A compelling anthology of stories by American immigrants who left behind torture, civil war, disasters, human trafficking, and minority persecution, "Kitchens of Hope" illuminates the solace and comfort found in traditional recipes.... Read More

Framed as a resistance manual for critical thinking amid rising neofascism, Annette Wannamaker’s "How to Read Like an Anti-Fascist" calls for deeper levels of attention and engagement from readers of all ages. The book begins by... Read More

Lynda V. Mapes’s probing nature book "The Trees Are Speaking" is about North America’s old-growth forests on both coasts, preservation and restoration efforts, and climate change. Profiling dozens of researchers and activists,... Read More

Barbara Presnell’s grace-filled memoir reflects on the loss of her father and a sibling trip to Europe to re-create his World War II travels. Presnell’s father, Bill, died after surgery when she was fourteen years old. Her mother,... Read More

About eminent painter Georgia O’Keeffe and Anita Pollitzer, a trailblazer of the American suffragist movement, Liza Bennett’s rich biography "Georgia and Anita" covers a dynamic, tragic friendship. O’Keeffe and Pollitzer forged an... Read More

In the eighteen tales comprising Josh Denslow’s enjoyable short story collection "Magic Can’t Save Us", creatures including zombies, mermaids, and dragons make their presences felt by forcing the humans around them into difficult... Read More

The nature essays in "Brown Bears in Alaska’s National Parks" represent an enormous swath of scientific, cultural, and biological knowledge on the iconic brown bear. A treasure trove of information on the majestic brown bear, these... Read More

Shelley Fisher Fishkin’s "Jim" is an encyclopedic work of literary criticism that celebrates Mark Twain’s classic. "Jim" contends that readings of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as racist have missed Twain’s use of irony to... Read More