"In the summer of 1995, ten-year-old Joan, her mother, and her younger sister flee her father's violence to the only place they have left: her mother's ancestral home in Memphis. Half a century ago, Joan's grandfather built this majestic house for her grandmother--only to be lynched, days after becoming the first Black detective in Memphis, by his all-white police squad. This wasn't the first time violence altered the course of Joan's family's trajectory,...

Narrative profiles of five notable women artists who influenced the art of the American West.

After a decade-long separation, childhood friends Emma and Sophia reconnect at a small artists' colony in south Texas where they rediscover their true selves, enjoy the company of nurturing and creative strangers, and make good on an old promise.

The conveniences of modern living pose a danger to our fragile human senses. What if our appreciation for the beauty in the world becomes eroded by the unfeeling diversions of technology? “Beauty Beyond the Looking Glass” is a collection of poetic verse created to reintroduce the vibrant life beating outside our door. We can regain our lost humanity and once again dance among the fallen orange leaves of Autumn. In an effort to reach another audience...

Mirar mirándome, relatos autobiográficos de la multifacética artista Maricarmen Graue. Con esta historia basada en una experiencia personal, Maricarmen Graue nos muestra cómo la visión del mundo es siempre interior, y cuando es notable como la que se revela entre estas páginas, coloca al lector frente a un paisaje único e irrepetible.

A visual history of the Folly Cove Designers (1941-1969)—one of America's longest-running block printing collectives.
The Folly Cove Designers (officially 1941-1969) was a grassroots collective of predominantly women block printers founded by Caldecott Award-winner and beloved children's book author/illustrator Virginia Lee Burton Demetrios (of Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel fame).
This trailblazing Gloucester, MA–based...

Set in the summertime splendor of 1913 England, this seventh tale finds Beatrix eager to marry her fiancé, solicitor William Heelis. But a few obstacles are still blocking the happy couple's path to the altar-like the troubled remodeling of Castle Cottage, Will and Beatrix's future home.

This autobiography by Emily has been called "probably the finest... in a literary sense, ever written in Canada."Completed just before Emily Carr died in 1945, Growing Pains tells the story of Carr's life, beginning with her girlhood in pioneer Victoria and going on to her training as an artist in San Francisco, England and France. Also here is the frustration she felt at the rejection of her art by Canadians, of the years of despair when she stopped...

After a lifetime of writing and yearly filmmaking, Amy has embraced her role as mental health advocate and even has a podcast. She is a big believer in giving back. After soul searching and giving it much thought, she has now decided to teach/show you how to do what she does. Within these pages you will find experience, encouragement and tough love. She can't wait to see your dreams come true.