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Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day and kick off a month-long literary adventure with the 2026 Bookstore Crawl! Beginning April 25, swing by any participating indie bookstore to pick up your official […]

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Help us welcome back Bryan Lienesch and celebrate his latest book! Jackson Clay returns, and in an attempt to relax in the wilderness, finds himself and his friend embroiled in a seemingly spontaneous murder. Join him as he talks with a host of peculiar characters. Can you solve the mystery?

High in the treetops, way up in the sky, there’s a symphony. The chirring of an American robin, the whistle of a black-capped chickadee—these birdsongs all come together to create the sounds of your backyard. But do you know which sound belongs to which bird? With this fully illustrated guidebook and soundboard, kids can learn […]

Sixteen-year-old Rene DuPont has endured a lifetime of pain, abuse, and abandonment—until one night of horror and fire leaves him scarred but not broken. From the ashes rises Red, a […]

Eros Rex introduces Haley Hodges' vibrant poetic voice, at once sensual and reverent, restless and devoted. Hodges' sonically impactful lines are brash and honest in addressing God, and these poems […]

Contrary to Bill Bryson’s popular book’s title, hiking the Appalachian Trail isn’t just "a walk in the woods." It is a long and strenuous hike and danger abounds for unwary […]

Stephanie Gardner'snovellas are inspired by real people, places and events from the historicalShenandoah Valley and Blue Ridge Mountains. From mountaineer history inpost-Civil War Thornton Gap to Victorian life in the […]