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Endure

by Kelly McCoy

Grief after losing a child, sibling, or grandchild is a rugged journey, marked by a profound emptiness and a life forever changed. In this deeply personal collection, Kelly McCoy- who lost his son, Cooper, at 23- invites readers to join him in navigating the terrain of loss, resilience, and rugged hope. Through reflections on shadow casting, crane migrations, and the hard work of spiritual edgework, Kelly offers companionship for those facing the brutal beauty of grief. This book doesn't promise... more

RUNTHEMUSIC

by ed tar

Two years into moving to Los Angeles, married with one child and another to come, Ed Tar had just quit his steady job to become an Independent producer of corporate films and live shows. And the phone wasn't ringing. Such was the first rocky step in the remarkable journey detailed in these pages, a journey that, much like two musical cords finding harmony, chronicles the professional and the personal, the creative and the technical, the intimate and the inspirational. With his wife, Pat, ... more

Burden of Truth: A Path to Justice for My Family and Community

by Robby Carrier Bethel and Kim Malcolm

In the heart of rural Louisiana, a courageous woman takes a stand against injustice, corruption, and the weight of history to recover her family's property and dignity. As a child, Robby Carrier Bethel knew there were secrets about her family’s farmland, but she would work for more than 20 years to learn the whole truth behind the secrets. This is the story of Robby’s search for justice for her ancestors and her children, fighting one of the world’s largest oil companies and prominent white f... more

In the Lamplight

by Olivier Humbert

In the Lamplight reawakens the voice of Félix Le Molt, the author’s great-grandfather, through the rediscovery of his book of poems La Vie qui passe written one hundred years ago. The poet lived in an era of French history referred to as La Belle Époque, a fascinating time of great artistic and technological achievement, social and cultural change, and political turmoil. Importantly, its promise, potential, and perils are a reflection of our own era and can serve as both guide and warning. How w... more

Bad Dreams

by Jenny Noa

Jenny Noa’s debut essay collection examines the origins of her creative aspirations, the obstacles that have always stood in the way, and the painful, lengthy process of letting those dreams go.

The Infallible Fortune Teller

by John Goodall

Tehran, 1969: The best stories are true stories: The author is posted on a temporary assignment to Iran to estimate the costs of one of the Shah’s most prestigious construction projects. Following his arrival, John receives an unexpected invitation to the races where he catches sight of a breathtakingly beautiful Sophia Loren-look-alike young woman sitting with her friends who, to his utter astonishment appear to be pointing at him. Stunned by her appearance, and bewildered by their attentio... more

My Black Girlfriend

by Irwin Greenstein

MY BLACK GIRLFRIEND is the thrilling account of writer Irwin Greenstein, who after enjoying a high-flying urban life, finds himself living in the Southern Bible Belt town of Thomasville, Georgia where his wife of fifty years dies from cancer. It’s a fish-out-of-water story that touches on grief and the cultural and religious challenges of a Baby Boomer man finding himself single in an alien, and even hostile, environment. MY BLACK GIRLFRIEND shatters all preconceptions of online dating and s... more

Land of Tears

by Sanjar Rohām

Sanjar Roham, an Iranian-American, was an in-demand successful business consultant in Los Angeles before the 2008 crash of the U.S. economy compelled him to rethink his career choices by answering an advertisement for a translator fluent in Pashto and willing to serve as an interpreter with the U.S. Marines. By October 2010, he was on the frontlines of Operation Enduring Freedom in the Taliban stronghold of Helmand Province in Afghanistan. Fighting suspicions from Marines because of his Persian ... more

How To Win a Million Dollars and BEEP Glitter!

by Luke Stoffel

How to Win a Million Dollars is a madcap, self-deprecating, laugh-out-loud coming-of-age story that reads like David Sedaris meets Heartstopper, told as Ready Player One. It takes readers on an adventure through the wildly inventive, sometimes-questionable, but always entertaining schemes of a boy who would do anything to make it big. Growing up as a gay Catholic schoolboy in a tiny Mississippi River town surrounded by cornfields, Luke’s imagination was constantly... more

Dancing on Coals

by Cynthia Moore

In Dancing on Coals, Cynthia Moore describes a multi-decade, harebrained search for love in all the wrong places, starting when her narcissistic mother abandons her to a Swiss finishing school. Desperately seeking belonging, she leapfrogs from a polyamorous commune into a high-octane all-male performance group, dancing as if her life depended on it. When she finally quits the theater, earns a masters degree in psychology and develops her own therapeutic approach, she is able to heal herself and ... more

INCIDENTS

by John Joss

Locked In - Daring to Break Free: A Memoir

by Katrin Den Elzen

At 39, Katrin Den Elzen has a charmed life: she has a happy marriage, two joyful children, two university degrees, and lives in her dream city Perth, Australia. Her world shatters overnight when her husband Mark suddenly becomes locked into his body, fully paralyzed and unable to speak. In this courageous, compassionate and unflinching memoir, Katrin recounts her battle for Mark’s survival within the confines of a rigid hospital system that see only a brain cyst and not a human being. When... more

What's So Bad About Being Poor?

by Deborah M. Foster

My book is titled, "What's So Bad About Being Poor" because I started writing it in response to a college essay assignment to react to Charles Murray's essay, "What's So Bad About Being Poor?" His question made me so livid, I couldn't contain my rage for days.

But this book is about more than just responding to Charles Murray. It's a testimony to escaping fundamentalism using 1) public schools and teachers, 2) professional mental health services, ... more

Exploring Wine Regions - México: Discovering México's Quality Wines and Phenomenal Cuisine

by Michael C. Higgins, PhD

Exploring Wine Regions – México is the fourth book in the award-winning series, now exploring the México Wine Regions. Does México make wine? Yes. Any good? Very good. While México is famous for producing Tequila, this book opens our eyes to high-quality Méxican wines. And the phenomenal cuisine and extraordinary tourism. This book takes you on a journey to discover these amazing wines; combining wine education, an insider travel guide and spectacular photography. Higgins again dazzles his audie... more

Roughing it in Africa (Novel Edition): Roots, Roads, and Revelations

by Katherine Krige

As 1995 wound to a close, Katherine Krige prepared to leave home. Her father died when she was five years old, but she had always dreamed of learning more about him and where he came from. With university behind her, she aimed to find out. The trick was that his hometown was 13,000 kilometers away. After a few letters to long-lost kin, a plan was put in motion. She gathered a passport, planned some initial adventures, and gamely left her old life behind. As soon as she stepped off the plane i... more

Riding the Waves: A Memoir of Love, Loss, & Grief

by Katherine Krige

After returning from a 10-month trip through Africa, I was keen to keep travelling. The world awaited and teaching English overseas seemed the perfect way to do so. That is until I met Brad, and everything changed. Girl meets boy, falls in love, and happily ever after looms on the horizon. Until a fateful phone call changes the journey all over again. This is a trip that no one wants to take, but far too many people do. I went from a newlywed with a baby in tow to the overwhelming world of th... more

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