This richly imagined novel, set in Hawai’i more than a century ago, is an extraordinary epic of a little-known time and place–and a deeply moving testament to the resiliency of the human spirit.
Dog Songs
Mary Oliver’s poems begin in the small everyday moments familiar to all dog lovers. Through her extraordinary vision these observations become higher meditations on the world and our place in it.
The Goat Rodeo Sessions
Sunlight streams through the windows of the barn-turned-recording studio set back in the Western Massachusetts woods. The music that’s emanating from the four sets of strings feels both new and familiar. It is composed and improvised, uptown and down-home, funky and pastoral—and uniquely American.
Birdology
When we begin to comprehend who birds are, we deepen our capacity to approach, understand, and love these otherworldly creatures. And this, ultimately, is the priceless lesson of Birdology—it communicates a heartfelt fascination and awe for birds and restores our connection to these complex, mysterious fellow creatures.
The Light Between Oceans
A captivating, beautiful, and stunningly accomplished debut novel set in 1918 Australia. The story of a lighthouse keeper and his wife who make one devastating choice that forever changes two worlds.
Zeal Without Burnout
As a pastor of a growing church and in his role training people for ministry, Christopher Ash has found himself on the edge of burnout many times. He has distilled his wisdom into this short, accessible book, in which he reveals a neglected biblical truth and seven keys that flow from it.
Romance of the Violin
With a career spanning more than thirty years as a soloist, chamber musician, recording artist, conductor, and director, Joshua Bell is one of the most celebrated violinists of our time.
A Room of Her Own
With over 200 stunning full-color photographs and an intimate, engaging text, A Room of Her Own: Women’s Personal Spaces brings to life the special places that women have created as retreats from their busy everyday routines. The book is full of innovative and stylish ideas for creating a room of one’s own.
Where the Crawdads Sing
For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast, so in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect the Marsh Girl. But Kya Clark is not what they say.
Fits
Spanning almost thirty years and in settings that range from big cities to small towns and farmsteads of rural Canada, this magnificent collection brings together twenty-eight stories by a writer of unparalleled wit, generosity, and emotional power. Alice Munro enchants her readers even as she restores them to their truest selves.