Robin Hemley’s erudite essay collection "Borderline Citizen" probes the meaning of nationality. Profiling enclaves and exclaves, overseas territories, and displaced people, the essays reveal the human and environmental costs of... Read More

“Dangerous the epiphany that you are old enough to have a history”: like a bullet through a pane of glass, so begins Julie Marie Wade’s hellacious essay collection, "Just an Ordinary Woman Breathing". In her nonlinear cavalcade of... Read More

The eclectic entries of "Slow-Cooked Thoughts" prompt inquiry related to the value of art and the importance of maintaining respect for the natural world. "Slow-Cooked Thoughts" compiles Rohan de Soysa’s articles, lectures,... Read More

The thought-provoking and scholarly chapters of "The Wonder of Water" reframe how we think about water. This interdisciplinary collection examines the developing field of water ethics, with ideas about realigning human relationships with... Read More

Admit it: moving heavy bags and exhausted bodies through airport hallways, jostled by crowds of other harried, vacant-eyed travelers, is not fun. And these days, even budget travel is expensive and questionable. So why go? The essays in... Read More

“I am always writing as an alcoholic,” Sheryl St. Germain says in the introduction to her brave, moving memoir in twenty-nine movements, "50 Miles". Its pieces range from lyrical essays to prose poems and fragmented... Read More

Eric B. Schultz’s "Innovation on Tap" is an inspiring guide for entrepreneurs that invites innovators throughout American history into an imagined barroom to share their stories. The stories of real-life visionaries who changed history... Read More

Julia O’Malley’s fascinating "The Whale and the Cupcake" emphasizes the respectful, adaptive qualities that make Alaskan cuisine unique. The book, published in partnership with the Anchorage Museum, collects essays that originally... Read More