A first-time grandmother reckons with the ways she retreated from herself in Hollay Ghadery’s melancholy but hopeful novel The Unraveling of Ou. Minoo’s strict, conservative mother ingrained in her the belief that she was shameful,... Read More

Don’t Look Down! is a lively memoir–cum–entrepreneur’s guide that illustrates the benefits of pursuing every opportunity with gusto. Entrepreneur Bob Campana’s lively memoir–cum–leadership guide Don’t Look Down! draws on... Read More

The moving memoir "Things Left Unsaid" embodies a son’s respect for his complicated father. Glenn E. Wichinsky’s exploratory memoir "Things Left Unsaid" is about a late-in-life discovery that compelled him to rewrite his entire... Read More

In Harry Mathews’s literary novel "The Conversions", stories nest, esoterica abound, sentences fail, and gibberish is spoken. A beguiling unnamed narrator with distinguished connections and intellectual leanings attends a gathering... Read More

In Luigi Pirandello’s philosophical novel "One, None, and a Hundred Grand", a personal identity crisis leads to profound explorations of the self and ego. After Vitangelo’s wife, Dida, reveals to him that his nose tilts to the right,... Read More

"The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook" is Becky L. Diamond’s entertaining guide to late nineteenth-century holiday sweets, decorations, and customs. Studded like a literary plum pudding with recipes, illustrations, and Christmas lore, it... Read More

An aspirational memoir–cum-self-help guide, "Give Me a Year" is about fostering one’s sense of adventure across a year of intentional new experiences. Entrepreneur Shonda Scott’s self-help guide "Give Me a Year" is about seeking... Read More

Suggesting means of fostering environments that are conducive to children’s social development, Creating Social Superstars is an experience- and research-based parenting guide. School administrator Noel Schmidt’s parenting guide... Read More