Tassajara Stories is out today! It's an amazing stories of how a handful of dedicated seekers created the very first Zen monastery in the West. “As priceless as discovering a previously unknown time capsule.”—Peter Coyote (Hosho Jishi), actor, director, author indiepubs.com/products/tas...

“Debra Zaslow is a modern maggidah…the way she moves from the tale to her reflection is a wonderful example of how we can best internalize the seemingly simple tales to heal our complicated lives.” —Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LiA...

Happy Pub Day and congrats, Debra Zaslow! The Rooster Princess is out today. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Tomorrow. In LA. Anna Goodman Herrick on Resilience!

Loganites and beyond, stop on by!

Wonderful new review (because great literature doesn't get old) for Dana Delibovi's translations of Teresa of Avila's poetry. "In our time...Teresa’s message—so generously brought to new life through Delibovi—is not only relevant but urgent."  www.christiancentury.org/books/teresa...

Proud and happy to see Zen at the End of Religion by James Ford doing so well. Number One on Kindle right now!

Congrats, Gunilla Norris! “Soul Songs awakens us to the sacredness that suffuses everyday life. This collection is a flow through of heart-wisdom—each song calls forth a precious and often hidden part of our being.” —Tara Brach On sale at here: bookshop.org/.../soul-son....

Just out, a great interview with author Rebe Huntman on Real Wisdom. "Your message is really powerful, will inspire so many women and needed to be shared.” youtu.be/0zJ-xeqoClU

This is tomorrow! Come on out to hear fabulous authors Elizabeth Cunningham and Kristen Holt-Browning in conversation at the lovely, local Blue Heron Books. www.blueheronbooksny.com

Also just in, an interview with Roshi James Ford about his new book on the popular Zenways channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vSR...

Phil Goldberg has a couple new episodes up on his Spirit Matters podcast. The latest interview is with Ramdev Dale Borglum, director of the Living/Dying Project and may be indispensable for everyone who might find themselves at the bedside of a dying loved one. mindbodyspirit.fm/shows/spirit...

Next Thursday, August 7, Kristen Holt-Browning will be chatting with fellow author Elizabeth Cunningham about writing women, writing history, and writing myth. Blue Heron Books in High Falls, NY is a delightful shop, please join them!

Philip Goldberg's new book is out and the subject is... karma. He asked Rabbi Rami Shapiro to interview him on the Spirit Matters podcast. Rami's questions took the conversation to deep and provocative levels. Listen to it here. mindbodyspirit.fm/shows/spirit...

Here's an article by author Adam Bucko on how to become a sacred activist. fatheradambucko.substack.com/p/sacred-act...

New episode with author Dr. Daisy Khan: www.youtube.com/watch?v=23E3...

The Rooster Princess, forthcoming by Debra Gordon Zaslow et al, is receiving some lovely reviews already! www.publishersweekly.com/9781958972878

Out today: Sacred Letters by Michael David Sowder. Congrats and happy pub day, Michael! Sowder presents 50 Sanskrit letters as doorways into profound insights about yoga philosophy, mystic revelations and natural beauty. Purchase with a 20% discount: indiepubs.com/collections/...

Check out Philip Goldberg's latest post on Henry David Thoreau's birthday. It was July 12. substack.com/home/post/p-...

This weekend is the Columbus Book Festival! On Saturday, July 12 you'll find author @rebehuntman at 1:00 in Meeting Room 1A, where she’ll be talking about My Mother in Havana: A Memoir of Magic & Miracle, and signing books. Learn more at columbusbookfestival.org.

New cover essay by author Michael McGregor on the ways solitude can deepen one's life and connections to others in the just-released summer issue of Notre Dame Magazine. You can read it here: magazine.nd.edu/stories/alon... You can also listen to the audio version there.

On June 24 Hannah Murray of Talk Radio Europe interviewed Michael McGregor about his new book, An Island to Myself: The Place of Solitude in an Active Life. You can listen to it here: michaelnmcgregor.com/2025/06/24/i... "Inspiring." - Patrick Hannon

Congrats, Les Kaye! I Had a Good Teacher is out today. “What a wonderful book.... direct and deep, real and rich, filled with down-to-earth wisdom. Enjoy reading about something that could change your life.” —Roshi Joan Halifax indiepubs.com/products/i-h...

Tune in for a live interview with Michael McGregor, author of this year's memoir, An Island to Myself, on Talk Radio Europe - tomorrow, 24 June at 8:10 AM Pacific/11:10 AM Eastern! www.talkradioeurope.com

New podcast episode just out from Dr. Daisy Khan. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYG9... #FathersWhoEmpower

Join the brilliant and funny Victoria Moran at the Omega Institute on July 18-20 and learn more about aging like a Yogi. www.instagram.com/reel/DK9liZE...

You don’t want to miss this workshop with Victoria Moran! You’ll laugh, you’ll learn so much, and you won’t regret it. Check out the discount code below and take a break at lovely Omega Institute, July 18-20. www.eomega.org/workshops/ag...

Congrats, Victoria Moran and Mark Burrows, on being finalists for the Next Generation Indie Book Award!

Congrats and happy Pub Day, Julie! “This is a thoroughly engaging exploration based on deep knowledge of the tradition as well as contemporary research.” —Martine Batchelor, author, Principles of Zen indiepubs.com/products/pra...

Oregon folks: if you're in the Portland area, come on over to Saint Andre Bessette on 6/25 and hear Michael McGregor read from his wonderful new book, An Island to Myself.

We begin Rewilding with song. Join Sharifa Oppenheimer, author of Rewilding the Human Heart, in one of several short ceremonies aimed at connecting with the natural world in and around us. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKVi...

Congrats, James Ishmael Ford, on the publication of Zen at the End of Religion! “James Ford has long been an honest and thoughtful voice on matters spiritual and religious....Zen at the End of Religion is a clear and authentic introduction to Zen.” —Barbara O’Brien indiepubs.com/products/zen...

Sharifa Oppenheimer's lovely new book, Rewilding the Human Heart, came out this month! See below for reviews from Booklist and Kirkus We also invite you to view the fun book launch party. booklife.com/my/project/r... www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... youtu.be/Fraf9apoSsA

Congratulations to our Nautilus Book Award winners! 30 Rights of Muslim Women by Daisy Khan: Gold–Religion 57 Fridays by Myra Sack: Silver–Death & Dying/Grief & Loss Living in the Presence by Rabbi Burt Jacobson: Silver–Religion You Are the Future by Mark S. Burrows: Silver–Body Mind Spirit

Rabbi Or Rose (My Legs Were Praying) is teaching a new online course. For more info and to register: hebrewcollege.edu/blog/course/...

Myra Sack and husband Matt honor their daughter Havi every Shabbirthday with challah and music. As a tribute, the Boston Globe just re-ran Myra's original piece from three years ago - the essay that would eventually become her beautiful book Fifty-Seven Fridays. www.bostonglobe.com/2022/06/08/m...

Kirkus Reviews just published a review of the forthcoming Tassajara Stories by David Chadwick and called it: "An engrossing account of the people and antics that defined the Tassajara monastery in 1967." www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Earlier this week, a successful signing event for Nilton Bonder at Books and Books in Coral Gables, FL, a legendary independent. His book Wedding at the Graveyard: And Other Stories of the Jewish Fantastical is out now.

Congrats, Michael Sowder!

Happy pub day, Or Rose! My Legs Were Praying is out today. “This compelling biography is a must read and serves as needed inspiration to embrace Rabbi Heschel’s lifelong commitment to loving kindness and justice.” —Rev. Adam Russell Taylor bookshop.org/p/books/my-l...

The letters published in the original edition of this book gave a very personal glimpse into the sometimes anguished thought of Abhishiktananda, and this greatly enlarged new edition offers an even more thorough insight into the way he continues to challenge us all.” —Abbot James Wiseman, OSB

If you're in Columbus, OH this Saturday, May 3, you can catch Rebe Huntman (My Mother in Havana) at the Ohioana Book Festival. Her memoir is also among those inspiring PocketMFA writers right now!

Michael McGregor will be sharing from his new book, An Island to Myself, at Eagle Harbor Books, WA on May 15. “[This] new musing memoir is … about a transformative search for meaning among the small, often overlooked everyday moments.” - Foreword Reviews

Including books from PGC publishers @clashbooks.bsky.social, Dzanc, @feministpress.bsky.social, @igpublishing.bsky.social, and @monkfishpublishing.bsky.social!

Sunday, May 4 at Book & Books in Miami: An Evening with Rabbi Nilton Bonder, author of the just released WEDDING AT THE GRAVEYARD. www.miamiandbeaches.com/event/an-eve...

“This is the most thorough presentation we’ve seen of Swami Kripalu’s teachings.. [It] is a book for serious students, & given the richness of what’s being offered, one imagines that many new serious students for Swami Kripalu’s wisdom will be found.” www.spiritualityandpractice.com/book-reviews...

The Utah Poetry Festival is happening online this weekend! Catch author Michael Sowder on Saturday when he'll be sharing work from his forthcoming book, Sacred Letters: Sanskrit, Yoga, and Awakening the Divine. utahpoetryfestival.wordpress.com/utah-poetry-...

Congrats, Anna Goodman Herrick (A Speaker is a Wilderness: Poems on the Sacred Path from Broken to Whole), on being awarded the commission by The City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs to create a new spoken word piece for Empowerment: Edith + Etta AND on a sold out show!!

This Saturday, April 26 go out and support your local bookstore! ❤️ 1,600 bookstores across the country will participate and offer special readings, giveaways, music, and more. In fact, if you're in Beacon, NY you can catch author Kristen Holt-Browning reading from her work at Stanza Books at 4 pm.