Betrayed by her only remaining family, Eileen Rendall is forced to leave her precious Appalachian Mountain home, all she has ever held dear, and board a train bound westward. With a loveless marriage looming at the end of her journey, she has only herself left. So, when the very fabric of who she is...

Beatdom #24 is dedicated to the Beat writers who lived on or wrote about the West Coast of the United States. This issue looks at the lives and work of Kenneth Rexroth, Robert Duncan, Diane di Prima, and many more Beat icons. It also explores the extent to which the West Coast helped shape Beat lit...

The wild west of Ireland. A lonely farmhouse. A father and son slaughtered in the dead of night. Farmer Pat Nevin and his university-student son, Conor, drive through the quiet rural landscape of County Mayo, heading back to their farmhouse in Mucklagh. It’s 3.30 a.m. As they step out of their M...

In China the chicken represents the phoenix, the mythological bird that rose from its ashes and that symbolizes rebirth and reaffirmation. Because of this deeply held belief, chicken is served at every New Year celebration, every wedding feast, and every birthday dinner. The chicken is honored for i...

For many people, the most tangible and beneficial impact they can have on the environment is right in their own yard. Aimed at beginning and veteran gardeners alike, Real Gardens Grow Natives is a stunningly photographed guide that helps readers plan, implement, and sustain a retreat at home that ...

From the rugged beauty and refined splendor of this vast state emerges a remarkable volume of personal recollections, narrative histories and astonishing stories. Explore the fortitude and cultural diversity behind the development of Utah through "Big Bill" Haywood, vilified by the New York Times as...

Masterful short works about passion, family, and human relationships by one of the greatest writers of 20th century China.  A New York Review Books Original   “[A] giant of modern Chinese literature” – The New York Times   "With language as sharp as a knife edge, Eileen Chang cut open a h...

Uncovering Sin, Scandal and Sensuality In the late 1840s, the new frontier west of the Missouri River opened its floodgates to opportunity and adventure. In a new land, where men were lonely and women scarce, prostitutes poured in to ply their trade wherever they could―under trees, in wagons or r...

After an arduous journey to Utah's Mormon frontier, three Jewish immigrant brothers built a flagship institution that lasted more than a century in downtown Salt Lake City. The F. Auerbach & Bros. story is one of personal challenges, Prussian folktales, perilous sea voyages, Wild West tenacity and t...

In this coming of age memoir a young woman in the 1970s follows her brother into a new religious group soon to be branded as a cult. She must quickly navigate the fine line between an outside world bent on breaking her faith and an inside world of austerity and impossible goals. Maneuvering the two ...

"Tilly is not an ordinary goose. She takes her baths in apple juice. She wears a pancake as a hat. She tries to ride the farmer’s cat." But the barnyard animals complain that she’s too silly. When she stops entertaining her friends with her antics, the farm becomes a quiet and unhappy place. Da...

On the cold, dark night of March 9, 1916, Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa— el jaguar —and his band of marauders crossed the border and raided the tiny town of Columbus, New Mexico. It was a vicious surprise attack, ending with corpses piled in the streets and psychological wounds that would l...

“Tilly is not an ordinary goose. She takes her baths in apple juice. She wears a pancake as a hat. She tries to ride the farmer’s cat.” But the barnyard animals complain that she’s too silly. When she stops entertaining her friends with her antics, the farm becomes a quiet and unhappy place....

Here is a house, dear robin. The floor and walls are strong. It's safe from wind and snug from rain and yours for just a song. Birds of all kinds abound in this sprightly collection of feathery friends How does a pelican say hello, a dipper swim, or a plover find a meal in a crocodile...

The very best writing on Ignatian spirituality Building on the foundation of the original An Ignatian Spirituality Reader , this second volume offers a vibrant collection of essays that explores the relevance of St. Ignatius of Loyola to modern lives, communities, and institutions around the wor...

In ELEMENTS OF THE NOVEL, critically-acclaimed historical and YA novelist Eileen Charbonneau provides beginners with invaluble guidance re: process, plotting, structure, character development, dialogue, and more.Charbonneau's novels for adults include WALTZING IN RAGTIME, THE RANDOLPH LEGACY and RAC...

Climb aboard for a historical journey into sweet Rocky Mountain RomanceWhoooo! Whoooo! The whistle blows and the D&RG train brings the hope of romance to the Rocky Mountains. Set in the in the late 1800’s, these five short stories in this Sweet Romance collection tell tales of love to delight, ent...

Based on actual events, this story is set in a newspaper office in Eastern Montana in 1926. A time when the American public was obsessed with newspaper horror stories of what most today would consider ordinary murders or other man-made catastrophes. Anything that could contribute to the roar of the ...

Dakota half-breed Hannah Hops Along lives on the edge. She lives on the prairie's edge between the Badlands and the reservation. She lives at the edge of contemporary culture, fiercely protecting the ancient traditions of her tribe. And leapfrogging the edge of the new century, she jumps head long i...

What in the world happened in 1844? Followers of William Miller and the Millerite movement expected the Advent, the Second Coming of Jesus, in 1844. When the Advent did not happen as expected, the Great Disappointment ensued. Miller was wrong. But was he? Did the spirit of Christ return in 1844 in t...