Robert Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was born in the long, uneasy summer of 1968—an America criss-crossed by freeways, sit-ins, and the hum of Honda engines. Coming out of that cultural ferment, the book feels less like a [...]
In The Rings of Saturn, W.G. Sebald gives us a book that is neither fiction nor nonfiction, neither travelogue nor essay, and yet each of these genres flickers through it like a faded negative—uncertain, unstable, and all the more haunting for [...]
An educational, intelligent, and comprehensive guide to the vast spectrum of queer identity, 104 Pride Flags by Matti Charlton is an exhaustive record of queer representation. While most readers will recognize the main rainbow flag, this fifth edition is freshly updated [...]
A chaotic outlaw and a drug-addled genius slip into the circle of a savage killer in Taking Care of Business: A Neo-Noir Tale of Drugs, Chaos, and Death (The Business Trilogy Book 1) by Simon Pearce, a raunchy romp of strange [...]
Cate Baum's debut novel, Land of Hope, emerges as a hauntingly beautiful tapestry, intricately woven with threads from speculative fiction, historical myth, and modern-day fable. Set against the desolate, haunting backdrop of a Brontë-esque England, Baum's work is an arresting meditation [...]
An exploration of core spiritual principles from an educator, scholar, and seasoned man of the cloth, Striving to be Perfect as the Heavenly Father is Perfect: Reflections on Christian Maturity in Decision-Making, Forgiving, and Reconciliation by Fr. John F. Tuohey is [...]
A wide-ranging compendium of insight regarding the diagnosis and treatment of common neurological and psychiatric conditions, Neurology and Psychiatry: Lectures and Clinical Pearls by Lawrence Robbins, M.D. is a concise and essential guide. Reading like shorthand notes from a less accessible [...]
A breathless spree of manic fiction that is unflinchingly absurdist, allegorical, and disturbed, Cleave the Sparrow by Jonathan Katz is a cautionary head-trip that makes no apologies. After the radical leader of the New Party, Wilder Crick, executes himself in front [...]
A mind-bending, heartwrenching, and often hilarious ride, Saving Maria by Truant Memphis is a penetrating crime satire with a touch of Vonnegut's whimsy and Murakami’s surreal introspection. Truant Delighted Memphis, the author, actor, alter-ego, fictional character, adventurer, sloppy guitar player, martial [...]
Setting the record straight on the life and legacy of Jesus Christ through the words of his truest companion, Magda Revealed by Ursula Werner is a revelatory work of fiction. After two thousand years of watching Christianity morph into a carnival mirror version [...]