In Cindy Forde’s environmentalist manifesto "Bright New World", Earth’s perilous situation fades in comparison to vibrant, sustainable possibilities. We already know how to create a “world where all life can flourish,” Forde... Read More
In Zein El-Amine’s short story collection "Is This How You Eat a Watermelon?", the Lebanese civil war leads to disrupted lives and ghost sightings. Herein, war is more complicated than mere acts of violence. Enemy drones hover above... Read More
Steven Washington’s tender text "Recovering You" merges traditional and modern practices into a holistic approach to recovering from addiction. Trained in traditional Chinese medicine, Washington used qigong, a system of movements and... Read More
Rebecca Solnit’s "Waking Beauty" is a fantasy fairy tale retelling that blends feminist themes with whimsical musings. What if Sleeping Beauty had a sister? The cursed daughter of the traditional fairy tale, Ida, falls into the... Read More
Cecelia Tichi’s "Midcentury Cocktails" blends history, literature, and cultural critiques to address trends in alcohol and entertainment in the 1950s and 1960s. Despite what jokes about Baby Boomers suggest, the 1950s and 1960s were... Read More
Marked by gratitude, "Turning" is a personalized self-help text that encourages people to envision more for their third acts. Part memoir and part self-help work, geriatric nurse Becky Blue’s "Turning" concerns the culture of aging and... Read More
"The Ultimate Guide to Successful Job Interviewing" decodes the interview process to give job seekers the knowledge, confidence, and skills they need to secure the positions they desire. Talent acquisitions expert M. L. Miller’s career... Read More
In her erudite family memoir "Ghosts in a Photograph", Myrna Kostash searches for her Western Ukrainian grandparents’ histories in Alberta, Canada. Tracing her family back to Tulova in Galicia (now part of Ukraine) in the 1900s through... Read More