John Okas begins a proposed series of novels investigating the ancestry of two nebulous characters, Arthur and Morning Black. Tracing their family tree, Okas takes this Alex Haley theme on a detour through the ribald pageantry of American history and culture. The result is a rich collage of characters and American icons whose stories are told in a savory and metaphorical voice ringing with social satire.

“The playful, spirited sequel to Routes continues the mythological history of the Black family in the 1930s and 1940s who continue their spiritual quests, worldly and otherworldly pursuits.” —Kirkus Reviews

Discover how to eat for your sign and nourish your soul in Signs and Seasons, the one-of-a-kind cookbook that pairs chef-driven seasonal recipes with deep insight into how astrology shapes our appetites, from iconic astrologer Monte Farber and artist Amy Zerner.Food connects us to our families, history, culture, and to the natural world itself—to the seasons and the cycle of life. Just as our path around the sun—and through the Zodiac—dictates the seasons,...

**From the bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments—a thrilling, funny, and thought-provoking collection of stories that affirms Atwood as our greatest creator of worlds—and as an incisive chronicler of our darkest impulses.“Alphinland,” the first of three loosely linked tales, introduces us to a fantasy writer who is guided through a stormy winter evening by the voice of her late husband. In “Lusus Naturae,” a young woman, monstrously...

National Book Award Finalist • A superb novel that delicately unearths the myriad manifestations of extraordinary love between ordinary people, from "one of our most gifted writers" (Chicago Tribune) and the winner of the PEN/Malamud Award"A near perfect book, as deep as it is broad in its humaneness, comedy and wisdom." —The Washington PostThe Feast of Love is just that—a sumptuous work of fiction about the thing that mos...

This account of growing up with a mentally ill mother "belongs on a shelf of classic memoirs, alongside The Liars' Club and Angela's Ashes" (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times).As an NPR correspondent, Jacki Lyden visited some dangerous war zones—but her childhood was a war zone of a different kind.Lyden's mother suffered from what is now called bipolar disorder or manic depression. But in a small Wisconsin town in the sixties an...

Gloria Ausubel (1948- ) is a baby boomer who has tasted the palatable and unpalatable fare served up in the culture of the 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's. Her poetry becomes a way of identification with the generation of alienation. In terms of skittish dabbling, vicarious participation, and prophetic yearning she takes a poetic stance to that generation. Her poems emanate from a specific time and place but have levels of meaning that can strike listeners from different generations. Her poems ...

A short story inspired by the Beatles' song "Rocky Raccoon".

Poets are dreamers by nature, but having three books of my poetry and photographs published over the past five years is more than I ever dared to dream. TRIO is a digital compilation of those books: Poems From the Edge of Spring, When Leaves Fall, and A Dance of Dreams.If you've been a long time fan, then you won't find anything new here, only the books you already know and love in one place. However, if you're new to my work this is an excellent way to get all three books at a bar...

Taking off from the Promethean myth of human creation Gillian Szes second poetry collection explores the “anatomy of clay” and the individual as a sentient mystery. At times reflective instructional playful or strange the first section Quotidianus offers observational poems which recount intimate and ordinary moments often missed overlooked or forgotten. Sze tugs at the fabric of habit and amidst the urban mundane finds her subjects in a woman waiting for the bus a neighbour who talks to h...

Many words, many lines. Many verses strung together, written in quiet timesusually alone but always with a calm and clear head. Start in the front, but anywhere will work. This book is not very deep, but I encourage readers to see in it what they see. Writing makes me feel complete, satisfied, and alive. Come along with me and feel it too.

Come along as the poet takes you on a road trip through life with its poignant, commonplace and absurd moments captured by her pen as she observes people along the route. You might even recognize yourself as you travel through the book. Enjoy the ride!