Urban bird lovers will love Rosemary Mosco’s Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching, an exuberant, insightful, and enchanting book that shows appreciation for the natural world. It may even appeal to nature-loving teenagers—if they can... Read More

Chef Kevin Mitchell and Professor David S. Shields crisscross South Carolina geography and social history in "Taste the State". Their alphabetical compendium of stories, recipes, and photographs champions the Palmetto State’s... Read More

The members of the Baby-Sitters Club are back—and wiser, older, and more inclusive—in the rich, diverse essays and comics of "We Are the Baby-Sitters Club". This vibrant collection reveals the impact of the series on its readers, who... Read More

"The Atlas of Disappearing Places" is a virtual tour of coastal regions that are vulnerable to climate change. “We come from the sea,” it contends, so protecting the sea is a collective responsibility. Acidification, declining fish... Read More

"Ordinary Wonder" collects the transformational wisdom of renowned, Western-born Zen teacher Charlotte Joko Beck. Beck’s work was foundational in developing communities of Zen practice in the United States, and her work in the early... Read More

"The Other Side of Luck" is a charming, adventure-filled fantasy novel centered on a friendship between an alienated royal daughter and the son of a botanical forager. Princess Una’s mother died giving birth to her brother. While Una... Read More

Angela Jackson’s "The Darlings" is an eccentric novel set within a contemporary Scottish marriage. Mark is a graying, demoralized, antsy office worker who aspires to work as a comedian. But he feels guilty about his past: he killed his... Read More

If a picture is worth a thousand words, what’s the exchange rate for social media selfies? Patrick Nathan’s provocative, sometimes jarring book "Image Control" explores the destabilization of relationships that results when... Read More