Musicians converge on a single stage for a contest that will separate technical skill from true genius in "Honeybees and Distant Thunder", a novel that cements Riku Onda as a virtuosic talent. How does music make you feel? For one... Read More

The thought-provoking and expert essays of "A New History of the American South" represent expansive views of Southern history—beyond the period-focused notions of the region that often appear in history and literature. Rather than... Read More

Born into Crisis is a memoir whose story about the impact of mental health issues on a family folds into suggestions for systemic reform. Kenneth Nixon Jr.’s memoir Born into Crisis turns a childhood of trauma into a call for community... Read More

"Underwater Daughter" is a poetic memoir about transformation and transcendence after abuse. Drawing on a collage of dreams, poems, vignettes, lists, and epigraphs, Antonia Deignan’s unusual memoir "Underwater Daughter" concerns the... Read More

Corie Adjmi’s captivating novel "The Marriage Box" is situated among the opulent but restrictive culture of Syrian American Jews in the 1980s. Casey was a cheerleader at her New Orleans high school, and she mingled with a diverse range... Read More