The younger version of Neetha Naidu was the dream of every parent. She was a miracle child, obedient, beautiful and respectful. Her eagerness to please her parents made her always ready to conform, even to her detriment. It didn't matter that she was battling with...

Tools, Totems, and Totalities by Allen Batteau and Christine Miller looks at technology’s role in shaping modern perceptions and its association with progress. They speak on how objects like video games, medical devices, and infrastructure are categorized as technology and tied to assumptions about efficiency,...

Minu Cash's The Painted Pink Dress is a heartrending portrayal of her experiences as a young child with predominantly Caucasian features growing up in a traditional Mexican-American family. The author's formative years were fraught with many traumatic memories, including her family's battle with extreme poverty,...

The Definitive Israel-Palestine Reader by BD Publishing is a comprehensive anthology that spans the history, politics, and cultural dynamics of one of the world’s most enduring conflicts. This meticulously compiled work is a historical and educational resource, offering a balanced presentation of the multifaceted issues...

Christian Sheppard’s The Ancient Wisdom of Baseball creates a captivating connection between the timeless tales of Homer’s “Odyssey” and the distinctly American pastime of baseball. This blend is a metaphorical stretch and a thoughtful exploration of life’s lessons, viewed through the lens of baseball’s strategic...

What is your destiny? What role does destiny play in shaping our lives and the world around us? In The Destiny Book, Helena Lind takes a deep dive into the concept of destiny and everything it entails, exploring it in-depth through the lens of spirituality,...

Tokyo Tempos by Michael Pronko is a collection of non-fiction pieces that look at various facets of daily life in Tokyo, homing in on the often-overlooked details of familiar routines. Through his essays, Pronko leans into cultural and social nuances, such as in Advice in...

Seattle is known for its persistent rainfall and its outstanding coffee. By the late 1980s to early 1990s, Seattle emerged as ground zero for a new music genre: grunge. Yet, despite the explosion of the alternative rock scene and its artists, Seattle had been home...

The Magnificence of the 3 by Timeout A Taumua begins by looking at the connections between neuroscience, atomic structure, and biblical narratives. In it, Taumua draws parallels between the trees of knowledge in the Garden of Eden and the neurons in the human brain, speaking...

There’s No Such Thing As Digital Paintings: 30 Years of (Mostly) Unseen Art by a (Pretty Much) Unknown Artist by N. Blake Seals is a quirky, insightful, and amazing journey into the world of digital art—specifically from the perspective of an artist who has spent...