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10/09/2026

Some parents know their children to be dreams made flesh, starstuff made conscious. They recognize their children as wells of burbling questions that invite curiosity and new seeing. Dreaming Along the Laurel is for those parents.

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.

09/08/2026

When's the last time you read a young adult novel featuring adoption, LGBTQ+ characters, best friend vibes, and identity exploration?

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 .

08/08/2026

What does memory look like when its familiar signposts disappear?

Add M. Kate Allen's Memory Stands Still to your TBR list 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 .

07/08/2026

Have you ever wanted to pray the psalms with feminine, feminist language?

Those who love the psalms will hear echoes of familiar refrains retold in M. Kate Allen's compelling 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.

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

06/08/2026

In a post-climate collapse world, the only way to survive is to be lucky enough to live in one of the domed cities, run by international corporation PlanetRescue. As a high level engineer working for PlanetRescue's cyber security division WorldSec, Finn has unique insight into the Collapse and the dangers of the Badlands outside of the dome. But she soon finds out that there is more to history than what's she's learnt, and that PlanetRescue is not the force for good they claim to be. Revolution is brewing from within the City and outside in the Badlands, and it seems that Finn has an integral role to play in it.

Rebecca Freeman's Alt-Ctrl is a heart-pounding dive into a story of resistance. Published by Thea Press, it is available from booksellers everywhere.

Learn more about Rebecca Freeman at https://www.theapress.org/rebecca-freeman.html .

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 .

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