It takes courage to put words to paper with the intention of seeing it through to a finished book. In essence, fledgling authors are seeking to join the company of Leo Tolstoy, Ernest Hemingway, Virginia Woolf, and other giants, and... Read More

Second Sight / Aoife Clifford / Pegasus Books / Hardcover $25.95 (272pp) / 978-1-64313-076-7 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon / Aoife Clifford’s Second Sight is a gripping, gut-wrenching thriller. Set in Kinsale,... Read More

FOREWORD’S LIT HIT—INDIE BOOKS THAT’LL BLOW YOU AWAY / Get out your pen and paper and prepare to take notes on Erin Wildermuth’s short volume Womentality, a collection of stories from thirteen women who abandoned the traditional... Read More

Everything dies, as we learn at a young age. Right up until the day we die ourselves, death happens constantly around us. Insects and songbirds smashed against windshields, worms and caterpillars smushed on sidewalks, gang violence on... Read More

Between Earth and Empire / From the Necrocene to the Beloved Community / John P. Clark / PM Press / Softcover $22.95 (352pp) / 978-1-62963-648-1 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon / John P. Clark’s Between Earth and... Read More

What’s the best way to acquire a sense of personal strength? Not the type that relies on aggression—that’s the stuff of bullies and tyrants. No, we’re talking about how to develop inner strength, power that radiates as confidence... Read More

The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone / Felicity McLean / Algonquin Books / Softcover $15.95 (304pp) / 978-1-61620-964-3 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon / Containing summer friendships, whispered secrets, and a dark, hidden... Read More