The cultural, political, and literary history of Western Canada is embodied in "The Good Walk", Matthew R. Anderson’s discerning account of three pilgrimages across traditional prairie trails. Anderson leads expeditions that trace the... Read More

A disaffected army veteran seeks happiness in the poignant graphic novel Petar & Liza. After serving a term in the former Yugoslavian army, Petar returns to civilian life but feels unmoored. He meets Liza, a dancer who sparks... Read More

A grandmother and her granddaughter are entombed in a house whose walls hunger for murderous vengeance in Layla Martínez’s horror novel "Woodworm". The women are trapped in their small town due to the curse of the elder’s father.... Read More

A girl and her furry sidekick help prepare for Shabbat dinner—in their own way. While helping to clean the house, Leelee and her dog, Pickles, discover items they wish to donate; they empty a flower pot and dresser drawers for... Read More

Rebecca Kormos’s sociology text focuses on the disparate involvement of women in the climate change movement. Women bear the global brunt of climate change, from droughts and extreme temperature fluctuations to the ravages of flooding,... Read More

Dominic Pettman and Eugene Thacker’s expansive book "Sad Planets" contemplates humanity’s troubled perception of climate change and perhaps diminishing cosmic presence. The book sprawls across a captivating informational universe... Read More

A man restarts life after serving ten years as a political prisoner in the graphic biography "The Boy from Clearwater", which records society-wide changes in Taiwan over time. Released from Taiwan’s Green Island prison, Tshua Khun-lim... Read More

Robert Aquinas McNally’s "Cast Out of Eden" is a detailed biography of American naturalist and Sierra Club founder John Muir. Born in Scotland, Muir arrived in the United States as a boy. He was brought by his father, who began a farm... Read More