In this creepy, crawly, slimy, and adorable story, Frankenstein is off to the Valentine’s Day Bash. At this party filled with every kind of monster, Frankenstein seems to be the only monster who is kind. In a book filled with a... Read More

Known throughout Asia as the Buddha’s helper, Guan Yin has many names and faces, and she is always there to help in times of need. Discover the goddess of mercy in this retelling of the Lotus Sutra. Learn how to recite her name to... Read More

In her introduction to "Discovering Second Temple Literature", Malka Z. Simkovich describes the book’s subject matter as a considerable blind spot in the study of Jewish history. Beginning with the Tanakh’s conclusion and ending... Read More

Knitting with giant yarn and fiber has been popular for years, but fat fibers can be quite expensive and difficult to care for. Knit and crochet designer Erin Black wants to make big projects more accessible and usable in the home, so... Read More

Mary Ann Esposito is the host of PBS’s "Ciao Italia". Her latest cookbook is the capstone of twenty-eight years of Italian travel and food broadcasting. An engaging cultural translator, Esposito emphasizes regional recipes and distinct... Read More

In the Foursquare Pentecostal Church in the 1960s, Kelly J. Beard’s mother saw demons, though those demons ended up being nothing like Beard’s childhood self imagined: “Instead, they will appear in fires and floods, in her... Read More

Deck the halls and grab your Christmas garters! Sam Hooker’s smart, snarky new novel, "The Winter Riddle", is the best farce of the season. The Winter Witch is sick and tired of Vikings, jolly old elves, and frost giants. Her arctic... Read More

Piercing and compact, Charles Quimper’s novella "In Every Wave" follows a grief-consumed father through a vortex of regret and fragmented fantasies. Here, sorrow is an ocean, and lost possibilities lurk behind every swell. Spectral... Read More