Böcker utgivna av North Orchard Press

Maarit McDonough Malone lied. As lies go, it was big. It was also believable. Had Maarit been able to control her anger, the lie might not have surfaced for decades, perhaps a lifetime.But karma being what it is, the cost of the lie had to be paid. Maarit paid the price, as did her daughters, Kay and Anna. The lie jeopardizes Kay's career as an internationally acclaimed opera star, and upends Anna's stable life.Set in Minnesota, along the Mississippi River bluffs and Lake Superior's North Shore, Once Lost is a story of family dynamics. A story of anger requiring resolution, fear inhibiting action, and beauty overcoming cynicism.

In this sobering sequel to his first poetic volume, Richard Lee Granvold presents a thundering sermon railing against the ongoing epidemic of gun violence in America. Rooted in the chaos of the Trump era, Granvold trains his lyrical eye on the forest fires sweeping over his home state of Oregon, the eruption of violent protests and riots¿some just, and others less söand the spiritual decay of a country suffering bitter political strife. With his signature songlike verses, Granvold writes a pained call to action to hark to America's better angels while there's still time.

Fathers cast long shadows over the lives of their children, especially when they pass on too soon in a child's life. In North Orchard Press' first chapbook, premiere poet Joseph Davidson unpacks a web of emotional threads that encircle the early death of his father. With forms and structures as varying as their content, and rooted in Minnesotan identity, Davidson's poetry addresses the cycles of catharsis and grief that interchange like seasons, prompting repeated readings of his work. Though equilibrium may be established between opposing states, Davidson's poetry remains tense with anticipation of the moment at which the peace shatters, and a mountain of emotional weight crumbles into Eden.

From the desk of the The Boyd Chronicles Podcast comes a stirring collection of poetry reflecting the thoughts and concerns of the senior citizen community. Rooted in a blue collar perspective and written over a span of decades, Dan Boyd records a multitude of emotional impressions accumulated over a lifetime, reflecting upon relationships, mental health challenges, and the tallied victories and losses. View From the Back Window is an ode to the sum of a person's experiences, and to the ongoing prosperity of senior citizens.

In this premiere collection, Sean Michael Hanson pens a poetic tale rife with dry humor, lyricism, and somber reflections within a stark Minnesotan landscape. Romance is lost and found again, mundane labors are endured, and human connection is sought in the quietest moments. Throughout seasons of pitfalls and triumphs, love proves to be the ultimate redeemer of the cynic''s soul.

The adventure of a lifetime is back in print! First published in 2010, Kayaking the Great Circle Trilogy is the incredible true story of how Randy Bauer traveled by kayak down the Mississippi River, around the Gulf and East coasts, and then back through the Great Lakes to return to his home state of Minnesota. Not only a tale of great sportsmanship, his memoir is also a tribute to the limitless potential of human willpower. Published posthumously by his brother, James Bauer, Randy''s legacy lives on through his family and this inspiring work.

Angels. Time. Christ. God. Planting religious figures within contemporary visions, Richard Lee Granvold melds these ideas together into a poetic ballad concerned with finding the eternal self within the now. Evoking the mystical lyricism of poets like Yeats and Whitman, Granvold's search is one for spirituality within the cogs and clock arms of modern times. Death approaches all, but Granvold fixes his gaze beyond it, beyond the horizon, upon the angels which beckon us forward through time.