What is the role of multi-species ecologies in creating spaces that counteract the violence in carceral systems and environmental destruction? This book brings together, for the first time, contributions on issues related to prison, jail, and reentry programs, community-based interventions, environmental justice, and sustainability. Through rigorous analysis, detailed case studies, poetry, and personal reflections, the book offers ways of thinking and acting at the intersection of environm...

Since Duck Prints Press was founded in January 2021, we have published over 200 stand-alone short stories by dozens of authors. Most of these short stories are available for purchase individually from our webstore or are only available to people who back our Patreon... until now! With Duxxx in a Row: A Curated Collection of Explicit Stories, we dip into our vault, anthologizing explicit imprint stories we published from 2021 to 2023 into an all-new collection of 19 stories as sexy, diverse...

Since Duck Prints Press was founded in January 2021, we have published over 200 stand-alone short stories by dozens of authors. Most of these short stories are available for purchase individually from our webstore or are only available to people who back our Patreon... until now! With Duxxx in a Row: A Curated Collection of Explicit Stories, we dip into our vault, anthologizing explicit imprint stories we published from 2021 to 2023 into an all-new collection of 19 stories as sexy, diverse...

He answered the call. Now he must face everything he missed.Lew Sanders is sitting in a barber's chair when his phone starts buzzing. Six missed calls. Two voicemails. Four desperate texts. By the time he answers, his brother Dean is already gone, dead by suicide before his thirtieth birthday, leaving behind a stunned family and a silence that no one knows how to fill.In the wake of Dean's death, Lew is pulled back into his fractured family and the complica...

“Shea’s page-turning prose and loveable, curious, and kind protagonist keep the heart at the center of this tragically gorgeous novel.” — Booklist, STARRED REVIEWFor fans of Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These and Karen Joy Fowler’s We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves comes this unforgettable and fiercely compassionate novelImmediately upon his release from a 25-year prison sentence, former veterinarian Tre...

Immediately upon his release from a twenty-five-year prison sentence, former veterinarian Trevor Westmore gets his first surprise as a free man: A guard gives him a German shepherd puppy. While Trevor anxiously tries to build a new life, his dog, Libby, provides the routine and responsibility he needs to navigate his re-entry into society.All Trevor wants is to earn a living, to stay out of trouble, and to be left alone — until he meets and falls for local veterinarian Laura Fenway...

Ancient Greek mythology meets the best of today’s psychological insights for a hero’s journey you won’t soon forget: your own.It’s a tale as old as time: a seeker steps out from the familiar into the unknown, facing great danger on the way to enlightenment. While in ancient myth the hero must slay a monster, in real life you must conquer the challenges within. This emotional quest invokes an inner alchemy, transforming wounds into wisdom, shame into self-forgivenes...

READ BY THE AUTHORAncient Greek mythology meets the best of today’s self-healing insights for a hero’s journey you won’t soon forget: your own.It’s a tale as old as time: a seeker steps out from the familiar into the unknown, facing great danger on the way to enlightenment. While in ancient myth the hero must slay a monster, in real life you must conquer the challenges within. This emotional quest invokes an inner alchemy, transforming woun...

Rod Rankin thought he had the perfect setup: a lonely planet, a profitable plantation, and a crew of robots he believed he could outsmart and outcommand. Exiled from the Terran Empire and hiding behind a hard shell of arrogance, he is certain he understands exactly how machines work. Robots obey. Men rule. That, at least, is the law he lives by. But on the remote frontier world of the Clearchan Confederacy, Rankin's certainty begins to unravel. His nearest neighbor is suspicious, his robot...

Daoud ibn Abdallah moves through a world where faith is a disguise, loyalty is a weapon, and every alliance can turn fatal. In 1263–1264, the young warrior-spy and thief crosses into Christian Italy on a mission for a powerful ruler, arriving at Lucera and later navigating the glittering danger of courts, prisons, and hidden passageways. There he must survive as a Muslim in hostile territory, while Sophia Karaiannides, a brilliant courtesan and king's mistress, becomes part of a secretive ...

On a future Earth where Martian lives are turned into spectacle, Gavir becomes the first native Martian dreamcaster before millions of viewers. A young member of a persecuted desert tribe, he is coached by his guardian, anthropologist Dr. Malcomb Rice, to present a harmless, exotic image of his people—but beneath the performance burns grief and fury over Mars's brutality and the murder of his father by the Martian Development Corporation. When Gavir sings a tribal hunting song, the broadca...

Introduce your little chef to the delicious flavors of New England with the New England Kids Cookbook, a fun and engaging cookbook created by Registered Dietitian Jenny Shea Rawn and her daughter, Lexi Rawn! Designed for kids aged 6 and up, with adult supervision, this beautifully photographed book features easy-to-follow recipes that celebrate the region’s rich culinary traditions with a kid-friendly twist. From lobster sliders and buttery baked oysters to wild blueberry pancakes...