The book “So Many Stars” is a fantastic look at older genderqueer BIPOC adults through their own words. The subjects of this book have gone through a lot of rough times (isolation, persecution, the AIDS crisis, DADT in the military, etc.) but they have also found and created communities, found families, resilience, resistance and mutual … Read more

The book “Maiden Voyages” explores the history of the golden age of American and European ocean travel through the lens of women that worked and sailed on the great ocean liners. It is an excellently researched tale that relates the stories of women that earned their living by working at sea, which includes immigrants and … Read more

In the book “It Shined,” the founder of The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Michael “Supe” Granda, details his life through the lens of the band. He shares everything from his upbringing in St. Louis, to his move to Springfield, and his travels around the globe. Supe is a conversational writer with a great sense of humor. … Read more

I love it when a plan comes together. I equally love it when a plan goes off the rails and characters must somehow rebuild it on the fly. “The Lies of Locke Lamora” somehow enables the reader to have both of these outcomes. The story could be summed up as a heist gone wrong. Or, … Read more