This new collection reveals the vitality of the intellectual and creative work of Native women today. The authors examine the avenues that Native American women have chosen for creative, cultural, and political expressions, and discuss the points of convergence between Native American feminisms and other feminisms. Individual contributors articulate their positions around issues such as identity, community, sovereignty, culture, and representation. This engaging volume crystallizes the myr...

The National Book Award-winning novel about one remarkable young woman who dares to defy fate, perfect for readers who enjoyed A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park or Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai.Like many girls her age in India, thirteen-year-old Koly faces her arranged marriage with hope and courage. But Koly's story takes a terrible turn when in the wake of the ceremony, she discovers she's been horribly misled—her life has been s...

In Eugene Gloria’s acclaimed first collection of poems, Drivers at the Short-Time Motel, ephemeral lives, and souls lost in the tattered fabric of war, displacement, and ruined love, found hope, redemption, and a common voice. Gloria is interested in illustrating the common man’s search for connection to the self and to the world, and that is very much apparent in his second collection. The speaker of these poems examines his lapsed Roman Catholic identity and his past; Sp...

This first comprehensive study of the Nigeria-Biafra War (1967-1970) through the lens of gender explores the valiant and gallant ways women carried out old and new responsibilities in wartime and immediate postwar Nigeria. The book presents women as embodiments of vulnerability and agency, who demonstrated remarkable resilience and initiative, waging war on all fronts in the face of precarious conditions and scarcities, and maximizing opportunities occasioned by the hostilities. Women’s ex...

Gloria Whelan's book Homeless Bird chronicles the story of 13-year-old Koly who entered an arranged marriage in India and became a widow. In this interview, Whelan discusses Koly's story, widows in white sarees, writing about other places, and more.

Birds and Other Things in NatureBy: Gloria GentileDid you know pileated woodpeckers require 275 acres to build their nests?Did you know peregrine falcons are aggressive toward other falcons and turkey vultures?Did you know the scarlet tanager is the same color as the leaves in which she nests?Gloria Gentile’s love and appreciation for all things in nature, especially birds, has inspired Birds and Other Things in Nature. She shares with us her immense ...

Petite fours, lemon drops, tea, and a deadly stabbing normally don't go together, especially at a colonial high tea.Deena Powers is back in Four Creeks to attend the annual event put on by her aunt's chapter of the Women of Colonial Heritage. But when her aunt's closest friend is murdered, Deena finds herself drawn to investigate a tangled web of misappropriated chapter funds, adultery and long-held secrets and she soon discovers that sins of the past are never left behind, no matt...

This book started as a book of poetry about the human condition during the Pandemic. lt grew into an inclusive view of our lives. Nine chapters encompass masks, grief, isolation, love, bird-song, life and death. lt is about our physical identity, loneliness and loss and seeking comfort in family, friends and nature. The simple act of 'ant-watching' can serve as a distraction from the tedious work on Zoom. lt is a book about the Pandemic, before and after, the simple and profound effect it ...

Gloria Cinchona Steele-Hatten is a mother, wife, spiritual adviser, and fertility health counselor, passionate about healing through the power of the Word, integrating spirituality, sex, and art. With acute aptitude for interpreting the spiritual, mythological, or symbolic in literature, film, and pop culture, Mrs. Steele-Hatten loves engaging in socio-sexual-political discourse concerning representations of women in modern mass media and how these images inherit, perpetuate, challenge, or...

An anthology of heartfelt, real-life stories about allyship authored by multiple, diverse voices. It will inspire young readers to inform themselves and further their knowledge to help, show respect, and champion the rights of people from all walks of lifeAllyship is not a trend.Allyship is a journey, but it's not always easy to know where to start. See things from a different perspective with heartfelt real-life stories by writers from diverse backgrounds,...