Book Excerpt: Two Music Professionals Explore ‘The Alchemy of Noise’
In Lorraine Devon Wilke's novel, an interracial Chicago couple finds their idealism challenged.
Book Excerpt: A Woman Grapples With the Mystery of Her Mother
In the new memoir "Saturday's Child," Deborah Burns attempts to understand her often-absent mother, and come to terms with her complexities.
Book Excerpt: Exploring the Emotional Fallout of WWII in ‘All Ships Follow Me’
In the multi-generational memoir by Mieke Eerkens, a family tries to come to terms with their harrowing experiences in the war.
Book Excerpt: A Woman Will Stop at Nothing to Be ‘The Perfect Girlfriend’
In Karen Hamilton's addictive thriller, a young woman will do anything to get her ex-boyfriend back.
Book Excerpt: A Young Man’s Quest to Be More Than a ‘Lawn Boy’
In this excerpt from Jonathan Evison's latest, Mike Muñoz shares a defining story from his youth.
Book Excerpt: ‘The Trial of Lizzie Borden,’ the Original True Crime Sensation
Cara Robertson's comprehensive study looks at the murder that shocked a nation, and the trial that captivated it.
Book Excerpt: The Fascinating Story of the Woman Behind Southwestern Chili
In 'A Woman's Place,' authors Deepi Ahluwalia and Stef Ferrari tell "the incredible and overlooked stories of women who, for centuries, made groundbreaking contributions to the food world."
Book Excerpt: A Young Woman’s Desperate Struggle to Escape Her Home
Tess Sharpe's 'Barbed Wire Heart' is the harrowing story of a father-daughter relationship gone awry.
