About Troy Ford: Troy Ford is an author and editor, and the publisher of two popular newsletters: the writing-focused Ford Knows Books, and Qstack, an LGBTQIA+ Directory, Platform, and Community of newsletter writers and readers. As a creator and advocate, his mission is to give voice to queer people and issues by promoting their visibility through media projects and collaborations, and through his own fiction and essays. Troy's short film "Unsung: Queer Portraits of Authenticity … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Troy Ford
Interview with Author – Mitchell Waldman
About Mitchell Waldman: Mitchell Waldman's new novel The Visitor is now available from All Things That Matter Press. He is also the author of the novel A Face in the Moon and the story collections Brothers, Fathers, and Other Strangers, and Petty Offenses and Crimes of the Heart. His fiction and poetry have appeared in numerous publications, including The MacGuffin, Fictive Dream, Corvus Review, The Waterhouse Review, Crack the Spine, The Houston Literary Review, The Faircloth Review, … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Mitchell Waldman
Interview with Author – Nancy Christie
About Nancy Christie: Nancy Christie is the award-winning author of three Midlife Moxie novels, Reinventing Rita, Finding Fran and Moving Maggie, and four short story collections: The Language of Love and Other Stories, Mistletoe Magic and Other Holiday Tales, Traveling Left of Center and Other Stories and Peripheral Visions and Other Stories. Her nonfiction books include two books for writers and an essay collection. The host of the Living the Writing Life podcast and the founder of the … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Nancy Christie
Featured Bargain Book 08/05/2025: Lamb by Troy Ford
Book is Bargain Priced starting 08/05/2025 and ending 08/10/2025. Check the price on the book before you purchase it, prices can change without notice. About the book: Trigger Warning: Drug/alcohol abuse, bullying D is shaken when his mercurial friend Lamb vanishes just before they're set to move in together. The news of his death three years later shadows him like a ghost. Sifting through Lamb's journals decades later, D uncovers a raw, intimate portrait of a sensitive misfit navigating a … [Read more...] about Featured Bargain Book 08/05/2025: Lamb by Troy Ford
FEATURED: Estate by J. Andrew Shelley
Estate by J. Andrew Shelley Estate is priced $2.99 during Make-A-Will month, August 2025, and available on KU through October 2025. Timothy Watts thrives on logic and order. His mother's dying promise of an "easy and kinda fun" estate proves to be her final disorder. Navigating the probate rules, warring siblings, and his mother's ghost, Timothy must confront not only a lifetime of clutter but also an emotional inheritance that unravels all he knows about his family—and himself. Reality … [Read more...] about FEATURED: Estate by J. Andrew Shelley
Interview with Author – Mariela Dabbah
About Mariela Dabbah: Born and raised in Argentina, Mariela Dabbah is an international speaker, award-winning, best-selling author of 6 non-fiction books, two novels in Spanish and a book of short stories, also in Spanish, and one of the most respected voices in leadership and inclusion. As the founder and CEO of the Red Shoe Movement, a global career and leadership development company, Mariela empowers women and diverse professionals to lead with confidence and authenticity. The Postcard is … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Mariela Dabbah
Littlethumb Sneezed by Truant Memphis
What would happen if everything in the world froze but you? Littlethumb Sneezed is the tale of prolific artist and renowned philanthropist Littlethumb Brooks. From the discovery of his creative genius as a child to his rise to fame, join Littlethumb on a satirical journey through the world of American pop culture. It is a life filled with love, laughter, charity, art, disguises, magic tricks, international intrigue, and unfortunately, horrible tragedy. There’s also a punk rocker named Tommy … [Read more...] about Littlethumb Sneezed by Truant Memphis
Interview with Author – Aengie Scevity
About Aengie Scevity: I'm an author based in Melbourne Australia with a PhD from the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences of my alma mater. I write the stories I like to read and what I like to read is ambitious novels that push expectations. Sometimes it's literary fiction with a focus on the big questions of the day, and sometimes it's exploring tropes in a new light. That's the basis of my debut "The Owlbear and the Omens", I wanted to play the … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Aengie Scevity
Interview with Author – Michael Goodwin Hilton
About Michael Goodwin Hilton: Michael Goodwin Hilton is an award-winning playwright, poet, and short story writer who has had his work developed and produced in festivals across the United States and Europe. He is a two-time recipient of the Governor's Award for Best Play in the State of New Jersey and The Spotlight Award from True Acting Institute, among other honors. His work has been published by Tiny Seed Literary Journal, After Dinner Conversation, as well as several Smith & Kraus … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Michael Goodwin Hilton
Third Wheel by Richard R. Becker
Third Wheel by Richard R. Becker Third Wheel is an exhilarating coming-of-age thriller about belonging, betrayal, and breaking away. It is the story of a boy trying to find his identity without the benefit of clear role models. He takes chances on random and fragile relationships forged in the pre-boom hours of Las Vegas, 1982. Brady Wilks is remarkable as a transformative protagonist. He must make tough decisions as his friends try to navigate a dangerous path selling cartel-supplied … [Read more...] about Third Wheel by Richard R. Becker
Abroad: A Novel of Cross-Cultural Encounters by Greyson Bryan
Abroad: A Novel of Cross-Cultural Encounters by Greyson Bryan Come along for the ride with this “supremely readable" coming-of-age story about clashing cultures and complicated relationships. ABROAD follows Skip, Maddie, and Rex as they travel overseas and navigate romantic loves and friendships during the cultural upheaval and sexual revolution of the 1960s and 70s. Booklife praises ABROAD saying, “In this literary novel centered on travel and the lessons we can learn from crossing borders … [Read more...] about Abroad: A Novel of Cross-Cultural Encounters by Greyson Bryan
The Oldest Word by Johnny Firic
The Oldest Word by Johnny Firic The story opens with the discovery of a mysterious box from the distant past. Its makers are five orphaned friends who hope to help civilizational knowledge survive disruptive climate change centuries in the future: the ending of the Ice Age. The bar is continuously raised as the box traverses more than a dozen settings to the present day. Readers are tacitly encouraged to partner with the author and fill in the blanks by considering their metaphorical boxes, … [Read more...] about The Oldest Word by Johnny Firic
