In Balsam Karam’s timely novel "The Singularity", the lives of two refugee women intersect with anonymous resonance. In an unnamed coastal city, a mother searches for her seventeen-year-old daughter, handing out flyers and begging for... Read More

Art historian Noah Charney’s book "Brushed Aside" is a colorful overview of underrecognized women artists and art influencers throughout history. While an estimated 75 percent of the human handprints found with cave paintings belonged... Read More

"Lies about Black People" is an antiracist, activist text that dissects harmful racist myths. With a penetrating blend of history, anecdotes, interviews, and poetry, Omekongo Dibinga analyzes some common stereotypes about Black people,... Read More

Jean-Philippe Blondel’s delicate and delightful novel "Café Unfiltered" dips into the musings of several people who have gathered in a French café over the course of one day. In France, the COVID-19 lockdown has just been lifted. Le... Read More

John G. Culhane’s powerful book "More than Marriage" explores what it means to be a family in both human and legal terms. Applying close readings to important court cases concerning marriage and families, Culhane argues that... Read More

Covering decades of discoveries and friendships with other Native people, "We Who Walk the Seven Ways" is Terra Trevor’s insightful memoir about Native American culture and identity. For most of Trevor’s youth, it was illegal for... Read More