George Lange’s emotive, retrospective photography collection "Picturing Joy" captures the personalities of his subjects. In one exuberant image, a group of young African refugees plays on the beach, their likenesses caught mid-leap.... Read More

"Something Tricky Bad" is a heartwarming mystery novel in which a small town is reshaped by love, devotion, and tragedy. In Freya Smallwood’s endearing mystery novel "Something Tricky Bad", the residents of a vibrant California... Read More

A classic, incisive study of Native American religion and culture, Vine Deloria Jr.’s "God Is Red" speaks with remarkable relevance and poignancy. First released in 1973, this work considers the place of Native American religious... Read More

In Miah Jeffra’s novel American Gospel, the gentrification of Baltimore, Maryland, is witnessed through alternating points of view—those of the people affecting it, and those of the people who are affected by it. When plans for... Read More

Four people will determine the fate of multiple worlds in A. G. Riddle’s "Quantum Radio". All Ty ever wanted was to use science to unlock the universe’s secrets. But after a historic breakthrough, other forces seek to control what Ty... Read More

Lisa Thompson’s memoir "Finding Elevation" is an exhilarating and harrowing chronicle of mountain climbing. Compelled at first by “blind ambition,” Thompson’s climbs ranged from Seattle’s Mount Rainier to treacherous K2, high... Read More

Maureen Burdock traces the emotions and events of her life in Germany and the US in her excellent graphic memoir "Queen of Snails". From her perspective as an adult, prompted by her mother’s death, Burdock looks back on the twists and... Read More

A troubled girl learns how to be a stable, contented woman in Lisa Russ Spaar’s novel "Paradise Close". After spending six months in a psychiatric institution, fourteen-year-old Marlise finds herself alone in Paradise Close, her family... Read More