This year we will publish three books, two already out and one more on its way. Read about them below. Each one would make for a great book club discussion!
Pastiche: a memoir in poetry and prose by Marjorie Pagel
October 15, 2024
Marjorie Pagel’s beautifully-written collection of insights, images, and striking moments of spirituality comes as a welcome gift to all of us who are seeking respite from the world’s prevailing despair.
—MARILYN L. TAYLOR, Wisconsin Poet Laureate, 2009-2010
As I read the stories in this collection, I kept looking up expecting to see Marjorie herself sitting across from me, asking if I’d like a little more coffee, then taking a breath before breaking into another story. Yes to more coffee, I’d say, and yes to more stories because you can’t read just one without wanting to hear more.
—LAURIE WAGNER, writer and host of 27powers.org
Join us at the book release on Monday, October 21st, at Inspiration Studios in West Allis, Wisconsin, 5-7pm. Appetizers, beverages, and on stage with Marjorie and friends! Books will be for sale at the event.
Bone Broth by Lyndsey Ellis — The Audio Book!
August 9, 2024
Bone Broth turned three in June 2024, but this novel continues to spark important conversations.
From the author, Lyndsey Ellis: The release of this audio book on Friday, August 9th, comes at a time when American democracy is at its most vulnerable point, and the value of intergenerational resiliency remains at the forefront of national discourse. August 9, 2024 was also the 10th-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s tragic killing and the concurrent rise of unrest in Ferguson, Missouri that sent global shock waves in 2014.
Read by Wisconsin’s first Black Poet Laureate Dasha Kelly Hamilton and produced by Tymeless Studios in Milwaukee, the audio book brings the Bone Broth characters to life in a whole new way. Available on all your favorite audio book platforms and through Hoopla.
If you are a reviewer, contact us for complimentary access to the book on Spotify.
It Didn’t Start Out That Way by Judy Bridges
June 4, 2024
“Beautifully wrought and richly detailed, a story of love, loss, and resilience …. this is memoir at its finest.” — JEANNÉE SACKEN, Award-Winning Author of the Annie Hawkins Series: Behind the Lens, Double Exposure, The Rule of Thirds
These stories are told with candor, heart, and humor when appropriate; quiet rage when deserved. This memoir is layered. On the one hand, it is a recollection and reflection of a life. Bridges makes you see people you have never met, yet feel you have. — SHARON NESBIT-DAVIS, Author of Intended: A Marriage in Black & White, Writing Coach, Facilitator of Creative Recharge Workshops.
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