In this sprawling, beautiful novel from Owuor (Dust), a real-life occurrence of a Kenyan woman travelling to China after learning of her Chinese heritage forms the backdrop for a moving story of loss and discovery. In 1992, on Pate Island, a small island off the coast of Kenya, six-year-old... Continue reading »

Moffett (Adventures Among Ants), a visiting scholar in Harvard’s Human Evolutionary Biology department, intrigues by setting human societies in the context of those of the animal kingdom. He returns to humanity’s near kin, the chimpanzees and bonobos, again and again, but includes other sur... Continue reading »

In British artist Mure’s vivid prequel to 2017’s Ismyre, something is literally rotten in the state of Ismyre: Sybil, a bookish antelope, and Henriett, a biology-minded lizard, fret over rotting plants in their greenhouse, a telltale sign that the magic of their enchanted world is out of balance. Th... Continue reading »

Debut author Peterson, writing about her life as the wife of author and pastor Eugene Peterson, captures the subtle nuances of developing faith-filled friendships in this helpful guide. In five brief chapters, she relates the core actions she believes are necessary for sustainable friendship—caring,... Continue reading »

In British artist Mure’s vivid prequel to 2017’s Ismyre, something is literally rotten in the state of Ismyre: Sybil, a bookish antelope, and Henriett, a biology-minded lizard, fret over rotting plants in their greenhouse, a telltale sign that the magic of their enchanted world is out of balance. Th... Continue reading »