1968 was the capstone of a decade of extremes. While often characterized as a time of free love, expanding sexual options, and belief in the possibility of peace and freedom, these books pull us up hard with reminders that 1968 was also... Read More

We always imagined these Foreword FaceOff interviews to be—secretly, perhaps—a reviewer’s dream come true. The chance to ask a favorite author a slew of questions about anything at all, what’s not to love? And don’t think our... Read More

We’re Still Here / Pain and Politics in the Heart of America / Jennifer M. Silva / Oxford University Press / Hardcover $24.95 (224pp) / 978-0-19-088804-6 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon / Jennifer M. Silva’s We’re... Read More

Over the past few years, there has been a growing awareness about what it means to have an industry like scholarly publishing that is, byone estimate, over 90% white. Publishing professionals are asking important questions, such as,... Read More

Harrowing and timely, Paula Becker’s A House on Stilts: Mothering in the Age of Opioid Addiction is a poignant parenting memoir detailing the ripple effect of addiction. For over a decade, Becker and her husband struggled to walk the... Read More

Since his bout with throat cancer three-plus years ago, Editor-in-Chief Matt Sutherland has been hot to discover new books on cancer prevention. Well aware that cancer loves nothing more than to aggressively reappear, Matt reviews the... Read More

Moonlocket / Peter Bunzl / Jolly Fish Press / Softcover $12.99 (384pp) / 978-1-63163-375-1 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon / Peril and Victorian steampunk meld in Peter Bunzl’s winsome middle grade novel, Moonlocket.... Read More

FOREWORD’S LIT HIT—INDIE BOOKS THAT’LL BLOW YOU AWAY / An inventive take on WWII nonfiction, Ronald Weber’s Dateline—Liberated Paris: The Hotel Scribe and the Invasion of the Press focuses on the Allied reporters who swept... Read More