In the fictional coastal town of Cumberland, Georgia, fifteen-year-old twin sisters Ansel and Isabel Mackenzie have lived with their eccentric grandmother since a car accident killed their parents and paralyzed Isabel. Over the past seven years the responsibility of caring for her sister has fallen increasingly on Ansel. However, as she cultivates a romantic relationship with a local boy, as well as an artistic apprenticeship with a visiting photographer, Ansel's growing desire for independence compromises her ability to care for her sister, threatening their sororal connection, and ultimately, Isabel's life. Juxtaposing Ansel's traditional narrative against Isabel's poetic prose, Cumberland highlights the conflicts between independence and familial duty, the difficulty of balancing the dark draws of the body against the brighter focus of the mind. Megan Gannon was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee and is a graduate of Vassar College (BA), the University of Montana (MFA) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (PhD). She also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in The Gambia, West Africa from 1998-2000. Her poetry chapbook, The Witch's Index, was published by Sweet Publications in 2012, and her work has appeared in Ploughshares, Pleiades, Gulf Coast, Third Coast, The Notre Dame Review, Verse Daily, Poetry Daily, and The Best American Poetry 2006. She lives in Omaha, Nebraska, where she is currently at work on her second novel.

Cumberland

Literature & Fiction

Gannon, Megan

Contemporary

Apprentice House

Andrew Tollson, age twelve, runs away from his New Jersey home when his mother finds out he has been skipping school. Deep in the forest Andrew stumbles upon an ancient revolver, loaded with six rounds. Deeper in the forest he finds a door that takes him to another world entirely-- a world in which guns don't exist. Paired up with an imaginative farm boy, Andrew encounters danger and dark magic in his adventures as a legendary gunfighter. However, he has a limit-- he only has six bullets to spend, and his enemies are bent on closing the door that Andrew hopes will lead him back to his world. "Like all good fantasy stories, this one does more than simply tell a tale of faerie adventure. In its depiction of a parallel reality, it reveals something important, even essential, about our own world." - Paul Lukacs, Department of English, Loyola University Maryland Wes Peters was born in San Francisco, California and grew up in Mendham, New Jersey. Writing throughout his childhood, Wes began his first novel after his senior year of high school. He currently studies English at Loyola University Maryland and is looking forward to surfing over the summer, as well as writing stories about supernatural events occurring in small New Jersey towns.

Between the Doors

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Peters, Wes

Fantasy

Washington, D.C., 1985 - Peter, a gay dancer, dying of AIDS, thirsts for forgiveness for causing the death of a young man with whom he had sex. Martin, a straight college professor, grieves over the loss of his favorite student, killed by AIDS. He volunteers to act as a buddy to an AIDS patient and is assigned Peter. When they discover that Peter infected Martin's student, both are forced to rethink their life views. No-Accounts is a story of two men, one gay, one straight, who learn from one another how to become men by accepting loss, including, in the end, life itself. Author Tom Glenn has worked as an intelligence operative, a musician, a linguist (seven languages), a cryptologist, a government executive, a care-giver for the dying, a leadership coach, and, always, a writer. His writing is haunted by his five years of work with AIDS patients, two years of helping the homeless, and seven years of caring for the dying in the hospice system.

No-Accounts: Dare Mighty Things

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Glenn, Tom

Diseases & Physical Ailments

In Sparking the Genius, Whitehead outlines the Critical Moments in American History that defined both the beginning of the early Civil Rights Movement-with the release of the Emancipation Proclamation-and the modern Civil Rights Movement in 1963. Starting with the Birmingham Campaign (Project C), Whitehead outlines, defines, and deconstructs five Critical Moments including the release of Dr. King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," the assassination of Medgar Evers, the March on Washington, and the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. With an introduction from Dr. Alicia Moore and Dr. La Vonne Neal, the book also includes an article on critical pedagogy by Dr. Conra Gist and a lesson plan for teaching the Woodson Lecture to K-16 students. Whitehead's 2013 Carter G. Woodson Lecture is both a challenge and a call to action: Will you answer the call to help spark the genius? "Sparking the Genius is a gem that illuminates the African American struggle in the United States. - Daryl Michael Scott, Professor of History, Howard University, and President of ASALH "In the dynamic oratory voice of her father, who is a pastor, Whitehead challenges us to (re)spark the genius in not only ourselves, but to also spark this genius in those we come in contact with, especially the youth." - Janet Sims-Wood, Ph.D., National VP for Membership of ASALH "Sparking the Genius is a riveting call to action from Dr. Whitehead to all generations to fully embrace and learn from our Black History and Heritage." - Cheryl Clark, CEO, National Visionary Leadership Project "Karsonya Wise Whitehead is one of our new script-writers!" - La Vonne Neal, Dean, Northern Illinois University, College of Education

Carter G. Woodson Lecture 2013: Sparking the Genius

Politics & Social Sciences

Whitehead, Karsonya (Kaye) Wise

Social Sciences

About the Book&gt; One Nation Taken Out Of Another is a joyride through the Five Books of Moses on the back of a strange chimera - with an American head, a Yiddish heart, and all manner of multicultural, bassackward, and wandering limbs grafted on to the whole. The included poems are in English, Yiddish, and both. It's midrash and whimsy, and an exploration of Bible, tradition, exile, redemption, and mystery. About the Author&gt; Zackary Sholem Berger is a poet, translator, and short-story writer who writes in English, Yiddish, and the space between. He and his wife, Celeste Sollod, founded the publisher Yiddish House LLC in 2003, which published his first book of poetry, Not in the Same Breath (2011), as well as his Yiddish translations of The Cat in the Hat, Curious George, and other classic children's books. In a parallel life, he is a primary care doctor who researches and writes about doctor-patient communication. See more at: www.zackarysholemberger.com

One Nation Taken Out of Another (English and Yiddish Edition)

Berger, Zackary Sholem

Poetry

How does a hypochondriac experience the wonders of the world when constantly fearing death, germs and exotic diseases? These humorous and absurd travel stories take the reader on a wild global ride through deserts, rainforests, nude spas, international marathons, dirty waterparks, essential film locations, and a dreadful "momcation," while exploring important tactics about flying, pirates, and keeping a stubborn traveler's stomach in line. Uplifting and relatable, these tales of all different types of travel will have you laughing while you eagerly pack your bags for your next trip.

The Happy Hypochondriac Survives World Travel

Spitzer, Kat

Just Mercy

Bernadette Baker lives through every mother's worst nightmare when her adopted sixteen-year-old daughter, Veronica, is brutally murdered in a shocking and random act of violence. Ten years later the murderer, Raelynn Blackwell, is facing execution for her crime, and despite being united in their grief over Veronica, the Baker family is deeply divided on the subject of the death penalty. When a shocking discovery threatens to tear the family apart each of them is forced to face their conflicting reactions. A heart-wrenching and ultimately redemptive family drama of forgiveness, destiny, and the true nature of justice. This family drama is a must-read that teaches us about the true nature of justice and our very humanity." -Sr. Helen Prejean, C.S.J., author of Dead Man Walking A stunning achievement. Dorothy Van Soest is indeed a masterful storyteller. I eagerly await her next book. --Hal Zina Bennett, bestselling author of Write From the Heart: Unleashing the Power of Our Creativity A thought-provoking novel about the full implications of the death . . . Complex characters populate this well-considered take on capital punishment. --Kirkus Reviews Just Mercy combines a brisk read with deep themes of justice, forgiveness, the abiding love of family and the sanctity of human life. --Joe Martin, Real Change Newspaper Just Mercy is a moving, fast-paced read that artfully sweeps us up in the journey of forgiveness- Leslie Neale, Director, Producer, Unlikely Friends Just Mercy reads like a motion picture ... bringing home the horror of the death penalty and the complexities of how compassion arrives in unexpected ways.--Jarvis Jay Masters, Author of Finding Freedom: Writings from Death Row and That Bird Has My Wings: The Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row Just Mercy shares the compelling and intense journey of a family struggling with the horrors, trauma, and grief associated with the murder of a family member and the death penalty. --Marcelle Clowes, Member Engagement Coordinator, Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation (MVFR) An eloquently envisioned and deftly delivered a compelling tale.--Sarah W. Bartlett, co-editor, HEAR ME, SEE ME: Incarcerated Women Write and founding co-director of writing inside VT. A family's struggle for justice reveals the complexities and quandaries inherent in capital punishment. After reading the book, it is impossible not to feel compassion for everyone who is impacted by the death penalty system.--Jen Marlowe, author, I Am Troy Davis A compelling read and the plot twist up there with the best of them. --Dave Avolio, Board Member, Washington Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty A page-turner that makes you think and stays with you long after you finish.-Irene Sheppard, Author, Restorativity Blog What makes a family and how families undertake and define healing is explored in this candid, utterly suspenseful and captivating novel. --Marilyn Armour, Ph.D. LICSW, Professor and Director, Institute for Restorative Justice and Restorative Dialogue, The University of Texas at Austin Just Mercy faithfully captures the emotional complexities surrounding the death penalty ... and confronts our notions of justice, punishment, and forgiveness. --Kristin Houlé, Executive Director, Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Just Mercy is a fitting title for a relationship between unlikely advocates that manifests the principles of the victim offender dialogue process in a riveting family drama. --David Doerfler, founder, Concentric Journeys A powerful call for breaking down the barriers that separate us and for recognizing the value of every human being. --Michael Reisch, Ph.D., Daniel Thursz Distinguished Professor of Social Justice, University of Maryland A journey through the Texas criminal justice system that you will never forget.-Larry Fitzgerald, former Public Information Officer, Huntsville, Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice

Van Soest, Dorothy

Genre Fiction

Dorothy Van Soest

"The first thing you need to know is I'm not Chinese. My name is Raymond Wong and I stopped being Chinese at the age of five." Raymond Wong wants to forget his past: a charming, conniving, and controlling Chinese mother, a father who hasn't so much as written him a letter in 28 years, a stepfather who never sees him as a son, a childhood rife with ridicule and bullying from American kids, and the pain of being an outcast in his own family. Raymond goes back to Hong Kong with the mother he has always pushed away, a woman who represents everything he wants to disown. He meets a father he doesn't recognize and can't talk to because they speak different languages. He encounters a people and a country as foreign as the Cantonese he can no longer comprehend. I'm Not Chinese: The Journey from Resentment to Reverence is about a man who has spent his life running from his culture, his family, himself--and what happens when he is forced to stop running.

I'm Not Chinese: The Journey from Resentment to Reverence

Biographies & Memoirs

Wong, Raymond M.

Community & Culture

From the ruins of ocean liners and model cities, to the dark impulses of Greek myths and biblical narratives, poet Megan Gannon casts a wide thematic net in tracing the legacy of desire in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. With the lyric compression of Emily Dickinson, the syntactical momentum and surrealist imagery of Sylvia Plath, the poems in White Nightgown examine how desire serves as both a creative and a destructive force, drawing loved ones near to us and pushing them away, destroying nations as well as shaping them. In Gannon's poems, the vestiges of desire are as encompassing as water, as enduring and semi-visible as ghosts. Megan Gannon was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee and is a graduate of Vassar College (BA), the University of Montana (MFA) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (PhD). She also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in The Gambia, West Africa from 1998-2000. Her novel Cumberland was published in 2014. Gannon's poetry chapbook, The Witch's Index, was published by Sweet Publications in 2012, and her work has appeared in Ploughshares, Pleiades, Gulf Coast, Third Coast, The Notre Dame Review, Verse Daily, Poetry Daily, and The Best American Poetry 2006. She lives in Ripon, Wisconsin and teaches at Ripon College. She is currently at work on her second novel.

White Nightgown: Poems

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Cumberland

Between the Doors

No-Accounts: Dare Mighty Things

Carter G. Woodson Lecture 2013: Sparking the Genius

One Nation Taken Out of Another (English and Yiddish Edition)

The Happy Hypochondriac Survives World Travel

Just Mercy

Just Mercy

I'm Not Chinese: The Journey from Resentment to Reverence

White Nightgown: Poems