Pedersen’s writing is hopeful and peaceful, with strong themes of love and generosity. Todd Erick Pedersen helps discover new ways of thinking about nature in his book, Sophia: Writings on Nature and Religion, a series of thoughtfully... Read More

Gossip among women characters evokes a time and place where accusations and confrontations must be cloaked in scrupulously polite conversations. Recalling the scandalous small-town secrets of the classic northern novel Peyton Place, Vera... Read More

This beautifully described coming-of-age story serves as a rich and fascinating guide through Europe’s cultural landscape. Heavily influenced by the European arts scene, "Solace of Stone" is a coming-of-age story accompanied by the... Read More

Serious, humorous, and insightful, this historical novel chronicles a vanished way of life; it’s a must-read for adventure-seeking youth. In Sherrin Watkins’ "The Story of Corn", an unnamed fictional Shawnee and reformed alcoholic... Read More

Long before there was a modern state of Israel, activists working toward its creation were divided between those most concerned with founding a state for the Jewish people and those hoping to create a Jewish state. In other words, they... Read More