The essays collected in "Good Eats" explore people’s relationships to food through personal stories of love, connection, and emotional literacy. Food is not just food, the book argues. To discuss food is to dig into the foundations of... Read More

Philosopher Philip Goff’s new book "Why?" makes a succinct, ambitious case for a new, secular view of cosmic purpose. "Why?" opens with an ancient question: “What’s the point of living?” It then considers the vacuity of most... Read More

The thought-provoking science book "Faster than Light" unpacks the conceptual riddles surrounding the speed of light with winsome humor. Robert J. Nemiroff’s enlightening popular science book "Faster than Light" probes the mind-bending... Read More

Erik Reece’s memoir "Clear Creek" covers his bucolic second life in the countryside, laying forth a vision of living in and alongside nature. Reece removed himself to the woods in the style of Henry David Thoreau in Walden—while also... Read More

"Forever Finite" is a thorough philosophical exercise that muses through concepts of finitude and infinity. Kip K. Sewell’s exhaustive philosophical text "Forever Finite" explores concepts of infinity with a critical eye. Tackling the... Read More

Encouraging transformation in the search for inner peace, "A Mindful Life" is a thoughtful self-help book. Tom Dickerson’s ranging self-help book "A Mindful Life" covers topics including mindfulness, self-awareness, serious thinking,... Read More

Thorough and contextual, "The True Story of the Ambiguous Idea of Capital" reevaluates Adam Smith’s contributions to the field of economics with verve. Philosophical and exploratory, Mario Fabbri’s "The True Story of the Ambiguous... Read More

The passionate psychological text "Closer to Consciousness" proposes a revolutionary approach to the science of consciousness. Social psychologist Alexander Durig’s psychological study "Closer to Consciousness" suggests that... Read More