Brave travelers undertake wild adventures in our Winter 2016 travel book selections: to Ukraine, in the name of love; across the world, foolish, curious, and hungry; into highly dramatic modern Indonesia. One title brings to life the... Read More

Species disappearing, modified ecosystems, the ecological impact of our pursuit of energy: these books offer a sobering view of how drastically human beings have impacted our fragile planet. So, too, do they offer a way forward,... Read More

A quest for Shangri La. Talismans against the darkness. A Buddhist monk on a dramatic quest. A bear looking for his place in the world. Modern takes on the myth of Prometheus. The race to obtain a treasure sought by Templars. These graphic... Read More

It’s no secret: we love university presses, and this annual feature represents our ten favorite books from the eighty or so universities we regularly cover. A Canterbury Pilgrimage / An Italian Pilgrimage Elizabeth Robins Pennell Joseph... Read More

More than mere decoration, these eight titles contain photography and artwork powerful enough to transport lookers-on to grand and gorgeous locales. From the Pacific Northwest to Cuba in flux, from abandoned distilleries to storied stops... Read More

Swallows and Waves Paula Bohince Sarabande Books Softcover $14.95 (72pp) 978-1-941411-15-5 Lithe and exacting, this collection draws inspiration from old Japanese woodblock prints and scroll paintings, resulting in lines at once visual and... Read More

Kyrsten Bean, who works with teens at Orinda Library in Contra Costa County, California, is not easy to categorize. And that’s just fine with her. She’s a punk rocker with a classical-­pianist father. By day, she travels to... Read More

It enters your world by stealth, and before your lunch break is over, that innocent-looking short story you picked up to keep you company while you ate has changed your life. Maybe for the better—did it take your mind off the merger that... Read More