In her newest book, I Eat the Stars, Sarah Wilson aims to help us find a light through all of the darkness.
Riley HarkerJune 24, 2026
Caring about the world can be exhausting. There is always another crisis, another cause, another reason to feel both morally summoned and practically overwhelmed. Intelligence & Compassion in Action: The Seven Pillars for Social Entrepreneurs begins in that very human place: Lauren Speeth, PhD, looking at the world’s needs and…
BookTribJune 5, 2026
Why do some people step in when something is wrong, while others stay quiet? It’s a question without an easy answer, but it sits at the heart of Ervin Staub’s Evil, Goodness, and Creating Active Bystandership. And for Staub, it’s not just theoretical. It’s personal. As a Jewish child in…
BookTribMarch 30, 2026
When I picked up Travel with Purpose (Rowman & Littlefield) I was skeptical. I’ve never had much of a real opinion on “voluntourism” myself, but I’ve read countless op-eds skewed towards each side, some encouraging anybody who has the means to incorporate volunteering into their next vacation and others, including…
Jeff DaughertyJune 24, 2019
The Ministry of Time (Avid Reader Press) has been named one of the most-anticipated debuts this spring. It garnered numerous glowing reviews from major publications, sold adaptation rights to A24 and BBC pre-publication, and has been named Good Morning America’s May book club pick. Bestselling romance author, Emily Henry, calls…
Megan BeauregardMay 17, 2024
Fans of dystopian thrillers with tense action sequences and heart-pounding plotting, get ready for a 12-part graphic novel series that exceeds expectations. In Scott Cox’s Chronicles of War series, readers follow a scavenger, Jordan, as he embarks on a quest to uncover how the world fell into despair at the…
Megan BeauregardAugust 7, 2024
So explains Kate Howells, co-author of the visually astounding and creatively written Space is Cool as Fuck, now available in the U.S. from Lost The Plot, the innovative Australian imprint of Pantera Press. The book is everything you thought you could never understand about the universe explained in plain-old filthy…
BookTribJanuary 4, 2019
Worldmaker of Yand-Eltanin by Andri Elia is the third in the sprawling galactic saga, Worldmaker of Yand. This epic adventure blends science fiction with fantasy to create a universe as limitless as its author’s imagination. Strap in for a journey through space and time as our heroes fight to secure…
BookTribSeptember 7, 2023
After receiving what many saw as undeniable confirmation of the existence of aliens this past year, sci-fi novels have become more relevant than ever. Space exploration, technologically advanced futures and all kinds of alien novels are at the forefront of readers’ minds. If aliens aren’t already on Earth, what will…
Megan BeauregardDecember 8, 2023
Books on the Subway is one small typo away from being Boobs on the Subway. That recent realization sparked a unique and fascinating campaign to promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. Books on the Subway since 2013 has been leaving their favorite books on the New York subway with…
Jim AlkonOctober 15, 2018
Jackson Bird is a trans activist, YouTube star and waffle artisan. A fixture in the Harry Potter fan community, he’s a proud Gryffindor. In his memoir Sorted (Tiller Press), he tells the story of how he came to understand and accept his gender, and the journey that took him from…
Jeff DaughertySeptember 24, 2019
Matthew Kepnes's parents were taken aback when told their son was going to travel around the world for a year. It didn't match their vision for him: 9-to-5 job, a climb up the corporate ladder, eating with the same friends at the same places. But it was a year -…
Lee PelletierJuly 22, 2019
What if you could kick your own insecurities to the curb as easily as Batman takes down the Joker? In the flooded self-help market, author of seven award-winning books on self-help, Alice Inoue takes a unique and fun stance on unlocking your own powers to live life at your full…
Rebecca ProulxMay 2, 2019
Malaka Gharib, the daughter of an Egyptian immigrant and a Filipino immigrant, spent her formative years carving out an identity for herself between her Filipino-American community at home and her father’s Egyptian family in Cairo. In her graphic memoir, I Was Their American Dream (Clarkson Potter), she notes the cultural…
Jeff DaughertyApril 26, 2019
Dr. Leonardo Trasande, a pediatrician, professor, and world-renowned researcher, tells the story of how our everyday surroundings are making us sicker, fatter, and poorer. His book, fittingly enough, is called Sicker Fatter Poorer: The Urgent Threat of Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals to Our Health and Future…And What We Can Do About It…
BookTribJanuary 15, 2019