Katerina Nitsou’s "Macedonia" is a vibrant introduction to a Balkan culture and cuisine that is “modest, simple, and honest.” Though there is a present-day country of North Macedonia, Nitsou’s work identifies Macedonia as a... Read More

To inspire social awareness, the photographs of "Moment" share “a view of the world through a different angle.” Robert Abad’s photography collection "Moment" draws on an extensive, thirty-year archive of travel photographs. Its... Read More

Steven Raichlen’s "How to Grill Vegetables" is an instant classic that brims with imaginative treatments of fruits and veggies, whose natural sugars reach “supernatural sweetness” when altered with smoke and fire. Plant ingredients... Read More

Hong Kong photographer Ted Lau visited North Korea in October 2019, satisfying a long-held desire to see the controlled outlier nation. His colorful photo-essay about the “biggest social experiment of its kind on the planet” reveals... Read More

Warming temperatures may benefit a few animals and plants, but human-driven climate shifts threaten most of the species that humans depend on for food. "Our Changing Menu" is a detailed, lively overview of how the world’s most popular... Read More

Clever prose and gifted storytelling enliven Eli J. Knapp’s "Dead Serious", a weighty book about how species are being steamrolled toward extinction that nonetheless argues that a better future is possible. Knapp, a self-branded... Read More

"Diary of a Young Naturalist" covers a transformative year in Dara McAnulty’s life, following his move to a new home, school, and wilderness haunts in Eastern Ireland. McAnulty is a perceptive, introspective narrator whose descriptions... Read More

While some may dream of homesteading, most seek less dramatic, more sustainable, ways of living. "The Humane Home" suggests many ways to green things up, whether one lives in an urban apartment or on sizeable rural acreage. Sarah... Read More