Book Review
The Wings Upon Her Back
by Kristen Rabe
After a long career as a warrior, a determined woman questions her sacrifices and unwavering obedience to a charismatic leader in "The Wings Upon Her Back", Samantha Mills’s thrilling fantasy debut. Zenya’s community is organized...
Book Review
This Tenuous Atmosphere
by Kristen Rabe
Poetic, inventive, and spare, Maria S. Picone’s "This Tenuous Atmosphere" is a meticulous novella about a woman’s search for family and belonging. Asia feels like an outsider in her fantastical outer-space world. Orbiting Earth among...
Book Review
Chicano Frankenstein
by Kristen Rabe
In Daniel A. Olivas’s wry, entertaining novel inspired by the Mary Shelley classic, a “reanimated” man in near-future Los Angeles searches for love and identity while contending with bigotry and an uncertain past. Herein,...
Book Review
The Story Is in Our Bones
by Kristen Rabe
Comprehensive and inspiring, "The Story Is in Our Bones" reviews how women, Indigenous people, and other activists across the globe are working to counter climate change and protect ecosystems. In this persuasive book, Osprey Orielle...
Book Review
Toward a Holy Ecology
by Kristen Rabe
Rabbi Ellen Bernstein’s "Toward a Holy Ecology" is a meditative, captivating interpretation of Song of Songs that emphasizes the natural world, women’s strength, and wholeness. The Song of Songs, an enigmatic poem that celebrates a...
Book Review
Otter Country
by Kristen Rabe
In her beautiful, mesmerizing memoir "Otter Country", Miriam Darlington traces her year-long exploration of rivers, estuaries, and marshlands in Great Britain in search of the provocative, secretive otter. An entrancing storyteller,...
Book Review
Escaping Nature
by Kristen Rabe
"Escaping Nature" is an illuminating, practical resource that summarizes the potential threats of climate change and recommends actionable steps to prepare and respond. While most books on climate change call for sweeping global and...
Book Review
A Darwinian Survival Guide
by Kristen Rabe
Timely, thought-provoking, and refreshingly optimistic, "A Darwinian Survival Guide" says that human beings must understand and apply the principles of evolution to survive climate change. In this insightful book, field biologists Daniel...
