Kimberly Carson and Carol Krucoff equip America’s ever-growing senior population with daily exercises and rhythms that build balance, strength, flexibility, and overall well-being. The six-week yoga course transitions into long-term... Read More

From Mussolini and Marie Antoinette to Telemachus and Booker T. Washington, Katherine Ashenburg gets intimate with the ever-evolving customs and convictions behind bathtime in All the Dirt: A History of Getting Clean. Going all the way... Read More

On August 26, 1919, Fannie Sellins was shot dead in Natrona, Pennsylvania, while trying to defuse a fight between striking coal miners and police deputies. In "Fannie Never Flinched", Mary Cronk Farrell charts her heroine’s... Read More

Like some white-coated poet-anthropologist, Cathleen Calbert’s ginned-up history of notable off-center women takes dead aim at what you thought you knew. A Pushcart Prize and The Nation Discovery award winner*, The Afflicted Girls* is... Read More

In his new memoir, "Nobody Rich or Famous", poet Richard Shelton doesn’t so much tug on the heartstrings as play an entire set upon them. Rightly subtitled “a family memoir,” the book mixes social history with lyrical vignettes.... Read More

Diana Keuilian is tired of the “toxic food environment” plaguing modern diets and causing so many food allergies, obesity, diabetes, and other chronic conditions. Her new cookbook contains more than 120 recipes that are free of the... Read More

Making softies and dolls is a big trend in crafting, and these creatures made of felt and faux fur, complete with their own wardrobes and backstories, take critter-crafting to the next level. These projects are mostly not for people new... Read More

Drawing from ancient wisdom, this book shows that strong leaders endure, even in dark times. The books of the Bible, which have been used for divination, for inspiration, and as a tool for better living, are given new treatment in... Read More