In Fiona Snyckers’s dark and riveting novel "Lacuna", a young South African woman struggles in the aftermath of a gang rape. Lucy Lurie’s brutal assault is a personal tragedy and the perceived pivotal event of John Coetzee’s novel... Read More

Anthropocentrism and the untrammeled exploitation of Earth’s resources leads to climate and environmental crises, but "Becoming Rooted" charts an alternate path, prescribing a more sustainable, Indigenous American worldview of the... Read More

Suitable for Jewish audiences at all levels of observance and culinary skill, Faith Kramer’s "52 Shabbats" is an informative, treat-laden cookbook full of ideas for those who want to set their weekly holiday tables in style. Honoring... Read More

Shelly Tygielski’s "Sit Down to Rise Up" shows how mindfulness builds transformative communities. In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, Tygielski began combating her isolation with community. Her book on doing the same is... Read More

In the connected stories of Leslie Pietrzyk’s "Admit This to No One", a scandal-prone politician leaves a wake behind him as he cycles through relationships and families. The charismatic Speaker of the House is expected to be the next... Read More

A whimsical memento mori, Julia Ridley Smith’s essay collection "The Sum of Trifles" sifts through the stuff of an inheritance in search of peace. When Smith’s parents died, they left behind a home full of antiques, trinkets, and... Read More

When responsibilities derailed his childhood dream of becoming a famous explorer, Torbjørn Ekelund felt bereft of intimate participation in the seasonal changes of his beloved Norwegian forests. So he made a decision: once each month,... Read More

An East German expat drinks his way through a neverending identity crisis in Wolfgang Hilbig’s historical novel "The Interim". C. is a man of contradictions. He is a writer who cannot write. He was granted permission to leave... Read More