After losing her husband and daughter in an auto accident, 42-year-old Emma flies to Paris, discovers she has a twin brother whose existence she had not known about, and learns that her birth parents
In 1963, when Lois Kulwicki's father loses his job at Studebaker along with hundreds of other workers, he acts as if he has just been promoted. He buys a new car (the only non-Studebaker he's ever pur
Gorgeously unsettling and magically perceptive, these short stories challenge American girlhood in all its delusions, conflicting messages, and treacherous terrain. Wide- and wise-eyed, mysterious gir
Charlene (aka Charlie) Bader is one of society's least understood people—a heterosexual cross-dressing man. It’s the 1930s in Texas when Charlie comes of age with urges he has struggled with since chi
While reluctantly accompanying her husband and daughter to freshman orientation at Indiana University, Nora Quillen hears someone call her name, a name she has not heard in more than 25 years. Not eve
After the Plains queered him, Dave Madden decided to return the favor. This outstanding collection of short stories tells the tale of a different kind of difference—one not set in the glittering light
In the rolling hills of southern Indiana, an elderly couple copes with the fear that their river bottom farm—the only home they've ever known—will be taken from them through an act of eminent domain.
Are we responsible for, and to, those forces that have formed us—our families, friends, and communities? Where do we leave off and others begin? In The Tribal Knot, Rebecca McClanahan looks for answer
Claire and Jim were friends, lovers, and sometimes enemies for 27 years. In order to get health insurance, they finally married, calling their anniversary the "It Means Absolutely Nothing&
Ten-year-old Aaron Cooper has witnessed the death of his younger sister, Pookie, and the trauma has left him unwilling to speak. Aaron copes with life's challenges by disappearing into his own imagina
Searing, troubling, and memorable, these revolutionary, linked short stories flit and dart among the shadows of small town life. Employees use roadkill instead of faux pelts during a demented build-a-
BIG THINGS HAVE SMALL BEGINNINGS AND INNOCENT THOUGHTS CAN LEAD TO TROUBLE In this opening volume of the series When Giants Break the Spell, Old Bill ruminates about the funeral of a police dog, and s
Is it really possible to break 90 consistently in 42 days or less? YES! But it won’t happen if you practice like most hackers who go to driving range and randomly hit hundreds of balls. We’re going to
Make the Wise Choice to Take a Break…Quiet, observant, and focused, the owl can teach us a few thingsabout being calm. So grab your favorite colored pencils and markersand fly off to a place of peace
