A comforting book for anyone navigating the effects of trauma, August McLaughlin and Jamila Dawson’s "With Pleasure" is an inspiring guide to feeling good in one’s body. McLaughlin and Dawson are a sexuality journalist and a sex... Read More

“To walk at night” creates “a night twice lived,” Matt Gaw declares in "Under the Stars", which is structured around a series of night walks to delve into the science of the night sky. The pull of the moon is undeniable, Gaw... Read More

“Planets are born from the chaos of countless collisions,” Simone Marchi writes in "Colliding Worlds", which cites everything from lunar craters to gold seams as evidence of interplanetary impacts. Space rocks have not existed from... Read More

This promising self-help text shows that addiction and other mental health challenges don’t have to destroy or end relationships. R. Christian Bohlen and Helen M. Bohlen’s self-help book "Healing the Stormy Marriage" encourages... Read More

"Abuelita Faith" is a passionate study of the role that marginalized women play in promoting religious values. Citing their “wisdom, persistence, and strength,” it notes the moral resilience of women, and how their modest homes often... Read More

Eto Mori’s novel "Colorful" is a warm and compassionate tale about personal growth and second chances. Prapura is an angel who informs the narrator, who has just died, that he has won a lottery. His prize is a “do-over”: he gets to... Read More

"Seasons of a Magical Life" is a thoughtful pagan text that suggests ways of incorporating earth-focused spiritual practice into everyday life. H. Byron Ballard bases her work in personal experience: she lives and works on a small farm... Read More

In Nicole Kornher-Stace’s science fiction novel "Jillian vs. Parasite Planet", an eleven-year-old jets into serious space trouble when she’s stranded with snarky tech, poisonous parasites, and a long week of big decisions.... Read More