Upcoming Books

Birds In The Morning

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Steve Semken

Lyrical meditations on rural life braided with observations from her global public health and medical practice with struggles raising an autistic son and all the beauty and challenges brought by the creatures that surround her wild Iowa home. An instant environmental classic. An updated Leopold Land Ethics book. […]

Moon of the Snowblind

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Steve Semken

The Spirit Lake Incident in March of 1857 was a dark moment in Midwestern History, incited by indigenous resistance to their loss of homeland culture, and people. A number of white settlers in northwest Iowa’s lakes region were killed. Four female survivors were taken by lnkpaduta and his band of Dakota Sioux. […]

When This Is Over: Pandemic Poems

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Steve Semken

The Last Caucus in Iowa

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Steve Semken

Creation of an Artist

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Steve Semken

The White Man Who Stayed

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Steve Semken

A timely and useful look at race in US History by James Autry with an introduction by well-known author/media host Bill Moyers […]

I May or May Not Love You

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Steve Semken

David Perkins | ISBN 9781948509152 | $19.99 | 136p | gatefold paper Read all about the book below and WATCH (and listen to) the wonderful book trailer. “I want you to step easily into me and feel comfortable and calm, though storms may be going on, and touch the reachable in ways your mind will […]

The Art of Disobedience

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Steve Semken

The Art of Disobedience: Essays on Form, Fiction, and Influence. | 21.95 | ISBN 9781948509145 | Essays On Writing | Available NOW The best art is always disobedient. The creative works that move us, compel us, provoke us, haunt us, and transform us—the works that matter most to us and that we cherish—break the rules […]

The Great Gamble

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Steve Semken

The Great Gamble: At What Price? A Thriller Novel #thebiggestsecretinamerica David L. Bluder with an Epilogue by Congressman James Leach $19.99 | gate-fold paper | 390p | Isbn 9781948509138 | Sports Betting | Thriller Novel Legendary sports journalist Bob Ryan via Twitter: “Want a good read? A different read? Try David Bluder’s ‘The Great Gamble,’ about […]