In this genealogy of the Craighead family, the author explores the history and exploits of this famously nature-oriented clan. The tale of the Craigheads begins with the dawn of the American colonies, but the book itself begins with the... Read More

This much-needed voice provides a raw, real look at life with bipolar disorder. When Silence Screams: Living With Bipolar Disorder; Journals 1997–2011, by Katherine L. Fogg, gives an inside view of a life of instability and anxiety.... Read More

"Crash Lane News" is an unquestionable bible for those hitting the road, a lifesaver packed in the glove box. Right off the bat, "Crash Lane News" declares itself a self-help book. On today’s highways, travelers have to be aware of... Read More

Gooley’s playful and relaxed tone imparts as steady a pace as one might expect on a stroll through the woods. How rare to find a book that is truly brilliant. The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs, by Tristan Gooley, is brilliant in... Read More

Hareven’s brilliant writing is simply irresistible as she traces two sisters’ emotional journeys through recovering from a childhood trauma. In "Lies, First Person", by Gail Hareven (translated from the Hebrew by Dalya Bilu), sisters... Read More

A spunky widow having psychic dreams leads the cast of realistic characters in this compelling debut. How does one mourn the past after discovering the gift of telling the future? Such is the strange dilemma facing fortysomething widow... Read More

Many accomplished, adventurous cooks live with an irksome blind spot in their culinary repertoire: Indian cooking. Likely, the Indophobes are perfectionist leaning and take issue with the subtle, intuitive, freewheeling nature of Indian... Read More

This gritty Christian dystopian novel is powerfully dark at times and hopeful at others. A grim and bloody end-of-the-world story is not the first place most readers would expect to find Christian inspiration, but that’s exactly what... Read More