“Historically, many researchers have assumed that the only purpose of sex is reproduction, and so queer behaviours have been either dismissed or ignored. But we know that this isn’t the case. Sex can have multiple different purposes,... Read More

The Last Witch in Edinburgh / Marielle Thompson / Kensington Books / Softcover $17.95 (384pp) / 978-1-4967-4264-3 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / In Marielle Thompson’s intimate and enlightened historical novel The... Read More

“For many Indigenous peoples, certain objects (such as canoes and totem poles) have a spiritual significance, and like actual ancestors’ bodies, must be honoured, left in place to return to earth (rather than gathered and displayed... Read More

Saving Kenny / Corinne Gaile / Charlesbridge Moves / Hardcover $17.99 (224pp) / 978-1-62354-574-1 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / A middle schooler seeks the courage to pursue his dreams amid mockery and an abusive home... Read More

Traverse City–Foreword Magazine, a review trade journal focused exclusively on independent and university presses since 1998, is pleased to announce the addition of Josie Robinson to the sales team. In addition to being a successful... Read More

“It is a hope that someone, somewhere, might see it and be inspired; find one impossible word and want to learn another and another.’’ —B.A. Van Sise You know Duolingo, Babbel, and Berlitz, but today you’re going to hear about... Read More

The Kitchen / A Chastity Riley Investigation / Simone BuchholzRachel Ward, translator / Orenda Books / Softcover $16.99 (276pp) / 978-1-916788-07-7 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / A troubled prosecutor reconsiders her... Read More

Reviewers Interview Kitty Felde, Author of The Fina Mendoza Mystery Series / Around every dinner table and public square in the US, the conversation of our times is surely about politics and the role of government. Imagine being left out... Read More