Focused on woman-centered cigar box labels that gave smokers an opportunity to contemplate “greater, long-lasting values,” "Cigar Box Lithographs Volume VII" is an appealing collector’s guide. With a central theme of notable women,... Read More

About rising above troubling circumstances and leaning on one’s chosen family for support, "17 Runs" models self-improvement. Garnet Morris and Olivia Chadwick’s motivational friendship memoir–cum–self-help book "17 Runs" models... Read More

With sensual finesse, the historical novel "The Ashtrays Are Full and the Glasses Are Empty" captures the decadence of a changing nation via a couple’s unique marriage. Kirsten Mickelwait’s shimmering historical novel "The Ashtrays... Read More

About an intercultural childhood impacted by international tensions, "The Roots of the Guava Tree" is a revealing memoir. Sonia Daccarett’s moving memoir "The Roots of the Guava Tree" is about being the daughter of a Jewish mother and... Read More

Guiding partners to assess and maintain a mutual sense of openness, "The Aperture Effect" is a supportive relationship guide. Psychiatrist and couples therapist Kathryn Ford’s relationship guide "The Aperture Effect" utilizes... Read More

Edited by Suzanne Barbezat, Frida Kahlo’s Love Letters is a collection of the artist’s correspondence illuminated by Kahlo’s unique spirit. Barbezat was inspired to compile a selection of Kahlo’s correspondence while researching... Read More

Benoît Gallot’s book explores France’s famed Père-Lachaise Cemetery, the final resting place for centuries of Parisians and the site of numerous celebrity graves, including those of Frédéric Chopin, Colette, Oscar Wilde, and Jim... Read More

Helen Wolff’s exquisite autobiographical novella "Background for Love" captures a brief yet idyllic Côte d’Azur respite from the impending fascism of 1930s Germany. A nameless German woman travels with her forty-year-old lover from... Read More