Sad, disturbing, sometimes humorous, this fictional memoir of a hoarder’s daughter is painfully realistic. Written in the style of a daughter’s first-person memoir about her difficult relationship with her mother, "The Cost of... Read More

Combine instant money with an incomplete transition to adulthood, and add believable characters, get a subtle study into human nature. With "How to Lose Everything", journalist and author Philipp Mattheis turns a simple and familiar... Read More

Dempster’s linocut illustrations based on Mexican folk music are imaginative and fun, with writing that only adds to the enjoyment. During his time in Veracruz, Mexico, musician and artist Alec Dempster began to create illustrations of... Read More

Three authors behind Colorado legalization stir the pot of double standards on marijuana vs. alcohol. The past year has seen a dramatic change in the national conversation about marijuana and its potential legalization. In November,... Read More

Ringmaster constructs a lively account of his time running a circus, each act as entertaining as the entire performance. When founding the Big Apple Circus, Paul Binder curated some of the best acts from around the world and merged them... Read More

Essays on historic and current anti-Semitism do an outstanding job of describing its chilling diversity. While the Holocaust was the worst crime of modern anti-Semitism, it was hardly alone. Libel, violence, and discrimination against... Read More

Anthropologist challenges notion that human ancestors were defined by “killer ape” aggression; weapons reflected problem-solving abilities. In his new book, "Rough and Tumble", anthropologist Travis Rayne Pickering argues that, while... Read More

Essays try to uncover the hidden, evolutionary nature of human behavior. In Evolved: Chronicles of a Pleistocene Mind, author and amateur naturalist Maximilian Werner creates a memoir from a series of essays about his relationship with... Read More