Parkhurst Brothers Publishers

08/12/2025

When she was 15, Carolyn Staley met her next-door neighbor, "Billy" Clinton. Her new book details their 60-year friendship.

08/01/2025

If you can get there, this Minneapolis event sounds terrific!

𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐖! 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐭𝐚 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞
Park at the Walker Art Center Ramp!
See our full schedule, show information, and teller bios at: americanschoolofstorytelling.com/events
$15 cash tickets at the door only! (Sorry, no button discount for cash tickets)
$20 button/ $25 advance credit card tickets and information at minnesotafringe.org/shows/2025/more-better-stories

07/28/2025

Elizabeth Ellis, the Dallas-based and nationally-honored professional storyteller (and former librarian), tells heart-rending and love-affirming stories in this collection, which features a story for each major holiday of the year. A lovely gift and a charming read.

07/28/2025

Professor Kevin D. Kevin Cordi: Professional Storyteller, Educator and Author, is the acknowledged authority on the use of story PLAY in education, business, and in organizational clarity. This is his magnum opus on the subject.

07/28/2025

Dr. George K. Simon's most comprehensive book about disorders of character, dysfunction, and familial love, Character Disturbance is now available in hardback and paperback!

07/28/2025

Lynnette Ford, the nationally-honored storyteller from Columbus, Ohio, collected her granny's stories for this award-winning book! #

07/28/2025

Maggie Peirce, who sang with Pete Seeger at the Newport Folk Festival in the past, recounts her childhood in Belfast "before the troubles." Her stories are short but memorable! This slim paperback is a delight (and a winner of the Storytelling World Award).

07/28/2025

WHY do we educate our young? That is the central question of this examination of education's role in modern society. Check out the endorsements!

07/28/2025

Frank Thurmond's first novel tells the story of a woman born before the Civil War and her trials during and after the war when she left her native Kentucky and ended up in Texas. Now out in paperback!

07/28/2025

A true ghost story from an active medium who is also the mayor of Cadillac, Michigan, A Liminal Life is engrossing, keeping readers glued to the story until the final page!

07/28/2025

Getting ready for campfires, classroom language study, or just looking for a scary book that's more than meets the eye? This award-winning title is ready for you! And it comes from Elizabeth Ellis, the nationally-honored storyteller from Dallas, Texas...

05/12/2025

Help us celebrate the he late founder of the National Storytelling Festival (USA), a man whose vision and tenacity created a legacy that feeds man!

Join us as we honor Jimmy Neil Smith's remarkable life and legacy with music, storytelling, and heartfelt tributes from friends and notable storytellers. The celebration of life will take place on Sunday, May 18th, at the Jackson Theatre in Jonesborough, Tennessee. The program will begin at 3 p.m. ET, with doors opening at 2:30 p.m. ET.

An outdoor reception will follow at the ISC plaza, featuring music from the Jonesborough Novelty Band and delicious desserts and beverages from the Parson’s Table, a beloved local spot once operated by Jimmy Neil himself.

For those unable to attend in person, we will stream the celebration live on our website, allowing friends and colleagues from around the world to join in remembering a man who transformed Jonesborough into the storytelling capital of the world.

We hope you can join us in celebrating a life that has touched so many.