"Substantive yet wryly humorous.... Skillfully drawing on primary and secondary sources, the authors show that Stephen F. Austin...fought to protect slavery from Mexican legislators' desire to abolish it, and that the independence movement was focused on preserving Texas's slave-based cotton economy." — Publishers Weekly

"Schaefer mixes social science, psychology, original reporting, and personal anecdotes into a work of nonfiction that is...compact and refreshing...[and] clearheaded and full of heart." — Vogue

"A unique, lyrically written, exhaustively researched triple-biography of epic proportions about three women, mothers and organizers all, woven into a single narrative about their activist struggles before and during the Civil War. Their lives burst from these pages...." -- Yale historian David W. Blight

A readable and engaging history of how our most mysterious organ developed over time.

We explore a novel set in 19th-century NYC that digs into the life and times of -- and the mysterious murder of -- one Andrew Haswell Green, who was once known as "The Father of Greater New York" yet is today all but forgotten.

Sachs writes a candid and accessible blog called The Patient Advocate's Chronicle.

"This empathetic, wise, and honest collection is brimming with poems full of heart and feeling." — Publishers Weekly

It's a picture book, and it's just now being published. Also on our program, a commentary from Connie Cronley.

A focus on Barbara Kruger, the word-and-caption-centric conceptual artist whose familiar images and texts have been a part of our culture for decades.

"This story is simple and full of heart, celebrating the wonder and possibility of being human and being in relationship.... Sweet and timely...for today's families." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)