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

Patterns, Patterns Everywhere / Kellie Menendez / The Collective Book Studio / Hardcover $19.95 (40pp) / 978-1-68555-660-0 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / A new perspective is just one delight to be gained from this... Read More

A Conversation with Serkan Görkemli, Author of Sweet Tooth and Other Stories / As a storytelling platform, the short story offers intriguing possibilities for both writers and readers, in a similar way to its nonfiction cousin, the... Read More

“Not Queer like gay. Queer like, escaping definition. Queer like some sort of fluidity and limitlessness at once. Queer like a freedom too strange to be conquered. Queer like the fearlessness to imagine what love can look like … and... Read More

Moonshine / A Life in Pursuit of White Liquor / Alec WilkinsonPadgett Powell, contributor / Nonpareil Books / Softcover $18.95 (176pp) / 978-1-56792-805-1 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / It’s impossible to read Alec... Read More

“You have to feel it to heal it. Heartbreak is here to help you evolve. You have what it takes to face this and you will be proud of who you become as a result of doing that.’’ —Sara Avant Stover We got to thinking about... Read More

Sad Planets / Dominic PettmanEugene Thacker / Polity / Softcover $19.95 (488pp) / 978-1-5095-6236-7 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / Dominic Pettman and Eugene Thacker’s expansive book Sad Planets contemplates... Read More

Today, this humble newsletter has been given the massive honor of announcing the INDIES winners for 2023. We feel so chuffed because Foreword takes this awards program very, very seriously. Our judging process is what separates the... Read More