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Vinegar and Char

Verse from the Southern Foodways Alliance

by Kevin Young, Natasha Trethewey, Frank X Walker, Rebecca Gayle Howell, Michael McFee, Jake Adam York, Elisa Albo, Elizabeth Alexander, Richard Blanco, Devon Brenner, Gaylord Brewer, Jericho Brown, Molly McCully Brown, Nickole Brown, Greg Alan Brownderville, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Wo Chan, Melissa Dickson Jackson, Kelly Norman Ellis, Beth Fennelly, Nikky Finney, Vievee Francis, Diane Gilliam, Nikki Giovanni, Elton Glaser, Sean Hill, Jay Hopler, TJ Jarrett, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Georgia Ella Lyon, Ed Madden, Jo McDougall, Rose McLarney, Erika Meitner, Robert Morgan, Jon Pineda, Iain Haley Pollock, Lynn Powell, Artsuro Riley, Iliana Rocha, Natalie Scenters-Zepico, Brian Spears, Sheryl St. Germain, Garland Strother, Adrienne Su, Sarah Anne Loudin Thomas, Jon Tribble, Adam Vines, Caroline Randall Williams, L. Lamar Wilson, Sylvia Woods, Marianne Worthington, Naomi Shihab Nye, Ashley M. Jones, Shorlette Ammons ...

Yes, there is barbecue, but that’s just one course of the meal. With Vinegar and Char the Southern Foodways Alliance celebrates twenty years of symposia by offering a collection of poems that are by turns as sophisticated and complex, as vivid and funny, and as buoyant and poignant as any SFA gathering.The roster of contributors includes Natasha Trethewey, Robert Morgan, Atsuro Riley, Adrienne Su, ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

Yes, there is barbecue, but that’s just one course of the meal. With Vinegar and Char the Southern Foodways Alliance celebrates twenty years of symposia by offering a collection of poems that are by turns as sophisticated and complex, as vivid and funny, and as buoyant and poignant as any SFA gathering.The roster of contributors includes Natasha Trethewey, Robert Morgan, Atsuro Riley, Adrienne Su,
... Read more
The Ominous Struggle

Is It Really Beautiful?

by George Beasley, Elizabeth's Writing Corner ...

In a world rife with challenges, we often find ourselves grappling with the complexities of existence. The Ominous Struggle: Is It Really Beautiful? is a journey through the myriad forms of struggle that define our lives. It is an exploration of what it means to face adversity in its many guises-be it personal, societal, or existential-and a reflection on the lessons learned along the way.Life's ... Read more

$11.19 CAD

In a world rife with challenges, we often find ourselves grappling with the complexities of existence. The Ominous Struggle: Is It Really Beautiful? is a journey through the myriad forms of struggle that define our lives. It is an exploration of what it means to face adversity in its many guises-be it personal, societal, or existential-and a reflection on the lessons learned along the way.Life's
... Read more
Media Relations and the Modern First Lady

From Jacqueline Kennedy to Melania Trump

by Nancy Kegan Smith, Russell Mack, Alison Novak, Maurine H. Beasley, Joshua M. Bentley, Shaniece B. Bickham, Pamela G. Bourland-Davis, Abby M. Brooks, Diana Bartelli Carlin, Linda B. Hobgood, Elizabeth J. Natalle0, Jenni M. Simon1, Erika Cornelius Smith2, Tammy R. Vigil3, Lisa M. Burns4, Myra G. Gutin6, Anne F. Mattina7, Molly Wertheimer8 ...

Series series Bloomsbury Studies in Political Communication
Media Relations and the Modern First Lady: From Jacqueline Kennedy to Melania Trump examines the communication strategies first ladies and their teams have used to manage press and public interest in their private lives, to promote causes close to their hearts, and to shape their public image. Starting with Jacqueline Kennedy, who was the first to have a staffer with the title “press secretary,” ... Read more

$48.99 CAD

Media Relations and the Modern First Lady: From Jacqueline Kennedy to Melania Trump examines the communication strategies first ladies and their teams have used to manage press and public interest in their private lives, to promote causes close to their hearts, and to shape their public image. Starting with Jacqueline Kennedy, who was the first to have a staffer with the title “press secretary,”
... Read more
The Southern Poetry Anthology, Volume IX: Virginia

by Amy Wright, Darnell Arnoult, April J. Asbury, Emma Aylor, Zeina Azzam, Jeff Bagato, George Bandy0, Christina Beasley1, John Berry2, David Black3, Terry Hall Bodine4, Tara Bray5, Robert Brickhouse6, Candace Butler7, Ben E. Campbell8, John Casteen9, Michael Chitwood0, Kathy Davis1, R.H.W. Dillard2, Rita Dove3, Michael Dowdy4, Hilda Downer5, Angie Dribben6, Claudia Emerson7, J. Indogo Eriksen8, Latorial Faison9, Forrest Gander0, Matthew Gilbert1, Leah Naomi Green2, Lucy Fowlkes Griffith3, Raymond P. Hammond4, Cathryn Hankla5, Chelsea Harlan6, Mr. David Havird7, Jane Hicks8, Mary Crockett Hill9, Scott Honeycutt0, Emily Hooker1, John Hoppenthaler2, Jessica K. Hylton3, Luisa A. Igloria4, Edison Jennings5, Don Johnson6, Jeffrey N. Johnson7, Joshua Jones8, M.A. Keller9, Jennifer Key0, Chelsea Krieg1, Jessi Lewis2, Christopher Linforth3, Robert Wood Lynn4, Catherine MacDonald5, Margaret Mackinnon6, Josh Mahler7, Jeff Mann8, John Q. Mars9, Irène P. Mathieu0, Gretchen McCroskey1, Marianne Mersereau2, Jesse Millner3, Jim Minick4, Felicia Mitchell5, Thorpe Moeckel6, Elisabeth Murawski7, Yvonne Nguyen8, Mel Nichols9, Evan Nicholls0, William Notter1, Gregory Orr2, James Owens3, Lisa J. Parker4, Lynda Fleet Perry5, Kiki Petrosino6, Alex Pickens7, Matt Prater8, Rita Sims Quillen9, Valencia Robin0, Allison Seay1, Olivia Serio2, Leona Sevick3, Leslie Shiel4, Maia Siegel5, Rod Smith6, Ron Smith7, R.T. Smith8, Lisa Russ Spaar9, Sappho Stanley0, Sofia M. Starnes1, Ruth Stone2, Henry Taylor3, Randolph Thomas4, Michael Trocchia5, Ellen Bryant Voigt6, G.C. Waldrep7, Jorrell Watkins8, L.A. Weeks9, Brian Phillip Whalen00, Stephen Scott Whitaker01, Beth Oast Williams02, Abby Wolpert03, Karenne Wood04, Diana Woodcock05, Annie Woodford06, Amy Woolard07, Charles Wright08, Charles Gillispie09 ...

Series Book 9 - The Southern Poetry Anthology
Home of the first settlement in the United States and known as Old Dominion and The Mother of Presidents, the state of Virginia’s artistic output proves among the most fecund in the nation, evidenced in this ninth volume of The Southern Poetry Anthology. This collection includes well-known, established, and celebrated poets such as Charles Wright, Claudia Emerson, Gregory Orr, Ellen Bryant Voigt, ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

Home of the first settlement in the United States and known as Old Dominion and The Mother of Presidents, the state of Virginia’s artistic output proves among the most fecund in the nation, evidenced in this ninth volume of The Southern Poetry Anthology. This collection includes well-known, established, and celebrated poets such as Charles Wright, Claudia Emerson, Gregory Orr, Ellen Bryant Voigt,
... Read more

Cherish Bible Study Guide

The One Word That Changes Everything for Your Marriage

by Gary Thomas ...

Millions of married couples have pledged to "love and to cherish, until death do us part." Most of us understand and get the love part... but what does it mean to cherish your spouse? Why do we say it once at the wedding and then rarely ever mention it again?In this six-session video Bible study (DVD/digital video sold separately), bestselling author Gary Thomas draws on personal stories and ... Read more

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Millions of married couples have pledged to "love and to cherish, until death do us part." Most of us understand and get the love part... but what does it mean to cherish your spouse? Why do we say it once at the wedding and then rarely ever mention it again?In this six-session video Bible study (DVD/digital video sold separately), bestselling author Gary Thomas draws on personal stories and
... Read more
Under Magnolia

A Southern Memoir

by Frances Mayes ...

A lyrical and evocative memoir from Frances Mayes, the Bard of Tuscany, about coming of age in the Deep South and the region’s powerful influence on her life.The author of three beloved books about her life in Italy, including Under the Tuscan Sun and Every Day in Tuscany, Frances Mayes revisits the turning points that defined her early years in Fitzgerald, Georgia. With her signature style and ... Read more

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A lyrical and evocative memoir from Frances Mayes, the Bard of Tuscany, about coming of age in the Deep South and the region’s powerful influence on her life.The author of three beloved books about her life in Italy, including Under the Tuscan Sun and Every Day in Tuscany, Frances Mayes revisits the turning points that defined her early years in Fitzgerald, Georgia. With her signature style and
... Read more

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Late Migrations

A Natural History of Love and Loss

by Margaret Renkl ...

From the New York Times columnist, a portrait of a family and the cycles of joy and grief that mark the natural world: "Has the makings of an American classic." —Ann PatchettGrowing up in Alabama, Margaret Renkl was a devoted reader, an explorer of riverbeds and red-dirt roads, and a fiercely loved daughter. Here, in brief essays, she traces a tender and honest portrait of her complicated parents ... Read more

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From the New York Times columnist, a portrait of a family and the cycles of joy and grief that mark the natural world: "Has the makings of an American classic." —Ann PatchettGrowing up in Alabama, Margaret Renkl was a devoted reader, an explorer of riverbeds and red-dirt roads, and a fiercely loved daughter. Here, in brief essays, she traces a tender and honest portrait of her complicated parents
... Read more
The Hurting Kind

by Ada Limón ...

An astonishing collection about interconnectedness—between the human and nonhuman, ancestors and ourselves—from National Book Critics Circle Award winner and National Book Award finalist Ada Limón.“I have always been too sensitive, a weeper / from a long line of weepers,” writes Limón. “I am the hurting kind.” What does it mean to be the hurting kind? To be sensitive not only to the world’s pain ... Read more

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An astonishing collection about interconnectedness—between the human and nonhuman, ancestors and ourselves—from National Book Critics Circle Award winner and National Book Award finalist Ada Limón.“I have always been too sensitive, a weeper / from a long line of weepers,” writes Limón. “I am the hurting kind.” What does it mean to be the hurting kind? To be sensitive not only to the world’s pain
... Read more

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Bible Study: How To Use Biblical Wisdom for Emotional Mastery

by Levina Lanza ...

Bible Study – How To Use Biblical Wisdom for Emotional Mastery is written for people just like you—real Christians trying to grow emotionally and spiritually at the same time. It's not about ignoring emotions or pretending to be okay. It's about learning how to face your feelings honestly, with God's help, and come out stronger.You'll explore stories from the Bible that show how godly men and ... Read more

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Bible Study – How To Use Biblical Wisdom for Emotional Mastery is written for people just like you—real Christians trying to grow emotionally and spiritually at the same time. It's not about ignoring emotions or pretending to be okay. It's about learning how to face your feelings honestly, with God's help, and come out stronger.You'll explore stories from the Bible that show how godly men and
... Read more
The Carrying

Poems

by Ada Limón ...

NBCC Award Winner: "The narrative lyrics in this remarkable collection . . . could stand as compressed stories about anxiety and the body." — The New York TimesVulnerable, tender, acute, these are serious poems, brave poems, exploring with honesty the ambiguous moment between the rapture of youth and the grace of acceptance. A daughter tends to aging parents. A woman struggles with infertility— ... Read more

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NBCC Award Winner: "The narrative lyrics in this remarkable collection . . . could stand as compressed stories about anxiety and the body." — The New York TimesVulnerable, tender, acute, these are serious poems, brave poems, exploring with honesty the ambiguous moment between the rapture of youth and the grace of acceptance. A daughter tends to aging parents. A woman struggles with infertility—
... Read more

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Silent Divide in marriage

by Chezrone Katope ...

In The Silent Divide, Rev. Chezrone Katope pulls back the curtain on the most dangerous enemy of modern marriage: apathy. It isn't always a loud argument or a sudden betrayal that ends a union; more often, it is the slow, quiet accumulation of unsaid words, unmet needs, and the "silent divide" that grows when two people stop truly seeing one another.Drawing from years of pastoral counseling and ... Read more

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In The Silent Divide, Rev. Chezrone Katope pulls back the curtain on the most dangerous enemy of modern marriage: apathy. It isn't always a loud argument or a sudden betrayal that ends a union; more often, it is the slow, quiet accumulation of unsaid words, unmet needs, and the "silent divide" that grows when two people stop truly seeing one another.Drawing from years of pastoral counseling and
... Read more
Prelude to Bruise

by Saeed Jones ...

How do we reckon our past without being ravaged by it? How do we use people, and their bodies, to express ourselves? ... Read more

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How do we reckon our past without being ravaged by it? How do we use people, and their bodies, to express ourselves?
... Read more

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