Calumet Editions

09/01/2026

We’re delighted to see "Little Rex: A Night at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery" making its way to Concord, Massachusetts, where the story’s literary ghosts and living readers can meet in the perfect setting.

Gary Porter’s intrepid Boston Terrier takes readers on a wonderfully imaginative journey through Sleepy Hollow Cemetery on the Day of the Dead, encountering some of America’s great literary figures along the way, including Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Louisa May Alcott and other Concord legends.

Thank you to Barrow Bookstore and The Friends of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery for helping bring Little Rex to such a fitting audience and place.

Author Gary Porter will speak about the book on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at 2 PM at Concord’s Colonial Inn. Reservations are required by September 9 through The Friends of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.

Little Rex, the fictional and intrepid literary Boston Terrier, is coming to Concord Massachusetts! Hosted by The Friends of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, author Gary Porter will speak about book, LITTLE REX: A NIGHT AT SLEEPY HOLLOW CEMETERY, a tale of a little dog who finds himself in Concord's Sleepy Hollow Cemetery on the night of the Day of the Dead when ghosts of American's greatest authors rise from their graves! Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Louisa May Alcott, and the Concord greats accompany the plucky Little Rex on a night of adventure set in Concord!

Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026
Time: 2 PM
Location: Concord's Colonial Inn
Reservation Required prior to September 9.

To reserve a seat, please go to:
https://www.friendsofsleepyhollow.org/

08/24/2026

Come see author Steven E. Mayer at the Germanic American Institute in St. Paul on September 1st. The event will be a presentation of his book My Father Against the N***s with a discussion to follow.

For tickets and more info, please see the link below:

Join the Germanic-American Institute for a thought-provoking evening with author Steven E. Mayer as he discusses his powerful book, My Father Against the N***s . Blending memoir, history, and biography, the book chronicles Mayer's decades-long journey to understand his father, Paul— a German Jewis...

08/18/2026

The Wings of the North Air Museum in Eden Prairie will be hosting author Karyn Fernandes, with contributors Maggie Hill and Jennifer Gasperini, for a presentation for their book Minnesota's Phoenix: From the Ashes of Braniff to Sun Country Airlines. The event will be on September 3rd starting at 6:30. See the link below for more information.
https://wotn.org/september-3-2026-minnesotas-phoenix-sun-country-airlines/

Minnesota's Phoenix was also mentioned in an interview that Maggie Hill did with AARP. You can read the interview here: https://www.aarp.org/travel/travel-tips/golden-age-air-travel/

From the Ashes of Braniff to the Hometown Airlines Eden Prairie, MN – On Thursday, September 3, 2026, at 6:30PM, authors of the new book Minnesota’s Phoenix will speak about their new book detailing the birth of the airline from the ashes of the Braniff Airlines bankruptcy in 1982 to…

07/06/2026

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06/13/2026

When one stone lions in the Alhambra’s famed fountain begins gushing water each evening—after five hundred years of silence—an ancient rupture opens. Ring of Lions entwines the last Moorish kings of Spain with a string of modern deaths at the castle of Granada’s final Emir. Moving across tim...

06/12/2026

🎉 Book Launch Celebration for 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙛 by Ted Kroeten! ⚽📚

Join us for an evening of soccer, community, food, music, and fun as we celebrate the launch of Ted Kroeten’s new book, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙛.

Ted’s book challenges the way we think about youth sports, talent development, creativity, and the joy of play — and this launch event brings that spirit to life.

📍 Doors Open at 6:00 PM
⚽ Futsal Exhibition: 6:15–8:00 PM
📺 USA vs. Paraguay on the giant screen: 8:00–10:00 PM

There will be inflatables, food, music, soccer, and plenty of fun for the whole family.

Come celebrate the release of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙛 and enjoy a night built around the game, the community, and the love of play.

06/05/2026

Congratulations to Ted Kroeten!

We’re excited to share that 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙛: 𝙐𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙈𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙚 is now listed as the #1 bestseller in Soccer Coaching for both Kindle and paperback.

Ted’s book challenges the way we think about youth sports, player development, creativity, free play, and what it really means to help young athletes grow. Drawing from decades of coaching and his work with Joy of the People, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙛 makes a powerful case for giving the game back to kids.

Congratulations, Ted — and thank you to everyone who has supported the book!

Find it here:

The Talent Thief: Underloading, the Language of Movement, and the Search for the Perfect Game

05/21/2026

When terrorists attack her home, journalist Charlotte Ansari receives a coded email for her Asperger’s son from the grandmother he has never met. The message sends them into India and Kashmir, hunted by assassins as the CIA, Mossad, terrorists, and the Vatican race for two relics powerful enough t...

05/05/2026

Pulitzer Prize judges have awarded the fiction prize to Daniel Kraus for ‘Angel Down,’ a World War I narrative told in one long sentence

05/05/2026

When terrorists attack her home, international journalist Charlotte Ansari receives a coded email for her Asperger’s son—from the grandmother he’s never met, vanished for decades. The message launches them into India and Kashmir, hunted by assassins as the CIA, Mossad, terrorists, and the Vati...