This Is Not the Jess Show / Anna Carey / Quirk Books / Hardcover $18.99 (304pp) / 978-1-68369-197-6 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / Anna Carey’s young adult novel This is Not the Jess Show... Read More

This week, we’re thrilled to hear from Bill Cosgrave, author of Love Her Madly, a lyrical and moving account of the days before legendary rock band The Doors became a worldwide phenomenon—the days before the shy, quiet Jim Morrison,... Read More

As a small business, we’ve been very fortunate (so far) to have been able to weather the Covid-19 pandemic without horrific consequences. Like you, we’ve had to be light on our feet and roll with some unexpected challenges. But a... Read More

Over in the Woodland / A Mythological Counting Journey / Nicole AbreuShar AbreuSusanna Covelli, illustrator / Familius / Hardcover $16.99 (32pp) / 978-1-64170-241-6 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Local Bookstore (Bookshop),... Read More

Whenever it’s a scorching, sweaty August in our soul; whenever we find ourselves uninspired and lacking the energy to engage with the world; whenever the urge to lash out at friend and foe alike takes hold; we know that it’s high... Read More

Many of us started out this period of self-isolation with high hopes and big dreams. We were finally going to make a dent in that to-read list, plant that garden, clear out the garage, or—apparently for a great many of us—learn to... Read More

Pureland / Zarrar Said / Global Collective Publishers / Hardcover $24.95 (304pp) / 978-1-73440-190-5 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / In Zarrar Said’s epic novel Pureland, a servant turned... Read More

One of the things that makes racism such a thorny problem is that a great many of us who care deeply about racial issues unknowingly commit racially insensitive acts on occasion. We didn’t intend to offend, we just didn’t know any... Read More