Author Becky Povitch's story, "A Bittersweet Victory," is included in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Read, Laugh, Repeat.

When you care deeply about the world, light can seem hard to find. But when your activism grows out of your joy — and vice versa — you begin to see light everywhere. Karen Walrond helps people learn how to unearth their passions and gifts in her new book, Lightmaker's Manifesto: How to Work for Change Without Losing Your Joy.

What if we truly belong to each other? What if we are all walking around shining like the sun? Mystic, monk and activist Thomas Merton asked those questions in the twentieth century. Writer Sophfronia Scott is asking them today in The Seeker and the Monk: Everyday Conversations with Thomas Merton.

Jessica Strawser's newest novel, A Million Reasons Why, is "a fascinating foray into the questions we are most afraid to ask," says Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author.

With compassion and insight, Jess Montgomery weaves a gripping mystery and portrait of community in The Stills, the powerful third novel in a series.

Christina Consolino's debut novel, Rewrite the Stars, is described as an honest, moving portrayal of life and love that reminds us how much of our happiness lies within our own grasp.