Literary Nonfiction. Art. Graphic Design. Adam Rozum is one of the finest graphic designers in the nation, and this book in an important contribution to the field of logo design. Rozum's ability to interweave the essentials of design theory with practical advice about how to work with clients to achieve optimal results will benefit teachers and students of graphic design, fledgling designers, and organizations in need of an effective graphic identity to successfully communicate their mission to the public. Steve Masiclat, Director of the graduate program in New Media Development at Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications, calls the book a "real achievement" that combines serious advice with a sense of joy in the act of creation that results in "visual magic."

Logos

Arts & Photography

Rozum, Adam

Graphic Design

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Fiction. Written over the course of a quarter century by one fo Alaska's best living writers, these two dozen stories embody the spirit of Alaska—its colliding cultures, magnificent beauty and dangerously unforgivign environment. "John Smelcer is Alaska's modern-day Jack London"—W. P. Kinsella. "John Smelcer's stories are an indispensable addition to Alaskan literature"—J. D. Salinger.

Alaskan: Stories from the Great Land

Smelcer, John

Literature & Fiction

Fiction. Compelling, gritty and funny, DOING TIME OUTSIDE travels the back roads of family life to better understand what it means to be tied by blood and love to the world of mental illness, addiction and incarceration. Through compassion for her characters and the bouyancy of her voice, Howard gives us a novel with a generous and intelligent heart. "Catskill's wordsmith Howard has a gift for the choice, mundane detail: the vinegar chips and Advil headaches and warmth of a dog's fur on a cold day. Her turf is the Upstate New York just outside of the weekender realm, and her people are fiercely smart and loving throughout their frustrations and misunderstandings. You start really, really wanting Rudy to make it, a topic around which Howard builds mind- bending suspense. It all comes together in a knockout ending—Howard's characters have grown and so have we. A beautiful read."—Chronogram

Doing Time Outside

Howard, Ginnah

Literary

Fiction. In these three linked novellas, Boatwright explores the lasting effects of the Vietnam War on people living in its shadow—both those who fought and those who didn't. These moving stories from one of American history's most divisive eras show us Vietnam may not be as far behind us as we think. Who goes to war and why—and the consequences for them and the people who love them—are issues that we still face today. "These are engrossing stories told with considerable artistry, full of recognition and sympathy."—Diane Johnson

Collateral Damage

Boatwright, Alice K.

Contemporary

Fiction. LGBT Studies. "Jennifer Pashley is a phenomenal young writer with perfect pitch for the messy world we all live in now. THE CONJURER is riddled with romance and terror, anxiety and mystery, threat and uneasy relief. All our frailties are on view—beautifully observed, served with the utmost generosity and largeness of heart, seen with the smartest eyes. She deserves an award for writing like this."—Frederick Barthelme "The stories in THE CONJURER are unflinching in their portrayal of humans in love and the side effects of passion—strange consummations, half-hearted substitutions, moments of grace. Pashley is a hard luck oracle, tracing portents in a world heavy with the weight of not-quite babies, truck-stop infidelities, the ghosts of June Carter and Raymond Carver and Flannery O'Connor. These beautiful stories walk the edge between bravado and poetry, creating their own weird magic. One of the characters imagines being poisoned from the inside out by gold flaked from the rim of an old coffee cup; this collection accomplishes a similar feat, a gorgeous poisoning, Pashley's language a precious lethal substance spreading into all the hidden places."—Tina May Hall

The Conjurer

Pashley, Jennifer

Poetry. LGBTQIA Studies. Women's Studies. "Sarah Jefferis has gifted us with a beautiful collection, crafted with intelligence, wit, and transcendent hope," says Jose Rodriquez. Ansel Elkins calls WHAT ENTERS THE MOUTH "a brave collection of fearless poems." Bruce Smith says the book has a "incendiary, vulnerable and startling reckoning that I admire."

What Enters the Mouth

Jefferis, Sarah

Poetry

Literary Nonfiction. Photography. Poetry. Caribbean Studies. MY ANTIGUA, AN ISLAND REVEALED is a collection of beautifully crafted and often poignant photographs, stories and poems by 13 "at risk" students in a media education program sponsored by the government of Antigua and Barbuda. Proceeds from the sale of the book will go toward supporting further development of such programs designed to enhance the lives of young Antiguan artists and writers.  "The photographs and writing in this wonderful collection remind us that the human heart in undiminishable, and that people, no matter how easily described as marginal, are often superb artists and wordsmiths.—"Ken McClane, W.E.B. Dubois Professor Emeritus, Cornell University  "A wonderful medley of photographs, folk treasures, and creative ethnography, begging to be duplicated in other Caribbean islands."—Cecilia Green, Associate Professor of Sociology, Syracuse University

My Antigua, An Island Revealed

Levy, Janice

About the Author\nThomas Brockelman, who teaches philosophy at Lemoyne College, has written extensively about psychoanalysis, aesthetics, and continental philosophy. In both his teaching and his scholarship, he is interested in the way that contemporary society and culture have been transformed by the digital revolution. He is the author of The Frame and the Mirror, and Zizek and Heidegger, books about art and the unconscious.\nLiterary Nonfiction. Memoir. Brockelman's book is a loving tribute to his philosopher father as well as an artful exploration of various important philosophical issues that are relevant to everyday life, such as the nature of religious belief, the definition of a "good" life, and the challenge of facing our own mortality. Anyone who has ever wondered "how should I live," or "am I living an honest and worthy life?" should read this book.

Diving for Pearls: Exploring Philosophy with my Father

Brockelman, Thomas

Essays & Correspondence

Poetry. "Townsley has a restless imagination--he conjures ghosts from the past, and out of fragmented memories he melds animal fables, parables, liturgies, dream visions, political debates, and a seance or two."--Ron Block "Reading him is a 'dark pleasure.'"--Brooks Haxton

Holding A Seance by Myself

Townsley, Thomas

Literary Nonfiction. Hurd's brilliant book about climate change is also a book about storytelling, about paying attention to little, most invisible things that manage to survive without heroics, or the help of heroes. There are many books about climate change, but none like hers that deliver the bad goods with such unsentimental empathy.

Epilogues: Afterwords on the Planet

Hurd, Barbara

History & Criticism

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