Before the Internet, there were zines: xeroxed pages combining comics with collage and held together by staples and passion. Strictly appealing to long tail market segments, zines were never about money. They were about expression. They... Read More
“When I dance, I am filled with reverence for Mother Earth. I walk slowly, with great respect. My moccasins touch the ground so tenderly, touch-step, touch-step . I carry the fan of sacred eagle,” Grandmother White Hair tells... Read More
“Writing autobiography allows me to open up a vein of self-scrutiny,” writes the author of this startlingly honest account of one woman’s quest for self-knowledge. From the open vein flows a personal attempt to unravel the... Read More
Outstanding color photography distinguishes this “visual essay” by award-winning photographer Joe McDonald. The polar bear, certainly one of the planet’s most recognized animals, is also one of the most endangered. “Today,”... Read More
An independent publisher with an appellation as uplifting as Wings Press just sings ascent. But looking over the catalog of the San Antonio-based house—a list that includes such literary luminaries as Lorna Dee Cervantes, Rosemary... Read More
This book harkens back to Gerard Manley Hopkins with its paeans to nature and consequent religiosity. Like so many before her, the poet finds resurrection and renewal in flora and fauna, quietly naming that which gives both peace and a... Read More
Deborah Serani has been treated for depression, and as a psychologist has helped many people through this debilitating condition. But those in later life may also suffer from depression, yet they and their loved ones simply chalk up... Read More
Editor’s Note: This commentary by librarian Anna Call is part of our special focus on LGBTQ issues for the month of June. Thirty years ago, which is within my lifetime, we would not even have had this conversation. People knew that... Read More