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...

Think Mortally! is a comprehensive survival guide for young adults by B. Ryan Teller, featuring illustrations by Andrew Slobodianyk. It covers a wide range of essential life skills and safety tips, providing practical advice on topics such as sleep improvement, stress reduction, and good hygiene...

The American and the Bus Driver by Paummi Sarrazin is about the beauty of love, travel, and culture. It all started with a ten-day school trip to France and a meeting that seemed orchestrated by fate. Paummi, who lived near Paris as a child, was...

The Iraq I Knew: From Saddam Hussein to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) to Al Qaeda in Iraq is a work of non-fiction in the memoir, military writing, and slice-of-life genres. It is best suited to mature readers as it discusses real-life graphic violence. Colonel...

In Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Prospero, the master magician, intones: “We are of such stuff as dreams are made of.” This could be a summation of The Storm Behind Me: A Book of Poems and Pictures by Rory Piontkowski and Sheri Wiseman. It is a compilation...

The Joy of Musicology: Unleashing the Magical Symphony for All by M.P. Johnson is more than just an introduction to music around the world or the history of music as the term musicology may suggest to those in the field. The book presents the many...

Modern living isn't without its flaws, as external pressures, anxiety, and stress sometimes seem to overwhelm our lives. The ancient practice of Nabhi Chikitsa (belly button therapy) is an age-old method to nourish the body, mind, and spirit. According to Indian Ayurveda, putting oil on...