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05/08/2026

What experiences of mothering have shaped your way of being in the world?

Keeley Bruner's poems invite the reader to journey deep into the variegated terrain of mothering.

From the back cover: "In this collection of poems, Keeley Bruner offers divine sips of the flavors of motherhood. She calls on her experience as the mother of three and as a post-partum doula to transport the reader into sense-rich mothering moments of love, fear, joy, doubt, and serenity. Any mother, experienced or new, will find herself nodding in recognition at the intimate revelations contained in this book."

Poured Out by Keeley Bruner, published by Thea Press, is available from booksellers everywhere.

Learn more Keeley Bruner at https://www.theapress.org/keeley-bruner.html .

04/08/2026

What happened during your last exploration of South Mountain?

M. Kate Allen's Nik Clancy and the Scorpion (Sticky Ones #5) features a young boy who goes from being the hero of his town to an unknown kid in the big city.

From the back cover: "Nik and his family have just moved to Phoenix, home to dry heat, prickly plants, and bugs straight out of nightmares. Everyone back in Greenville knew him, but only his parents and his dogs know him here. The house next door is barely visible, its secrets hidden by layers and layers of bamboo. Nik's curiosity grows by the minute, but he hesitates. Will he be brave enough to face what lies within?"

Nik Clancy and the Scorpion, published by Thea Press, is available from booksellers everywhere.

Learn more about M. Kate Allen at https://www.theapress.org/m-kate-allen.html .

03/08/2026

When you think of International Women's Day, do any fairy tales come to mind?

M. Kate Allen's Evi Wald and the Black Forest (Sticky Ones #4) follows a young shepherdess into a wooded land where fairy tales are born.

From the back cover: "When Evi Wald was a young girl, she learned the art of shepherding from her mother by day and listened to her mother's fairy tales at night. Now she shepherds her own flock with the help of her dogs, Bric and Brac. But strange sights and sounds are coming from the Black Forest near her hut, and she's beginning to wonder if there is more to her mother's fairy tales than she once thought..."

Evi Wald and the Black Forest, published by Thea Press, is available from booksellers everywhere.

Learn more about M. Kate Allen at https://www.theapress.org/m-kate-allen.html .

02/10/2026

Have you ever finished a creative project, only for it to take on a life of its own?

M. Kate Allen's Jasmine Lin and the Dollhouse (Sticky Ones #3) features a girl who encounters magic when she finishes building a dollhouse.

From the back cover: "Third grade is over and Jasmine Lin has just finished building a dollhouse all by herself. She's excited for summer to begin. The day after she finishes her dollhouse, however, she discovers her dollhouse at the end of Arcadia Lane. It's not just her dollhouse--it's human-sized. How did it get there? Who built it? And what will she find inside?"

Jasmine Lin and the Dollhouse, published by Thea Press, is available from booksellers everywhere.

Learn more about M. Kate Allen at https://www.theapress.org/m-kate-allen.html .

01/08/2026

Have a spooky campfire tale to share?

M. Kate Allen's Michelle Lobos and the Labyrinth (Sticky Ones #2) takes the reader to summer camp, where secrets hide in old buildings, in the shadows of the forest, and at the center of the labyrinth.

From the back cover: "Michelle Lobos is thrilled to be at summer camp at last, even though Terry Groulx just won't leave her alone. In a moment of solitude, however, she discovers something shocking about the labyrinth on the floor of the camp lodge. Later on, the mystery of the labyrinth deepens. Is what her mother told her about labyrinths true? Does she have the courage to find out?"

Michelle Lobos and the Labyrinth, published by Thea Press, is available from booksellers everywhere.

Learn more about M. Kate Allen at https://www.theapress.org/m-kate-allen.html .

12/08/2025

What does the forest hold in store for you?

M. Kate Allen's Crystal Winters and the Haunted Mansion (Sticky Ones #1) is a tale of what happens when insatiable curiosity and the unknown meet.

From the back cover: "Crystal Winters has always stood out among the other kids, sporting blue hair, a razor-sharp mind, and a craving for adventure. On her tenth birthday, her parents give her permission to ride her bike beyond their immediate neighborhood. She rides far and finds a spooky mansion abandoned in the woods. Will she dare to cross the threshold and explore what lies within?"

Crystal Winters and the Haunted Mansion, published by Thea Press, is available from booksellers everywhere.

Learn more about M. Kate Allen at https://www.theapress.org/m-kate-allen.html .

11/08/2025

Sometimes parenting is as exquisite as a poignant poem, or a photograph that offers a startling angle.

Jason and Keeley Bruner dream parenting anew in their cross-collaboration of photography and poetry.

From the back cover: "...But dreaming, like play, suspends us in time, and maybe here we touch something common with childhood, the magic of opening categories and questions, bits from you, or me, or somewhere else. And maybe you never find out, maybe no one knows. Maybe it's all a dream. These are pieces of dreams, things said, heard, and perhaps misremembered from a space that's not quite one thing. How could it ever be?"

Dreaming Along the Laurel by Jason and Keeley Bruner, published by Thea Press, is available from booksellers everywhere.

Learn more about Jason and Keeley at theapress.org.

10/08/2025

Is there any time more disruptive to one's sense of identity than middle school?

M. Kate Allen's Playing Gauche follows middle schooler Medley Blunt down the bumpy road of personal and collective identity in her hometown of Tempe, Arizona.

From the back cover: "Medley Blunt is a former Little Leaguer playing for the first time on an all-girls softball team, and she's got some things to learn. Going from the star of her state championship-winning baseball team to barely making the starting lineup of her softball team, her world has turned topsy turvy. Add to that the revelation that her adoptive parents are having a baby the old-fashioned way. Who is she if not a star ball player? Who is she if not an only child? What are her roots, and who is she, really?"

Playing Gauche by M. Kate Allen, published by Thea Press, is available from booksellers everywhere.

Learn more about M. Kate Allen at https://www.theapress.org/m-kate-allen.html .

09/08/2025

What ghosts hide within your walls?

Add M. Kate Allen's Memory Stands Still to your TBR for a journey into the labyrinthine halls of memory, values, and identity.

From the back cover: "Angela Bridges is preparing to enter Cleveland's first bi-annual urban development contest. When memories of the past collide with the present, how will she shape her future and the future of her beloved city?"

Memory Stands Still by M. Kate Allen, published by Thea Press, is available from booksellers everywhere.

Learn more about M. Kate Allen at https://www.theapress.org/m-kate-allen.html .

08/08/2025

Have you ever wished you could pray the psalms in a feminine, feminist voice?

M. Kate Allen has created a translation of the book of psalms that offers this. Those who love the psalms will hear echoes of familiar refrains retold in breathtaking turns of phrase. This translation is arranged into morning prayer and evening prayer so that, following the book, you can pray all the psalms over the course of a single month.

Thean Psalter by M. Kate Allen, published by Thea Press, is available for purchase on Amazon. You can get a taste of the psalms (along with Kate's own hand-painted mandalas) every Thean Thursday on Kate's Facebook author page: facebook.com/mkateallen .

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