A bit over 10 years ago, Ilan Stavans, the longtime Amherst College professor and writer, made his first venture into the business world: starting...
The Original Bucky Lew: Basketball’s First Black Professionalby Chris BoucherWings ePress, Inc.Harry “Bucky” Lew might not have the name...
Tennis star. Tennis innovator. A celebrity in her day who appeared on the cover of LIFE magazine. A woman who also sang professionally, designed...
The Privilege of the Happy EndingBy Kij JohnsonSmall Beer Press Fantasy writer Kij Johnson has a long list of awards and award nominations to her...
Jellyfish DreamingBy D.K. McCutchenLeapfrog Press One reviewer calls its “a head trip like nothing you’ve read,” a story that weaves together many...
In late 1999, Northampton writer Jonathan Harr published a lengthy piece, “The Burial,” in The New Yorker, an account of a noteworthy 1995 trial in...
A Fool’s Journey: To the Beach Boys & BeyondBy Carli MuñozInterlink Publishing Jazz pianist Carli Muñoz has had a long and successful career in...
Always Matt: A Tribute to Matthew ShepardBy Lesléa NewmanIllustrated by Brian BritiganAbrams Comic Arts For a quarter of a century, Holyoke author...