Troubling statistics about the number of animal species lost every year have become sadly commonplace, and "The Annihilation of Nature" blends words and pictures in a moving account of this sixth mass extinction. The authors explain some... Read More

Useful to everyone from beginners to professionals, this is a grammar reference book that lives up to its title. With "The Handy English Grammar Answer Book", Christine Hult has created a resource that lives up to its title. The book is... Read More

This satire about presidential elections is a fun, and timely, release. In "Corn Poll", a satirical novel by Zachary Michael Jack, a young reporter asks one ill-thought-out question that changes the trajectory of the race for the... Read More

Well-drawn characters and a rich prose style make this a strong historical debut. With his debut novel, "Honey from the Lion", Matthew Neill Null crafts a rich narrative about a team of timber workers who plan a violent general strike... Read More

A columnist and author of several essay collections, Mary Lou Sanelli writes about everyday life, but does so in a way that feels like a friend sharing stories; it’s the details more than the circumstances themselves that stand out. "A... Read More

Some of the experiences Craig McLaughlin writes about in "Passing on Curves" could provide enough material for an entire book. He spent much of his childhood on a farm where his mother’s boyfriend collected jaguars, tigers, monkeys,... Read More

Peter Rupert Lighte is a natural storyteller, and "Host of Memories" collects short stories from throughout his life to form a memoir. Some of the childhood memories are as simple as searching for supplies for a family gathering or... Read More

One of the worst wildfires in history hit Texas in 2011, and Randy Fritz was among those who lost his home to the blaze. Rather than a mere account of the fire, "Hail of Fire" is the story of Fritz and his family, told with the fire as... Read More