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BOOK
Lifting the Sky:
Southwestern Haiku & Haiga
edited by Scott Wiggerman
and Constance Campbell 

E

ssential reading for
haiku and poetry lovers
everywhere. A perfect
marriage of form—haiku—
and subject—the limitless
inspirations of the American Southwest.
Thirty-three stunning haiga make this collection a
treat for the eye. With work by 131 poets from all
over the world, Lifting the Sky breathes new life
into the stunning landscapes of the Southwest.
www.dosgatospress.org
Available at Dos Gatos Press, Amazon, and
Small Press Distribution.

Life in a Jar
The Irena Sendler Project
by Jack Mayer

T

he true story of
a Holocaust hero
who rescued 2,500
Jewish children from
the Warsaw Ghetto, but
whose heroism was
forgotten. Sixty years later,
three Kansas teenagers, each carrying her own
burden, “rescue the rescuer” and elevate Irena
Sendler to an international hero, championing
tolerance and respect for all people.
2012 IndieReader Discovery Award,
2011 Kansas Notable Book Award,
2011 Eric Hoffer DaVinci Eye Award.
www.longtrailpress.com
Available at Amazon, BarnesandNoble,
and the iBookstore.

Lion’s Head Deception
by Chuck Waldron

A

n investigative blogger
uncovers a sinister
conspiracy, a billionaire’s
plan backed by select
government officials,
designed to exterminate
citizens who do not live
up to a predetermined
screening matrix; under the guise of rioting and
a destabilized city, the plan is implemented and
the blogger fights not only to discover and reveal
the truth, but to survive.

Hello
by Amanda Tenshi

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