It doesn’t take much in the way of misogyny to get our dander up, but we’re especially sensitive to abuse that is based on the notion that women are the weaker sex—physically, intellectually, emotionally, or otherwise. Much of that... Read More

Ancient Night / David BowlesDavid Alvarez, illustrator, author / Levine Querido / Hardcover $18.99 (40pp) / 978-1-64614-251-4 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon / In this unmissable mashup of Mesoamerican origin tales,... Read More

Reviewer Gabriella Harrison Interviews Lloyd Reman, Author of Oceans for a Thief / Let’s face it, we live boring lives compared to the characters we encounter on the screen and in books. But before you start complaining, admit that you... Read More

Just like your annual block party and the housewarming gift you offered the new homeowner next door, getting to know the many fascinating objects in our celestial neighborhood is only the neighborly thing to do. Indeed, every quick... Read More

The Sea in You / Jessi Sheron / Iron Circus Comics / Softcover $15.00 (224pp) / 978-1-63899-111-3 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound) / A teenage girl and a sea creature find love in The Sea in You, an inspired, modern LGBTQ+ twist... Read More

Following, please find a general overview of the 2023 Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF), in addition to comments from the show floor and Foreword’s Indie Press Collective. Many titles on display in our stand received attention from... Read More

Executive Editor Matt Sutherland Interviews Khristin Wierman, Author of Buck’s Pantry / Forget best or worst, a life-threatening crisis has a way of bringing out the essence of a person. Someone may behave in admirable or despicable... Read More

La Duchesse / The Life of Marie de Vignerot—Cardinal Richelieu’s Forgotten Heiress Who Shaped the Fate of France / Bronwen McShea / Pegasus Books / Hardcover $28.95 (480pp) / 978-1-63936-347-6 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound),... Read More