In Gerda Blees’s novel "We Are Light", a woman’s quiet, bizarre death exposes the tragic gap between ethics and legality. The leader of the Sound & Love Commune, Melodie manipulates loyalty and obedience from her small group of... Read More

A journalist uncovers a bloody murder during a trip to Ireland in Nancy Nau Sullivan’s novel "A Deathly Irish Secret". Five years after her grandmother Maeve’s death, Blanche is still discovering items that Maeve left behind,... Read More

In Prohibition-era New York, a young widow plunges into a world of vice, gangsters, and political corruption in Nancy Bilyeau’s novel "The Orchid Hour". After she loses her job at the library, Zia’s prospects are bleak. No one wants... Read More

Weaponized nostalgia endangers the world and forces a reckoning between old friends in Sin Blaché and Helen MacDonald’s novel "Prophet". An American-style diner, a bouquet of flowers, and a board game are among the objects that... Read More

The self-help book "They Are Going to Kill Us All" contains advice for improving one’s health through natural measures. Kevin Kazakevich’s book "They Are Going to Kill Us All" proposes ways to enhance health through natural means.... Read More

In his political science book "The Great Flip", Donald J. Fraser explores the history and origins of modern American political positions. Noting that it is now taken for granted that conservatives oppose “big government” while... Read More

"Nurse Florence, Why Do We Have a Belly Button?" explains one of the strangest parts of the human body in a manner that’s accessible to children. Three friends make fascinating discoveries about anatomy in Michael Dow’s book "Nurse... Read More

With celebratory memories gathered from across decades of a globe-trotting military career, "Gathering No Moss" is an enthusiastic memoir. Don Feeney recalls a lifetime of learning, travel, and looking for love in his memoir "Gathering... Read More