Why is gender transition such a busy topic these days? Here’s why: we live in a time when those in the LGBTQIA+ community are finding their voices, and doing the hard work of honoring who they are and the beautiful lives they’ve been given. And our...
Friends, I’ve worked for decades in the corporate publishing world on a lot of great books (and maybe some not so great to be honest), but I can tell you that these books from the last two years of Lake Drive Books have been some of the most gratifying publishing I’ve...
Something fascinating is going on with Christa Brown’s memoir Baptistland. I’ve been in book publishing for almost thirty years, a career that allowed me to see many sides of the publishing business. My last corporate role was as vice president and publisher of a...
Spiritual abuse refers to the misuse of spiritual authority, beliefs, or practices to manipulate, control, or harm others. It can occur within religious, spiritual, or faith-based contexts and often involves leaders or members exerting power over individuals in ways...
In celebration of Marla Taviano’s whole: poems on reclaiming the pieces of ourselves and creating something new, we thought we’d offer a poem that is perhaps a good starting point of the whole idea in whole: finally and deservedly realizing you have to...
As a kid, I wanted to slither outside my skin, to become invisible. But now, I’ve put my skin onto a book cover. Baptistland: A Memoir of Abuse, Betrayal, and Transformation. It’s coming May 7 from Lake Drive Books. It’s an intimate and vulnerable story, revealing and...
