Virtual Book Fair

Big Sky Falling by Kelsey Andrews

Questions of wildness and the sense of wonder and hope that comes from nature are explored. Also depression and the author’s attempt to befriend rather than beat it. Birds are watched, ghosts converse, crows knock, and trees get naked in this collection.

Footfalls: Poems of the Camino by Suzanne Doerge

This inspiring collection of poetry follows the seven-hundred-kilometer path of the Camino de Santiago in northwest Spain, that the author walked with her life companion in 2016. Each poem is a footfall of insight lived on the Camino. Themes ride the waves of physical challenges, fears, doubts, inspirations, and laughter of the month-long journey.

Titch by Kate Marshall Flaherty

In “Titch”, Kate Marshall Flaherty reaches the high point so far in her unique poetic career of travelling deeper into the world and into eternity through each grain of sand she encounters. In agile verse that truly is a “walking to arrive at rhythm’s beginning”… her verse loves the small that is great—A. F. Moritz

The Dead are in the Guest Room, poetry for the living and the dead by Clare Bolton

In a Tension of Leaves and Binding by Renée M. Sgroi

Speaking through both the poet and the voices of a garden, In a Tension of Leaves and Binding is a collection of nature poems and conversations. Concluding with an essay on the author’s process of exploring this garden, this book imagines the characters of the plants and animals as realized voices exploring language and grief.

The Perilous Journey of the Donner Party by Marian Calabro

The award-winning “Perilous Journey of the Donner Party” reveals new aspects of this timeless survival story, both in book form (updated second edition to be published in 2026) and as a Zoom program for schools, libraries, and historical societies.

Unfolding: A Market Street Writers Anthology by Lisa Colburn

In this stirring anthology edited by Market Street Writers founder and AWA affiliate Lisa Colburn, 43 women writers share poems, essays, and short stories that speak to us of anger, grief, tenderness, joy, longing, and reverence–all liberally spiced with humor and heart. The appendix contains more than 20 writing prompts for inspiration.

Dreaming of Ed Sullivan by Jayelle Lindsay

A poetic memoir about growing up through the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s into current experience. Both lighthearted and poignant this collection is a perfect gift for anyone who remembers Ed Sullivan!

Hurt, Healing, and Hope: Thriving beyond Sexual Assault by Melissa B. Lombardo

This 3-act book and performance piece unveils a rare, authentic look at healing through the lens of one survivor’s journey, interwoven with inspiring stories from other survivors. Each first-person narrative sheds light on the complex realities of healing from sexual assault, child abuse, domestic violence, and trauma’s lasting effects. Unique in its honesty, “Hurt, Healing, and Hope” balances themes of resilience and transformation with a clear-eyed acknowledgment of the pain involved in recovery.

The Color of Time and Other Stories by Barbara Krasner, PhD

The Color of Time and Other Stories by Holocaust historian Barbara Krasner is a collection of eight stories that explore what it means to survive the Holocaust, ranging from the decision to flee Nazi- and Soviet-occupied Poland to being the last known survivor returning to Prague to working the Borscht Belt claiming to be the fastest painter in the world.

What The Living Do by Susan E Wadds

Sex and death consume much of thirty-seven-year-old Brett Catlin’ s life. Cole, ten years her junior, takes care of the former while her job disposing of roadkill addresses the latter. A cancer diagnosis causes her to question her worth, suspecting the illness is payback for the deaths of her father and sister.

Thus begins a challenging journey of alternative healing that she doubts she deserves. Just as Brett surrenders to the prescribed cure, a startling discovery sends her on a more profound exploration of cause and effect. Encounters with animals, both living and dead, help her answer the question: who is worth saving?

Have You Seen Him by Kimberly Lee

What if everything you believed about yourself was wrong? Attorney David Byrdsong’s mundane life is shattered when he discovers his own face in a missing child ad, forcing him to question everything about his past. David must tap into hidden strength as he uncovers corporate conspiracies and deadly secrets while searching for his true family. With help from his girlfriend Gayle and a mysterious stranger, he sets out on a dangerous journey that makes him suspect everyone he’s ever trusted. Have You Seen Him is a gripping tale of lost identity and the relentless pursuit of the truth.

The Genius Hour Project by Leanne Shirtliffe

After last year’s social disaster, Frazzy knows that surviving grade 6 means hiding her quirky love of vinyl. When her teacher announces a yearlong assignment, Frazzy sees this as her ticket to normal-ville. But Frazzy’s plan falls apart as she deals with a BFF who’s growing distant, a misunderstanding with her crush, and a dad who’s slipping into a major depression.