THE LOFT, the country’s largest nonprofit literary arts center, is set to celebrates its 40th birthday in August. It was started by Marly Rusoff when, as a young bookseller in Minneapolis, she gathered a number of poets and writers in a room above her campus bookstore... see more...

FOUR YEARS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF KURDISTAN Aram Haigaz first-hand account of his exile following the Armenian Genocide of 1915, makes Kirkus Reviews’ list of essential reads on this long neglected historical tragedy

Kimberly McCreight's WHERE THEY FOUND HER receives a Kirkus Starred review (February 15, 2015)and also  early praise from Jody Picoult and Gillian Flynn.

Bob Harris' THE INTERNATIONAL BANK OF BOB was selected as one of the ten Best Books of 2014 by China Times, announced at a ceremony in Taipei on January 10, 2015. Bob spoke to the audience through a video he made.

Carol Wall, author of MISTER OWITA'S GUIDE TO GARDENING and cherished mother, wife and teacher has passed away at age 63. See more here...