T. Marie Bertineau’s debut memoir explores a tumultuous childhood in economically and ecologically deteriorated Upper Peninsula Michigan in the refuge of her grandmother’s house in Mason—until her Gram passes away, leaving the family tumbling in the wind. Chronicling a childhood of instability, addiction, and abuse resulting from a cycle of poverty and grief, Bertineau and her family ultimately discover that only reconnecting with their mother’s Ojibwe roots can help them to heal.

The Afflictions

A young librarian explores a compendium of diseases that afflict the body, the mind, and the spirit. The second edition of this reader favorite features illustrations original to the Italian edition of The Afflictions.

Ride South Until the Sawgrass

This literary Western in the tradition of Larry McMurtry and Annie Proulx follows three entwined families in 19th-century Florida Territory in four tales.

Elegy for the Undead

A queer couple navigates one young husband's terminal illness after a zombie attack in a bittersweet tale exploring how we say goodbye to those we love when the time comes far too soon.