“If we meet, we shall not ‘scape a brawl for now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring.” Shakespeare’s words evoke the hot tension of summer—sweltering heat, restless desire for trouble, conflict, and excitement. This... Read More

Score Our Once-a-Year 25% Savings! This year, Foreword’s epic CYBER MONDAY sale begins at 12:01am EST and runs until midnight on December 2nd. All purchases made on our site are 25% off. Secure our biggest discount of the year before... Read More

Executive Editor Matt Sutherland Interviews Gin Hammond, Author of Returning the Bones / Great books leave their mark in unforgettable scenes and ideas. And a few offer more than seems possible. In Gin Hammond’s Returning the Bones, we... Read More

Without any ado, we’re excited to introduce the inestimable Kim McLarin and her book, Womanish: A Grown Black Woman Speaks on Love and Life. Kim’s work is breathtakingly intelligent, reasoned, and fascinating. She writes about the... Read More

If you’ve had the good fortune to visit any of the great cathedrals of Europe, you know what it’s like to be humbled, awed, and inspired all at once. Standing there, staring up at spires, gargoyles, and flying buttresses, you might... Read More

Every so often, another obituary for the short story will appear in print. But, despite the wailing and tears, the form is proving itself surprisingly resilient. Good, even great short fiction is still being written—stories capable of... Read More

From agriculture to music, most modern-day practices have roots in the earliest days of human history, but few of these enduring elements have enjoyed a continued claim on the public’s imagination more than the history of war and... Read More