Carole J. Garrison’s new release from 2Leaf Press is about fulfilling a bucket list that explores diversity, culture and humanity

[trx_title type="3" font_size="28pt" position="top"] Carole J. Garrison’s new release from 2Leaf Press is about fulfilling a bucket list that explores diversity, culture and humanity [/trx_title][trx_title type="5" align="center" font_size="18pt" position="top"]The Wanderer by Carole J. Garrison[/trx_title] When Carole J. Garrison, an avid traveler, began to experience some age-related ailments, she did what many people do late in [...]

TRAILBLAZERS, 2Leaf Press’ long awaited series that honors African American women, debuts first volume

[trx_title type="3" font_size="28pt" position="top"] TRAILBLAZERS, 2Leaf Press’ long awaited series that honors African American women, debuts first volume November 2020 [/trx_title][trx_title type="5" align="center" font_size="18pt" position="top"]TRAILBLAZERS, Black Women Who Helped Make America Great, American Firsts/American Icons, Volume 1 by Gabrielle David Edited by Carolina Fung Feng Foreword by Lyah Beth LeFlore Introduction by Chandra D. L. [...]

Poet Jason Vasser-Elong discusses the evolution of his poetry collection, shrimp

[trx_title type="3" font_size="28pt" position="top"] Poet Jason Vasser-Elong discusses the evolution of his poetry collection, shrimp [/trx_title] I am often asked, “Why do you like poetry and why do you publish so much of it?” and the simple answer is that I have always found poetry intriguing because poets write about themselves, their culture, and their [...]

2Leaf Press’ Diverse Reading List by Diverse Authors of Our Times

[trx_title type="3" position="top"]2Leaf Press’ Diverse Reading List by Diverse Authors of Our Times[/trx_title] 2Leaf Press, a black and brown female-led nonprofit press founded in 2012, challenges the status quo by publishing books on diversity and social justice. As protests against racial injustice and police brutality have spread across the U.S. and beyond after the killings [...]

Author Carolyn L. Baker Shares Her Story in AN UNINTENTIONAL ACCOMPLICE

[trx_title type="4" position="top"]AN UNINTENTIONAL ACCOMPLICE Available June 15[/trx_title][trx_title type="4" font_size="32px" position="top"]Author Carolyn L. Baker Shares Her Story About AN UNINTENTIONAL ACCOMPLICE[/trx_title] What happens when you discover at 62-years-old you didn’t know anything about Emmett Till? If you are Carolyn L. Baker, you look deep within yourself and begin writing about your life as an unintentional [...]

Another Face Frozen in Time: The Death of George Floyd, The Rebirth of a Nation

[trx_title type="4" position="top"]ANOTHER FACE FROZEN IN TIME[/trx_title][trx_title type="3" position="top"]The Death of George Floyd The Rebirth of a Nation[/trx_title] This past week, my telephone was ringing off the hook. While colleagues and family members were disturbed to the core by George Floyd’s murder, we began asking each other, “What’s next?” Like so many black Americans, we [...]

Introducing READING IS GOOD FOR YOU 2LP Merchandise

[trx_title type="4" font_size="32px" position="top"]Introducing READING IS GOOD FOR YOU 2LP Merchandise[/trx_title] Everyone likes to sell merchandise. Book publishers especially. But since it’s an ancillary business and small presses are strapped for time and manpower, it’s a business that’s often neglected. Also, how can you make a mug or t-shirt appealing enough so that people will [...]

2Leaf Press’ Top 12 Diversity Reading List

[trx_title type="3" position="top"] 2Leaf Press’ Top 12 Diversity Reading List[/trx_title] 2Leaf Press, a black/brown female-led nonprofit press has challenged the status quo since 2012 by publishing books on diversity and social justice by a diverse group of writers.  Rather than publish books that use the anti-racist approach of "teaching/preaching" with a dogmatic approach with seminar-like [...]

2Leaf Press Publishes eBook, AN UNINTENTIONAL ACCOMPLICE

[trx_title position="top"]2Leaf Press Publishes eBook, AN UNINTENTIONAL ACCOMPLICE[/trx_title] Carolyn L. Baker grew up in Southern California during segregation and came of age in the counter-cultural climate of the 1960s. Many years later, when Baker was in her mid-sixties, she first learned of the murder of Emmett Till, sparking an investigation of her own position as [...]

2Leaf Press Celebrates National Poetry Month

[trx_title position="top"]2Leaf Press Celebrates National Poetry Month[/trx_title] National Poetry Month, a celebration of poetry which takes place each April, was introduced in 1996 and is organized by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States. Normally, there are events all over the country, from [...]

What the Coronavirus Means for 2Leaf Press

[trx_title font_size="32pt"]What the Coronavirus Means for 2Leaf Press[/trx_title] The coronavirus pandemic has brought unprecedented changes to our lives. But what has not changed during this challenging time is my belief in the power of books to entertain and inform, and 2Leaf Press’ dedication to its many constituencies—poets, authors, students, professors, teachers, libraries, vendors, readers and [...]

2Leaf Press Begins the New Year With 2 New Books

[trx_title type="3" align="center" font_weight="600"]2Leaf Press Begins the New Year With 2 New Books[/trx_title][trx_title type="5" align="center"]AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER TODAY[/trx_title] 2Leaf Press is happy to announce some of its 2020 titles. BORRACHO [Very Drunk] by Jesús Papoleto Meléndez and the debut of Dedria Humphries Barker's MOTHER OF ORPHANS. Borracho [Very Drunk] Love Poems & Other Acts of [...]

Diversity-The Gift That Keeps On Giving

[trx_title type="3" align="center" font_weight="600"]Diversity-The Gift That Keeps On Giving[/trx_title][trx_title type="4" align="center"]It's our way of saying "Thanks" for your continued support [/trx_title][trx_title type="5" align="center"]OFFER EXPIRES DECEMBER 31, 2019[/trx_title] Racial ideology plays a big role in American society. But what is it? Is it just our skin color or something more complex? 2Leaf Press addresses this and [...]

The Nasiona Podcast Interviews Sean Frederick Forbes and Tara Betts

[trx_title type="3" align="center"]The Nasiona Podcast Interviews Sean Frederick Forbes & Tara Betts[/trx_title] On September 27, 2019, editors Sean Frederick Forbes and Tara Betts of The Beiging of America were interviewed by Nicole Zelniker for The Nasiona podcast, a nonfiction storytelling organization that celebrates multiculturalism. The Beiging of America, also co-edited by Cathy Schlund-Vials and published [...]

2Leaf Press Announces the Publication of THE EMERGENCE OF ECOSOCIALISM

[trx_title type="3" align="center"]2Leaf Press Announces the Publication of THE EMERGENCE OF ECOSOCIALISM[/trx_title] THE EMERGENCE OF ECOSOCIALISM Collected Essays By Joel Kovel Edited By Quincy Saul The global warming that is changing our climate is already having dire consequences on Earth, and people are not only searching for ideas and solutions, they are pressuring their governments [...]

A Letter From the Publisher

[trx_title type="3" align="center"]A Letter From the Publisher[/trx_title] These are critical times when authentic and conscious discussions surrounding race, class, and gender are of the utmost importance. Many authors are taking this opportunity to speak to such topics from their own lived experience. Readers are hungry for works with diverse voices to help create an informed [...]

We Are One: Tribute to Steve Cannon

[trx_title type="3" align="center"]We Are One: Tribute to Steve Cannon (1935-2019)[/trx_title] Charlie Parker. Bird. Yardbird. While he was one of the most important figures in the development of jazz and in particular Bop, not all jazz aficionados celebrated his sound, but Steve did. It’s because he could hear and see the notes between the notes. Better [...]

Shirley Bradley LeFlore: Word Warrior

[trx_title type="3" align="center"]Shirley Bradley LeFlore: Word Warrior (1940-2019)[/trx_title] There’s a man singing under my skin Like a gourd song With a clear voice Singing the silk of a hummingbird Deepthroat in the silverblades of holygrass There’s a man singing under my skin Excerpt from "The Musician" by Shirley Bradley LeFlore Throughout most of my publishing [...]
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