Feature

2022 IPPY Poetry Medalists PLUS

by Jim Barnes / June 2022

"The time is certainly right for it: expressions of discontent and calls for social justice are rampant. The Covid-19 pandemic caused a scourge of isolation and self-reflection."

Feature

How a Book Award Finally Got My Memoir Noticed

by The Rev. Marjorie Weiss

"This wondrous honor confirmed the focus that had accompanied me in my writing, that my story would speak to people who were bumping against the great questions about God and God’s activity in their lives. Making money had never been my goal; helping people was."

Feature

Treasured Lands, Threatened Lands

by Jim Barnes / April 2022

"The rugged experience gives us a sense of the western frontier, where personal responsibility, independence, and self-sufficiency are qualities that matter, where unlimited opportunities for exploration and adventure under a wide blue sky leave you endless room to be your own person."

Feature

Year of the Tiger 2022

by Jim Barnes / December 2021

"We can't stand by and allow injustices like endangered animal poaching and illegal wild animal trade to continue. For Carol Amore, actions speak louder than words when it comes to saving wildlife -- her books and films are firm proof of that."

News

2022 Lammy Awards Announced

"No other organization in the world serves LGBTQ writers and readers more comprehensively than Lambda Literary."

Feature

First Impressions

by Jillian Manning

"Not every book needs to begin with a fight scene or a dramatic monologue or a character on the run. But the first chapter does need to have stakes attached to it."

Indie Groundbreaking Book

HIDDEN: Animals in the Anthropocene

by Jim Barnes / March 2022

"Until recently, the human race has plundered the resources of our planet without much regulation, and we are now paying the price, suffering from numerous food, health, and climate disasters worldwide."

Indie Groundbreaking Publisher

BenBella Books

by Jim Barnes / March 2022

"We operate in a true partnership model, providing our authors with a level of collaboration, flexibility, and partnership that is rare in the publishing industry."