Politics, family frictions, and divided loyalties collide in Ehsaneh Sadr’s engrossing novel, which is set during the aftermath of Iran’s controversial 2009 presidential election and subsequent “Green Wave” protests. The families... Read More

Liz Petrone’s wildest, most hopeful dream at the age of twenty was to have someone tell her that everything was going to be okay, and to say it with enough conviction that she could believe it. It didn’t happen. Instead, Petrone... Read More

In Emily Adrian’s quirky, resonant novel, "Everything Here Is under Control", two women resume the intense friendship of their teen years after more than a decade of estrangement and uncertainty. After giving birth to her first child,... Read More

Martin Schleske’s powerful The Sound of Life’s Unspeakable Beauty links the pursuit of beautiful music with that of finding God. Describing the process of building a violin—picking the perfect piece of wood; shaping the wood;... Read More

In Borja Gonzalez’s subtle, surreal "A Gift for a Ghost", two girls form a connection despite living 160 years apart. Teresa lives in 1856 and is preparing to make her society debut. She follows her mother’s instructions and... Read More

"Eyes Wide Open" is a hopeful self-improvement book that suggests that deeper insights are possible at any age. Christine Bryce’s thoughtful self-improvement book "Eyes Wide Open" is made up of a series of loosely linked essays about... Read More

Silent and stationary, mired in dirt: such is life of plants. Not the most appropriate station for the entity primarily responsible for sustaining life on Earth. But humility reigns in the plant world, while we humans shovel on ever more... Read More

Lise Van Susteren and Stacey Colino’s "Emotional Inflammation" is a transformational road map to staying grounded in turbulent times. Facing climate change, gun violence, and political strife, people are stressed out and overwhelmed.... Read More