A Conversation with Charles Ghigna, Author of Bound to Dream / Today, we’re thrilled to hear from Charles Ghigna, Father Goose himself, on the upcoming release of his latest illustrated children’s book, Bound to Dream. An immigrant... Read More

“If we want to meet the dead looking alive, we turn to art.’’—Hilary Mantel Historical novels and fictionalized biographies remain somewhat controversial—some readers disparagingly look down on their authors as the black sheep... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2024 Library Insights Summit 2024 Gathering Celebrates Current Culture of Reading / Traverse City, MI—Hosted by Foreword Magazine, the second edition of the Library Insights Summit took place on opening... Read More

Summer Heat / Defne SumanBetsy Göksel / Apollo / Hardcover $28.00 (432pp) / 978-1-03-590233-0 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / Intergenerational family secrets reemerge in Defne Suman’s devastating novel Summer Heat.... Read More

Reviewer Allison Janicki Interviews Genét Simone, Author of Teaching in the Dark: A Memoir / “Thank you for your service.” It’s something we say reflexively to veterans and active members of the military, and others who choose... Read More

American Apocalypse / The Six Far-Right Groups Waging War on Democracy / Rena Steinzor / Stanford University Press / Hardcover $32.00 (356pp) / 978-1-5036-3459-6 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / Powerful and informative,... Read More

Talking Medical Thrillers with Anthony Lee, Author of Doctor Lucifer / Ah, the medical thriller. There’s nothing like terrifying readers with novels about how vulnerable humanity is to infectious diseases, deadly pathogens,... Read More

In the wake of that recent Ten Commandments-in-classrooms ruling in Louisiana, here’s a quick story about why the separation of church and state is so fundamental to our nation. Back in October of 1951, President Truman nominated... Read More