Complex identities and social pressures faced by Korean immigrants are examined in thrilling ways in Jinwoo Park’s existential thriller "Oxford Soju Club". Doha is a North Korean spy whose mysterious death yields a cryptic puzzle piece... Read More

The place bears play in American culture is given a scholarly growl in Daniel Horowitz’s "Bear With Me", which dissects the nation’s affection for, fear of, and ill-advised anthropomorphization of bears of all varieties. This is a... Read More

Establishing Delaware’s influential place on the Christmas stage across the country, "Delaware at Christmas" is a celebratory history text. The rich, varied features of the holiday season are dissected in Dave Tabler’s studious... Read More

"The Nightmare Machine" is a revealing psychological thriller replete with deep introspective asides. The psychology of sacrifice, the power of self-preservation, and the uneven realms of dreams coalesce with action-packed results in Tim... Read More

Precise and vivid, "Where You Come From Is Gone" is a philosophical historical novel covering a rural family’s shifts to adapt to changing times. The intricacies of a livelihood and rural Midwestern family dynamics are explored on a... Read More

Danger and duty collide on the alpine expanses of the Cascade Range in Christopher Van Tilburg’s inspiring memoir-cum-history book "Crisis on Mount Hood". Sourced from the archives of the Hood River Crag Rats, the US’s oldest... Read More

The difficult yet enriching world of environmental activism is dissected in the essays and how-tos in "Tools to Save Our Home Planet". Organized in the style of a guidebook, the book pulls together some of the most consequential voices... Read More

Dizzying visions haunt the otherwise delicate beauty of Frederic S. Durbin’s supernatural novel "The Country Under Heaven". Since surviving the Battle of Antietam, Ovid experiences the intrusion of premonitory shimmers. As he migrates... Read More