"Cold Blood, Hot Sea" showcases the effects of climate change on a particular industry, presenting a range of opinions and attitudes. Charlene D’Avanzo’s "Cold Blood, Hot Sea" focuses on Dr. Mara Tusconi, an oceanographer at the... Read More

This charming mystery novel says those who are always around you make the truest kind of family. Debra Goldstein’s "Should Have Played Poker" is an intriguing mystery novel that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Until her mother... Read More

The “perfume” of Sallie Tisdale’s work will be enticing to all readers enamored of the essay form. Sallie Tisdale has lately emerged as one of America’s foremost essayists, with work regularly appearing in Harper’s, the New... Read More

This book not only chronicles the struggles after freedom, but its subtext asks, to what extent does society owe them something? Every now and then, a tiny crack of light shows through the dark, brutal realities of the US criminal... Read More

Follow the meandering of this river, listen attentively to the poetic silences of this lovely work. The exquisite Listening to the Savage: River Notes and Half-Heard Melodies is a book to be savored. Barbara Hurd offers an evocative,... Read More

With birdsong and father-son bonding, this book is an immersive experience, following the author on his journey and learning along with him. Donald Kroodsma has already written multiple books about birds and their songs, but his latest... Read More

Jensen broadens "The Garden Interior" through recollections of a traveled and well-read life. David Jensen’s "The Garden Interior" beckons down the garden path—literally, and without a single bud of deception. In this memoir of... Read More

Shambaugh’s criticisms are usually well couched and backed up with sound arguments, making this book worthwhile even for skeptics. In discussing the future of China, this brief but thorough book outlines the problems with China’s... Read More