Forthright and poetic, "The Nature of Spring" belongs to a quartet of Scottish nature writer Jim Crumley’s books. Heading into the Highlands and islands in “the backward spring of 2018,” Crumley pursued customary signs and... Read More

It may feel like extinction stories dominate the discourse, but environmental philosopher Christopher J. Preston elects to focus on positive trajectories in "Tenacious Beasts", a heartening roster of rewilding projects and spontaneous... Read More

In Cindy Forde’s environmentalist manifesto "Bright New World", Earth’s perilous situation fades in comparison to vibrant, sustainable possibilities. We already know how to create a “world where all life can flourish,” Forde... Read More

One in four Americans belongs to no religion, the majority of those having been raised in, and having left, Christianity. In his engaging book "Nonverts", Stephen Bullivant unearths the stories behind these statistics and presents cogent... Read More

In the dozen linked short stories of Rachel King’s gritty collection "Bratwurst Haven", lovable, flawed characters navigate aging, parenthood, and relationships. Set in Colorado in the recent past, the book depicts a gentrifying area... Read More

In his visionary memoir-in-essays "Without Saints", Christopher Locke freezes the past, covering enforced religiosity, self-destructive habits, his marriage and fatherhood, and teaching. In a framework that mimics the nature of memory,... Read More

Louise Omer’s "Holy Woman" is an earnest memoir based around informal pilgrimages to meet women faith leaders in search of a spirituality free of men’s domination. Drawn by a charismatic pastor and rock concert-like revivals, Omer... Read More

For decades, cultural historian Nancy Marie Brown has been fascinated by Iceland, a nation of natural and supernatural wonders. Her book "Looking for the Hidden Folk" is a mischievous guide to reclaiming sacred connections to places as a... Read More