Restaurateur Amanda Ruben makes two generations of Ruben women who fell into cooking as a joyous career. Flipping through her tantalizing new cookbook, it’s easy to understand why she was propelled to parlay her recipes, with their... Read More

In its philosophical depth, "Being 2.0" reveals surprising and insightful ways for coping with modern malaise. Nothing less than the cultural evolution of Western civilization is questioned in "Being 2.0" by Razique Mahroua. Mahroua’s... Read More

This will be a rewarding book for anyone looking for a way to engage in less conflict-based, more effective community change. Lawyer and activist Sherri Mitchell was raised on a Penobscot reservation in Maine. She translates years of... Read More

Diverse recipes aptly convey both the bounty and the natural Eat Mesquite and More: A Cookbook for Sonoran Desert Foods and Living is an inviting tribute to a region and its naturally delicious cuisine. Recipes fill the bulk of the... Read More

Pearls on a Branch: Tales from the Arab World Told by Women is a collection of thirty stories curated by Najla Khoury, who spent years compiling, polishing, and editing these primarily oral works. Retold from generation to generation,... Read More

This food study forwards a fascinating human history of a region like no other. Gregory McNamee’s fascinating Tortillas, Tiswin & T-Bones: A Food History of the Southwest is a wonderfully absorbing foodie saga that drills down to... Read More

The legend of the man in purple continues, and fans will appreciate Patrick’s scholarly approach. The origin and secrets of one of the world’s longest-running comic-strip heroes are revealed in "The Phantom Unmasked", an academic’s... Read More

The River is in Us is rewarding reading for anyone interested in environmental justice or indigenous people. Elizabeth Hoover’s scholarly yet approachable The River is in Us addresses the interconnection of native people with their... Read More