Publishers Weekly PW LitCast

In 'A Mile At A Time: A Father And Son's Epic Alzheimer's Journey Of Love, Adventure, And Hope,' Travis And Mark "Mace" Macy share their remarkable and inspiring story of responding to a shocking diagnosis with resilience, purpose and humor. (Sponsored.)

In Time to Think Small: How Nimble Environmental Technologies Can Solve the Planet's Biggest Problems, Todd Myers explores how individuals can deploy smart tech to make a meaningful difference. (Sponsored.)

In Polar Exposure: An All-Women’s Expedition to the North Pole, British research scientist and explorer Felicity Aston shares the story of that historic trek, through her own memories, and those of her fellow team members, who came from countries in Europe and the Middle East. (Sponsored.)

In Cassandra Clark's Dark Water Rising, 14th-century English nun/sleuth Hildegard of Meaux has another baffling murder to solve during a era fraught with political and religious schisms. (Sponsored.)

In The Lost Continent: Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration in the Age of Extinction, writer, photographer, and filmmaker David Alexander Baker explores both the marvels of coral reefs, and efforts to save them from the impacts of catastrophic climate change. (Sponsored.)

In this conversation with PW international editor Ed Nawotka, children’s author and screenwriter Maria Dadouch discusses her book “The Mystery of the Glass Ball,” the impact the Sheik Zayed Book Award has had on her career, the differing traditions between Arabic children’s literature and that of Europe and North America, her recommendations for those first being introduced to Arabic children’s books, and much more. (Sponsored.)

Murder at a peace conference could spark WWIII in Humphrey Hawksley's newest thriller, Ice Islands. (Sponsored.)

In 'When Hope and History Rhyme: Natural Law and Human Rights' from Ancient Greece to Modern America, history professor Douglas Burgess derives hope from the evolution of thinking about natural law and human rights. (Sponsored.)

PW LitCast speaks with Jessica Walliser, Editorial Director of Quarto's imprint, Cool Springs Press, and author of one of the press's many new gardening titles, 'Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden: A Natural Approach to Pest Control,' about her own book, and several others providing accessible and innovative approaches to gardening. (Sponsored.)

PW LitCast speaks with author Jason Sommer about his memoir 'Shmuel's Bridge: Following the Tracks to Auschwitz with My Survivor Father,' which recounts his efforts to keep his father's memories of his traumatic experiences during the Holocaust alive. (Sponsored.)

PW LitCast speaks with author Howard Michael Gould about his latest novel, Pay or Play, in which his overly ecologically conscious sleuth helps a celebrity TV judge thwart a blackmailer. (Sponsored.)

In If God Is Love, Don't Be a Jerk: Finding a Faith That Makes Us Better Humans, long-time pastor John Pavlovitz offers guidance on how to treat others more kindly. (Sponsored.)

In Candace Robb's latest historical mystery, The Riverwoman's Dragon, a murder inquiry takes place during a plague in 14th-century York. (Sponsored.)

PW LitCast speaks with author Jeff Lantos about his book Why Longfellow Lied: The Truth About Paul Revere's Midnight Ride, a history that separates the reality of what actually happened the night of April 18, 1775 from the mythmaking in the famous poem. (Sponsored.)

PW LitCast speaks with author David Handler about his latest twisty-but-fair whodunit featuring writer and sometimes amateur sleuth Stewart Hoag, The Man Who Wasn't All There. (Sponsored.)

PW LitCast speaks with author Catriona McPherson about her new comic mystery, Scot on the Rocks, starring marriage counselor-turned-sleuth Lexy Campbell, an expat Scot in California. (Sponsored.)

LitCast speaks with Lida Citroën about her new book, Success After Service: How to Take Control of Your Job Search and Career After Military Duty. (Sponsored.)

What does jazz look like? LitCast speaks with jazz author, presenter, critic, and jazz bassist Alyn Shipton about his new book, The Art of Jazz: A Visual History. (Sponsored.)

PW LitCast speaks with psychologist Tania Israel about her timely book, Beyond Your Bubble: How To Connect Across The Political Divide, which provides practical tips for enabling meaningful communication even between people with very different takes on political issues. (Sponsored.)

PW LitCast speaks with author Michelle Cox about her new Henriett and Inspector Howard novel set in 1930s Chicago, featuring a mystery involving a spiritualist and an insane asylum. (Sponsored.)