a challenging and intriguing counterpoint to the modern embrace of the static and the tangible. Toby Austin Locke’s "The Living and the Dead" ventures into the nebulous interconnectedness of life and death... Read More

Eye-opening and invigorating, "Faith and Freedom" demonstrates the power of faith combined with inquiry. In an age of Hawaiian shirt-wearing pastors, a “relatable” Jesus, and a church that struggles to become more relevant, "Faith... Read More

This is an inspirational memoir about a determined woman who faked it till she made it—and made it big. "Pressure Makes Diamonds" is Valerie Graves’s memoir, a story about an accomplished woman who is the epitome of grit. Graves... Read More

Covering the science and history of climate change, "Protecting the Planet" represents an ambitious attempt to cover the entire context of climate change, from origins to possible solutions. Unfortunately, it is only partially... Read More

Essential oils are the latest craze in the home-party market, but these natural health products pack a much more powerful benefit than kitchen gadgets and fashion items. Worwood was an essential-oil expert well before the current trend.... Read More

The first of a new series, "Enter by the Narrow Gate" follows a Detroit police detective and an Orthodox monk as they strive to solve two harrowing new mysteries in Santa Fe. Measured and restrained, the novel’s prose is rich with... Read More