Surrealistic tones emphasize heavy questions of empire-building and cultural subsumption in this thoughtful archaeology novel. Set in the cutthroat world of classical archaeology, Bernard Schopen’s "The Last Centurion" is a story in... Read More

Sewell’s novel journeys through baby boomer anxieties to meaningfully examine a changing culture. Nathaniel Sewell’s 5th and Hope is a deep exploration of what it feels like to be a white baby boomer coming to terms with a radically... Read More

Yasmeen raises uncomfortable reminders of how close to home racism lives. "Yasmeen Haddad Loves Joanasi Maqaittik" follows a well-intentioned teacher who arrives in an isolated Inuit community, determined to make a difference in her... Read More

This light, fun romp in which a middle-aged woman rediscovers herself is also an unexpected thriller. Most parents probably have a few poor decisions in their past they’d rather not let their kids find out about. Thankfully most... Read More

Beautiful photographs are paired with oral histories; what emerges is a nuanced vision of Yosemite, rich and complex. Yosemite National Park is iconic to American imagery, so it would seem like an impossible task to offer a new and... Read More

"A Perfect Blindness" is a grunge rock fantasy with an operatic sense of drama. Is it possible to achieve fame and glory without letting go of your humanity? This familiar question is engaged by W. Lance Hunt in his novel, "A Perfect... Read More

Peterson’s (dark) humor and willingness to share help make this an accessible introduction to a complex but unquestionably important moment in our cultural relationship with HIV/AIDS. Since the early 1980s, HIV/AIDS has consumed... Read More

Davis ensures that Calomiris will not slip quietly into obscurity, instead preserving her uncomfortable part in the Red Scare. "Undercover Girl" is the biography of Angela Calomiris, a Greenwich Village lesbian who worked with the FBI... Read More