"Readers, we are living in unprecedented times. Funding for the arts and education is being slashed, ICE agents infiltrate our communities, and our rights are constantly under attack. It is a dark time in America, but literature has always been a beacon of hope: Even in telling tragic stories, writers resist. We resist the impulse of complacency. We resist the idea that our stories don't matter.
In the following fifteen books from small press, resistance is a theme, whether against capitalism, toxic family structures, being overtaken by grief, or repressive regimes. Some of these books carry a lightness, and some are tragic. Each one reminds us of why it matters to create."
-Wendy J. Fox (she/her)
