In the not-so-distant future, Caro and her brother Pauly live in England with their increasingly on-the-road parents–Francesca, a well-known climate scientist determined to get the word out about impending disaster, and their father, a college […]
Set largely in and around Denver, Jenny Shank’s new short story collection, “Mixed Company,” explores a variety of moments and situations featuring characters with different backgrounds who are navigating their interactions with one another. Sometimes […]
We are living in continuously interesting times. Martin Shaw’s book, “Smoke Hole: Looking to the Wild in the Time of the Spyglass” (Chelsea Green, 2021), summarizes it well: “it’s a time of great paradox: we […]
Books make wonderful gifts when chosen wisely – they give a little glimpse into what the giver found worth sharing, as well as what they think (or hope) will catch the eye of the receiver. […]
In the small German village of Westerwald, ten-year-old Luisa’s father frequently tells his family that they must “let more of the world in.” When Luisa’s grandmother, Selma, dreams of an okapi, a rarely seen African […]
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