Now Available: SELF-RISING: THE MAGIC RISE BEHIND BISCUIT AND CORNBREAD CULTURE by Mindy Merrell, R.B. Quinn and Linda Carman
Part history and part cookbook, SELF-RISING reveals the cultural impact of a culinary innovation while sharing classic recipes for modern kitchens. buff.ly/4eBI7Be
Listen in as @lpm.org hosts Sonya Lea, award-winning author of AMERICAN BLOODLINES: RECKONING WITH LYNCH CULTURE, where she discusses Kentucky as the site of the last public execution in America: buff.ly/pxjkygc
Congratulations to Jessica Whitehead, the author of DRIFTWOOD: THE LIFE OF HARLAN HUBBARD, who was just named the recipient of the 2026 IPBA Book Awards Silver Medal for Biography & Autobiography! Learn more at: buff.ly/iuFiogb
"A heartfelt, affecting novel about the painful consequences of inadequate mental health care." — #KirkusReviews
Check out this compelling review of BUT FOR FORTUNE, a powerful forthcoming novel by Erin Miller Reid: buff.ly/QfPpZWY
📢 Now Available: Mentored by Eisenhower, shaped by a Secret Service family, and driven toward adventure—award-winning journalist Clint McCown shares a lifetime of remarkable stories in his new book, SON OF THE SECRET SERVICE. buff.ly/QOZsWxK
📚Arriving July 7 — Explore two new books that examine American culture from strikingly different perspectives. In SKIRMISHES WITH PATRIOTISM, Tad Tuleja reflects on the legacy of the Vietnam War. In FAMILY GAME NIGHT, Susan Asbury uncovers how board games once shaped ideas about the American dream.
📆 Mark your calendar—BUT FOR FORTUNE by Erin Miller Reid arrives September 15. An insightful exploration of mental health and family secrets it's a compelling addition to your fall reading list. buff.ly/NqPfMmj
Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more on these thought-provoking new releases!
From Appalachian life to resilient female characters, Natalie Sypolt shares the stories and inspirations behind IF ONLY THE RAIN WOULD COME in this thoughtful Q&A with #ForewordReviews. Check it out: bit.ly/3QAmuuK
Featured in "7 New Poetry Collections to Read This June" from @literaryhub.bsky.social, Justin Wymer's LET THE FOREST GO is praised for its urgency, empathy, and vision of "vulnerability as a valid way of communicating."
Read the review: buff.ly/yGAJu8O
