"Armed in America" is a valuable and singular primer on the Second Amendment and its role in American law. Mass shootings return attention to the United States’ gun culture and the Second Amendment. "Armed in America" is a timely... Read More

Maddy Harland is the editor of Britain’s Permaculture magazine, now celebrating its twenty-fifth year, as well as the cofounder of an associated eco-publishing company. "Fertile Edges", a chronological collection of her editorials for... Read More

Following in the footsteps of her Cool Japan Guide, Abby Denson presents the "Cool Tokyo Guide", a graphic novel tour of standard and off-beat highlights of the city. There aren’t many graphic novel guidebooks around, but that may... Read More

This marvelous manifesto on radical self-love is life altering—required reading for anyone who struggles with body image. “Survival is damn hard,” Sonya Renee Taylor says in the introduction to her marvelous new book, "The Body Is... Read More

"Broken Lines" is a rollicking, careening adventure unlike any other. With a bizarre plot, metafiction that breaks the fourth wall, and lots of visual candy, Tom Pappalardo’s "Broken Lines" is entertainingly unique. Pappalardo has... Read More

While at first glance "The Newspaper Widow" seems like a standard historical mystery, that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Cecilia Manguerra Brainard’s novel is full and complex, overflowing with textured, fully realized... Read More

Diverse recipes aptly convey both the bounty and the natural Eat Mesquite and More: A Cookbook for Sonoran Desert Foods and Living is an inviting tribute to a region and its naturally delicious cuisine. Recipes fill the bulk of the... Read More

Effortlessly consumable reading; this convivial romance is filled with humorous exchanges. Becca Wilhite’s "Check Me Out" is a clean contemporary romance, a modern librarian’s update on the Cyrano de Bergerac story. It’s quirky and... Read More