In this intimate, intense novel about a child’s perception of a vanishing way of life, seven-year-old M, thirsty for a way of learning about the world that her classroom cannot offer, convinces her traveling salesman father to take her... Read More

Ben Hopkins’s epic historical novel, "Cathedral", is the riveting story of the lives and motivations of cathedral builders: of humble serfs turned quarry workers; of visionary artists; of those who collected the harsh taxes and... Read More

Connie Palmen’s "Your Story, My Story" reimagines the volatile relationship between Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, two gifted poets whose coming together was like the collision of asteroids, at once luminous and destructive. Written in... Read More

With a blend of truth and fiction, Marie Benedict’s novel "The Mystery of Mrs. Christie" tackles the revered mystery writer’s most unsolvable mystery. In early December of 1926, a massive search was underway for Agatha Christie. Her... Read More

"Finding Our Niche" is a thoughtful environmental proposal that circles ideas of reconciliation and reintegration with nature. Philip A. Loring’s thought-provoking environmental history text, "Finding Our Niche", considers the myths... Read More

Some consider deserts vast expanses of barren wasteland; a politician once called them “kitty litter.” If anything can transform such opinions toward respect and appreciation, this multicultural collection of essays by desert-loving... Read More

Collection editor Dale Peterson calls his experiences with elephants in Asia and Africa “among the most transformative” of his life. The heartwarming, heartrending essays of "Thirty-Three Ways of Looking at an Elephant" reveal the... Read More

Julia Zarankin’s memoir is a moving, and often hilarious, account of how she—a type A, perfectionistic, and nature-avoidant novice—became a bona fide “bird nerd,” transforming her life in the process. Zarankin’s story begins... Read More