Harrison Mooney’s moving memoir "Invisible Boy" concerns adoption, race, and racism in evangelical circles. In his adulthood, Mooney become an award-winning journalist. He worked for the Vancouver Sun for nearly a decade as a reporter,... Read More

Memory and traumas interfere with romantic love in Martha Anne Toll’s historical novel "Three Muses". John, an American psychoanalyst, is in Paris when he is handed a ticket to see a performance of Boris Yanakov’s masterpiece "Three... Read More

"Rank Songbirds" is a confident and challenging multigenre collection that places interpersonal concerns into historical and political context. Novelist, essayist, and poet Leon Rooke’s literary collection "Rank Songbirds" is a slim,... Read More

We are born of parents and the times, and we live lives of freedom and preordained constraint (arguably). Thou shall not make excuses. Born the daughter of African and Caribbean immigrants in Britain, queer poet Omotara James earned her... Read More

Alicia Muñoz’s "Stop Overthinking Your Relationship" highlights the problem of relationship rumination—and charts a path toward healthier relationships. The book focuses on how repetitive negative thinking absorbs too much of the... Read More

Daniel Paisner’s literary novel "Balloon Dog" revolves around a sculpture heist—though its artful characters are also vulnerable to other kinds of theft. Though he used to be a respected writer, middle age killed Harrison’s... Read More

Surrounded by wisps of seaweed and schools of glimmering fish rests Giant Island: a collection of craggy rocks on which a small copse of trees grows. As Grandpa casts his line, the children take to exploring, discovering the... Read More

Samantha Fey’s "The Awake Dreamer" is a concise spiritual guidebook to dreaming. It covers what messages dreams are trying to send, and shares how to cultivate more meaningful dream time. Encompassing prophetic dreams, dreams of past... Read More