The public-radio regular’s brilliance lies in making history accessible to the general public through her considerable charm and humor....

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A book about women who honor organized religion but struggle with their second-class status within it....

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A journalist's look at an ultra-conservative, ultra-patriarchal vangelical Protestant movement....

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I’m Perfect, You’re Doomed is not only a memoir of her time in a faith often construed as a cult but also a tale of OCD, addiction, and broken families....

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Campbell’s wry wit and ability to break down Scripture crown her the Sarah Vowell of feminist theology....

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The idea that humans have a lot in common with animals isn’t a shocking conclusion, but Holmes approaches the subject with endearing honesty....

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Graphic novel Tamara Drewe explores the lives of Beth, the manager of a writer’s retreat in the countryside; her cheating husband/acclaimed novelist, Nicholas Hardiman; Andy, the hunky groundskeeper; and Tamara Drewe, a cosmetically modified hot-piece-of-ass columnist....

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Some of Nelson's stories can get repetitive, but they remain funny, dark, graceful, and engaging anyway....

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A first novel explores themes of love, loss, and family....

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Empathy, quiet humor, and extraordinary attention to minor details make this novel about a Southern family a success....

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