In "American Cosmic", professor of religious studies D. W. Pasulka examines the rising culture around UFOs as if it were a viable new religion. Like other new religions, she says, Ufology includes scribes and prophets; a contact event... Read More

"Boomer Brands" is a sunny, nostalgic showcase of some of the beloved toys, foods, television shows, and consumer goods that formed such a huge part of that generation’s youthful memories. A former brand marketer, Barry Silverstein... Read More

Written from an outsider’s perspective, the humble text conveys respect through deep study. "Inside the Chinese Wine Industry" by Loren Mayshark documents an intriguing side of the wine business with nuance and deep consideration.... Read More

"Paperback Crush" by Gabrielle Moss is an immersive examination and commentary on teen and tween fiction from the 1980s and ‘90s. It’s sprinkled with personal opinions and memoir elements as well as interviews with authors like... Read More

In The Frighteners: A Journey Through Our Cultural Fascination with the Macabre, Reverend Peter Laws simultaneously serves as scholarly tour guide and terror-driven participant through terrains inhabited by vampires, biblical characters,... Read More

Revealing a hidden light of Korean poetry, the handsomely collected "Baek Seok: Poems of the North" shines with simple and universal splendor, set in the homes, yards, and farmland of twentieth-century Korea. Peter Liptak applies his... Read More

The continued debates about the science of climate change are spirited, but those on either side are unlikely to see much humor in the exchanges. As it turns out, climate change and the environment can be a laughing matter—at least, at... Read More

John Briscoe’s Crush: The Triumph of California Wine is a lively introduction to California’s wine industry. Though blessed with a superb climate and geography for cultivating grapes, California winemakers endured centuries of... Read More