Kristin Bartzokis’s "(Extra)Ordinary Women" features ten contemporary stories of women who’ve been through hell and back. The hardships they endured are related with their firsthand input and a steady authorial tone. Each chapter is... Read More

Delilah, the most listened-to woman on the radio, shares her truths in her pithy and self-reflective memoir, "One Heart at a Time", translating the wisdom drawn from her more than forty years on the air into an inspirational, deeply... Read More

Raffi the giraffe is disappointed when everyone except him earns a special role in the school’s Nativity play; all he wants is to fit in, but his height seems to make that impossible. The muted illustrations feature adorable savanna... Read More

In "Rods and Koans", all matter becomes something that matters—the confluence exacting and broad. Irena Praitis’s "Rods and Koans" begins with the enigmatic inscription, “This is about saving the cat … or not.” Borrowing the... Read More

In Ruvanee Pietersz Vilhauer’s "The Water Diviner and Other Stories", Sri Lankans recognize and reckon with each other and their shared history at home and abroad, discovering what connects and divides them. Full of richly drawn... Read More

Me and Mario is a thoughtful and intimate memoir about life with a famous writer. Carol Gino’s engaging memoir Me and Mario dishes on the details of the bestselling author’s longtime romantic relationship with Mario Puzo, who wrote... Read More

Sara Kersting’s "Duty to Warn" is a finely tuned, suspenseful chase story. Psychologist David Malden has been working with a patient, Robert Percy, during his off hours. When Percy suddenly returns to rural Michigan, Malden fears the... Read More

Convincing and timely, this book examines beliefs in terms of their ability to lead to happy, moral lives. N. S. Palmer’s intriguing and vital "Why Sane People Believe Crazy Things" is a multidisciplinary study of belief, theories of... Read More