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A missing person mystery, a serial killer thriller, a love story, a unique twist on each, Chris Whitaker has written a novel about what lurks in the shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope.
The acclaimed Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir releases a joyful new worship album.
This shares the epic, tragic story of the Puritan conquest of New England through the eyes of those who lived it.
In Owls Mate for Life, James Paauw chronicles the dramatic seven-month survival struggle of his wife, Liz, following a high-speed head-on motor vehicle crash.
Middle-grade readers will learn the little-known story of Mamie Tape, an 8-year-old Chinese American girl whose family fought for her right to attend public school in San Francisco.
After a brain injury erases the past eight years of Dr. Amy Larsen's life, she must navigate an unfamiliar world where she has no recollection of patients, colleagues, the soulmate she divorced, the man she now loves, or the tragedy that caused her to push everyone away.
Dr. Ana Claudia Quintana Arantes's viral TED Talk on end-of-life care cemented her, a palliative care doctor in Brazil, as a global leader on living and dying well.
As a columnist for the New York Times who writes often about spiritual topics for a skeptical audience, Ross Douthat understands that many of us want to have more faith than we do. He argues that what we know today should make it harder to not have faith than to have it.
In this beautifully illustrated mock-autobiography for middle-grade readers, Wind speaks directly to the reader, telling fascinating stories that show its cultural, historical, and technical importance to humans.
A documentary explores the beloved PBS television series for children.
4 Books to Read for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Prog rocker and believer Neal Morse forms a new band, The Resonance, with players much younger than him, to fascinating effect.
This nonfiction spy novel goes beyond Corrie ten Boom’s memoir The Hiding Place to give a bigger picture of her impact on the Dutch resistance and the world.
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Set in a small coastal town in British Columbia, this semi-cozy procedural stars Rossif Sutherland as melancholy detective Karl Alberg.
What does it mean to be Asian American? How does our racialization in the U.S. shape our lives and our worldviews? Ellie Yang Camp offers a set of ideas to guide us toward a more nuanced understanding of these questions.
A fictional reimagining of Rachel Carson’s life, illustrated by Sophie Blackall. For 8-12 year olds.
A storm lies ahead of her. Freedom lies beyond it.
A Christian therapist helps readers disentangle from the harmful messages of purity culture and points the way to a redemptive way forward.
This Dublin-filmed movie showcases fine acting and beautiful redemption in Dame Maggie Smith’s last movie.
Bo Lu’s picture book is a moving story of empathy, forgiveness, and connection about an immigrant mother and daughter who discover they have more in common than they knew.
Dive into the depths of the ocean and embark on a faith and science adventure through five fact-packed short stories of marine life for ages 8 to 12.
A 2025 ECPA Christian Book Award finalist reveals the real and praiseworthy Mary Magdalene.
He had one chance to show the world he was still the king of rock 'n' roll. Discover the story behind Elvis Presley's triumphant 1968 comeback special.
