I’m mostly happy with my editing and writing duties at Foreword, but should Oxford or Princeton or Nebraska or California call looking for help in their new-title acquisition office, all bets are off—acquisition editor at a top... Read More
What better way to enter springtime than through books that celebrate the vastness and the bounty of nature? We love these titles, some of which encourage taking to the wild, some of which view the outdoors as the best kind of medicine.... Read More
Dion Mindykowski is director of the Tahquamenon Area Library in Newberry, Michigan, located on the rugged, rural Upper Peninsula. Here, even the local librarian must be made of sterner stuff than the average book nerd. Foreword first met... Read More
How do we communicate the ideas and hopes that mean the most to us—and at what risk? That question recurs throughout Kaitlyn Greenidge’s debut novel, We Love You, Charlie Freeman. The novel focuses on the Freeman family, tapped to... Read More
Snowflake is anxious for the day it can fall to earth and share in the wonders it can see. Inkdrop longs to be a part of the artist’s drawings. When a sudden wind brings them together, they will both discover a new world. "The Story of... Read More
Alejandro Jodorowsky and Nicolas Fructus bring a vivid and violent world to life in Showman Killer: Heartless Hero. At first glance, "Showman Killer" fits the mold of the stories Heavy Metal magazine is known for: there’s some nudity,... Read More
With a dark, fairytale quality, "A Fierce and Subtle Poison" works like an ethereal spell, weaving together the story of a young man and a mysterious, cursed girl. “I met Marisol on a Sunday night,” the first chapter begins, “two... Read More
When Pete moves from London to Clydebank with his family, he starts hearing voices through one of the walls. Though his parents dismiss him—too preoccupied with other family problems—Pete is insistent, and soon realizes he has... Read More