“If it were followed by spring or summer, I would love autumn unreservedly,” writes Horatio Clare. Instead, autumn, for all its glory, warns the Welsh-born writer that winter will soon engulf Britain and Wales in gales, sleet, and... Read More

"The True Adventures of Gidon Lev" is the compelling biography of a Holocaust survivor who attests that human beings are capable of both incredible evil and transcendent love. Julie Gray’s collaborative biography, "The True Adventures... Read More

While it is politically inconvenient at times, science is certainly real and deserving of respect. Not to say that science doesn’t deserve scrutiny. Like experts in other fields, scientists too often lack the humility to acknowledge... Read More

From the depths of the sea to neighboring planets, no destination is off limits in Anneliese Mackintosh’s thrilling feminist adventure novel. Solvig cannot be contained. Since childhood, she’s been restless to go farther, try harder,... Read More

From dips to desserts, Dyna Eldaief’s "Egyptian Flavors" is a fond tribute to her homeland’s culinary customs. Eldaief finds that “cooking food that is part of my heritage is like looking through a portal to the past.” For her... Read More

“Writing about experiences afield is a way of reliving them,” environmental reporter Ted Williams writes in "Earth Almanac", which synthesizes half a century of his nature observations into essays that mark the changing of the... Read More

Continuing the series’ mission to promote a love of yoga among children, this latest installment of Little Mouse Adventures explores mindfulness, encouraging happiness, peace, calm, and quiet. Little Mouse, in his wee red cap, returns,... Read More

In Daniel Saldaña París’s resonant novel "Ramifications", an eventful summer has ripple effects that last decades. A thirty-two-year-old man who’s lain in bed for the greater part of two years records memories from the summer of... Read More