There is a strange sort of alchemy, a seemingly magical process of transformation that occurs in literary translation. Imagine this: the translated story must succeed in conveying the intent, the flow, the character, the very soul of the... Read More
Swallows and Waves Paula Bohince Sarabande Books Softcover $14.95 (72pp) 978-1-941411-15-5 Lithe and exacting, this collection draws inspiration from old Japanese woodblock prints and scroll paintings, resulting in lines at once visual and... Read More
This December, we’ve been celebrating #IndieVoices, a series of election reactions from indie publishers specifically addressing diversity. This week’s new releases reflect the diversity of indie publishing, from a children’s book... Read More
Savvy travelers get that way through experience. Nobody’s born with artful packing skills or an innate sense of how to lessen the effects of jet lag. That’s a lesson we learned the hard way after many years of attending three or four... Read More
I’m fifty three. Scorpio. Weaned at six weeks. Earned an impossibly low mathematics score of 13 on the ACT. Have been married for twenty-three years. In our home, my wife does far more housework than I. This is my truth. If I described... Read More
"Lonely Are the Brave" is a powerful historical novel in which two veterans are pitted against each other in postwar America. In Larry Zuckerman’s affecting historical novel "Lonely Are the Brave", soldiers struggle after serving... Read More
Foreword Reviews has had a twenty year love affair with university presses. We admire the sheer oddness and chutzpah of institutions of higher learning throwing it down with the big five capitalist publishers and their gazillions of... Read More