Based in truth, Edith Bruck’s historical novel "Lost Bread" zeroes in on the psychological and physical trauma that complicated post-war reentry for those who survived the Holocaust. Drawing on Bruck’s own experiences, this brutal... Read More

A balm for the weary and a comfort to the physically or mentally ill, "Healing Visions" is a masterful collection of photographs and prose. Meg Boscov’s "Healing Visions" couples fine art photographs of the natural world with 100-word... Read More

The aftereffects of Nazi brutality form the foundation of Shirley Russak Wachtel’s novel "A Castle in Brooklyn", which traverses six decades to address complex but universal themes, including grief, mourning, friendship, and betrayal.... Read More

Held together by references to Chicago, Keenan Norris’s "Chi Boy" is a memoir, a social history, a eulogy for his ancestors, and a tribute to inspiring literary men. Jim Crow racism drove Norris’s family north, landing them in... Read More

"Dancing on Waves" is a thoughtful memoir that merges personal memories with activist claims about people’s responsibilities toward the oceans. Scuba diver and former ocean reporter Hillary Hauser has survived a life-threatening... Read More