There You Are is a novel of love, loss, and the power of community, powered by a phenomenal soundtrack of hip-hop, soul, and jazz. It tells the story of Octavian and Mina, who fell in love to the sounds of Prince and A Tribe Called Quest at their local record store in St. Louis, but who drift apart …

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Using the latest principles of neuroscience and motor learning, Being a Singer: The Art, Craft, and Science pulls back the curtain on how singing works, from cognition to anatomy to the body’s amazing hearing system and even your instincts and emotions.

Author Linda Balliro is a highly regarded…

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Complement your binge-watching preferences with these book pairings!

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In Brooklyn to Baghdad, Christopher Strom details his experience as a retired NYPD intelligence sergeant, applying his street-cop tactics and interrogation skills against a lethal insurgency that had infected Iraq. In honor of Veterans Day, we asked him to say a few words about his experiences:

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I just finished Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane. It's a multigenerational portrait of two suburban families marked by love, grief, and forgiveness. I haven't stopped thinking about th…

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A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away provides a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most influential films of the last fifty years as seen through the eyes of Oscar-winning film editor Paul Hirsch. Part film school primer, part paean to legendary filmmakers and professionals, this funny…

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Writers beware, you’re in for a scare! In honor of Halloween, we asked a few of our Fall authors about the scariest part of the writing process. Check out their spooky answers below…

 



 

In writing my book, I found it frightening to learn how many people trust anecdotal ev…

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Is Carrie on your Halloween movie marathon list? If so, take a look behind the scenes of the filming and production of the horror classic in this passage from film editor Paul Hirsch's new book A Long Time Ago In A Cutting Room Far, Far Away.

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Spooky season is upon us! Prepare for Halloween with this excerpt from the first chapter of The Grave Digger, a chilling Amberjack middle-grade novel.

In The Grave Digger, twelve-year-old Cap Cooper is an aspiring inventor—and a reluctant graverobber in 1875 Ohio—enlisted by his father to he…

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We're excited to announce that Amberjack Publishing is officially part of the Chicago Review Press family!

Amberjack Publishing is committed to sharing award-winning fiction that dares to move readers. Featuring the voices and stories of women who are bold enough to stand alone, who aren’t afrai

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