What would increase the chances to become a successful writer? Perhaps a friend who knows what editors want? Kyle, Gregg and McAlary have prepared a behind the scenes guide to the publishing business. All three are successful writers and... Read More

In 1993, when R.E.M. named their new album Automatic for the People after the slogan of one of the band’s favorite eateries, they catapulted its proprietor to international fame. Weaver D, as he is commonly called, was already well... Read More

Watching the local Indians dressed in J.C. Penney cowboy clothes as they comfortably sat alongside the white ranchers at saloons and craps tables, Liebling didn’t expect to find controversy brewing on the shores of Pyramid Lake just... Read More

Directionless, somewhat cynical young man experiences the horrors of Vietnam. Survives, but is wounded in body and spirit. Comes home more cynical. Struggles to make sense of what happened and rebuild his life. Not exactly an original... Read More

“Mature women are like fully open flowers—soft, voluminous, responsive to the wind, yielding to the touch,” says Creeden who has selected thirty folktales reflecting issues women face, including childbirth, aging and death. Each... Read More

This book explores the way in which the historical and cultural setting of theology has a seminal influence on its nature. We will see how theology always has and still does arise out of pastoral concern. In doing so, we will challenge... Read More

“The baby can sing. And maybe even dance. If I had a baby, that’s the kind of baby I?d want.” Slater captures the imagination so subtly and quickly in the title story that the mind dances to the music with the imaginary baby. This... Read More

Moments of great storytelling, of raw, powerful, emotionally charged and perhaps even perfect fiction are scattered through Tarlton’s first effort as a novelist. A Window Facing West covers some familiar ground but offers unique... Read More