Unruly Voices

New Book Release: “how do you spell the sound of crickets” by Paola Bruni & Jory Post

We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of how do you spell the sound of crickets by Paola Bruni & Jory Post. "Write to me. Keep me alive," wrote Jory Post to Paola Bruni as he was dying of inoperable cancer. Hence, the quiet conversation ensued — one poet to another — an intimate, and at times playful, sharing of hopes, fears, and grief. how do you spell the sound of crickets is available now in trade paperback and digital editions from most major online booksellers.

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New Book Release: “Dear Goldie Hawn, Dear Leonard Cohen” by Claudia Sternbach

Dear Goldie Hawn, Dear Leonard Cohen

We are thrilled to announce the immediate availability of Dear Goldie Hawn, Dear Leonard Cohen by Claudia Sternbach. After suffering a devastating loss, Claudia writes letters to family and friends, the famous and the infamous, as a means to explore the events in her own life and find meaning in human connections. In this memoir by Claudia Sternbach, she once again knits together fragments — this time using letters written to the likes of Goldie Hawn, Leonard Cohen, Vermeer, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and more — to shape a story of a woman attempting to make sense of...

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New Blank Journals from Lyn Smirnov

Did you know that we offer blank journals for recording your ideas, a place to jot down your thoughts before giving them voice? This month, we introduce four new designs based on the photography of Lyn Smirnov. These new journals are available in both paperback and laminated hardcover (new for us!) editions with either blank or ruled pages. You can purchase them individually from Amazon, or visit our Square storefront for special deals on bundles of two or more.

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New Book Release: “Daily Fresh” by Jory Post

Daily Fresh

We are pleased and honored to announce the immediate availability of Daily Fresh by Jory Post. In the summer of 2020, the final summer of his life, Jory Post gave himself an assignment: He would write one essay a day, inspired by whatever caught his eye and imagination. The seventy essays that emerged — personal and idiosyncratic, contemplative and fierce — range in subject from the writing life, extinct birds, and the origins of words to the "three ‘C’s" (cancer, chemo, and Covid) and his love for his wife and friends. As he faced his last days, Jory Post measured...

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New Book Release: “Artisanal Gibberish II: Yet More Gibberish” by Matthew Legare

Artisanal Gibberish

We are thrilled to announce the immediate availability of Artisanal Gibberish II: Yet More Gibberish by Matthew Legare. Man vs. Poetry: The struggle continues. Wherein the author continues his struggle with the written word in this new volume of what some might call "poetry" … if they had low standards. You will find contained within further musings on such random topics as chickens, lumberjacks, parrots, planks, rental lodging, and how to die convincingly on stage. Compiled (or maybe "accreted" is a better word) over the course of several years, Artisanal Gibberish II: Yet More Gibberish is the culmination of six...

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Unruly Voices Welcomes Author Claudia Sternbach

Claudia Sternbach

We are extremely pleased to be able to announce that we have officially signed an agreement with author Claudia Sternbach to publish her newest memoir, Dear Goldie Hawn, Dear Leonard Cohen. Claudia Sternbach is the author of two previous memoirs, Now Breathe, a very personal journey through breast cancer (Whiteaker Press) and Reading Lips, a memoir of kisses (Unbridled Books). Claudia was a newspaper columnist for many years and has been published often in The San Francisco Chronicle, The San Francisco Examiner and The Chicago Tribune. She has also been published in several anthologies and is the former editor-in-chief of...

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Join Us for the (Virtual) Book Launch of “Artisanal Gibberish” by Matthew Legare

Join us for the (virtual) book launch event for Artisanal Gibberish by Matthew Legare. Date: May 22, 2021 Time: 10:00AM PST Location: https://unrulyvoices.com/events/artisanal-gibberish (Zoom) Artisanal Gibberish is available now in trade paperback and digital editions. Note: This event will be recorded for possible later use. By attending, you agree that your participation may be used for promotional or other purposes without compensation.

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