Briefly Noted

“In this gemlike volume, Harjo selects her best poems from across fifty years, beginning with her early discoveries of her own voice and ending with moving reflections on our contemporary moment. Generous notes on each poem offer insight into Harjo’s inimitable poetics as she takes inspiration from Navajo horse songs and jazz, reckons with home and loss, and listens to the natural messengers of the earth.”

“Grammy nominated musician Valerie June’s Somebody to Love: The Story of Valerie June’s Sweet Little Baby Banjolele is a children’s book based on the story of how June wrote the song ‘Somebody to Love’ from her album Pushin’ Against a Stone.”

“Tesla Crane, a brilliant inventor and an heiress, is on her honeymoon on an interplanetary space liner, cruising between the Moon and Mars. She’s traveling incognito and is reveling in her anonymity. Then someone is murdered and the festering chowderheads who run security have the audacity to arrest her spouse.” 

“Northern California’s Crystal Cove has a coastline with brutal waves, chilly shark-filled water, and riptides, all setting the scene for a dangerous location where a last summer get-together before school starts can easily escalate into something deadly.”

“Nashville native Drew Bratcher writes musically about memory and memorably about music in uncommonly beautiful essays that announce the arrival of a major new voice.”

“Morrison hopes to transport readers to a world where poetry tells a powerful story that relates to audiences of all ages.”