Chapter 3: Italian Restaurants I am unsettled by the past. Not a generalized, conceptual, or theoretical past, but three very real and specific events. All of them, deaths. All murders, of a sort. The first was undeniable, even if it remains unpunished and its perpetrator, Paul, at large, and possibly pre­sent at this reunion. The... Read More

Before Dolly Parton became the famous singer we know today, she was simply a little girl with a big voice. We're celebrating Dolly with... Read More

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Astra Publishing House is pleased to announce the winners of two children’s book publishing contests: The Astra International Picture Book Writing Contest and the Golden Pinwheel Astra Award. Read More

When you give a book as a gift, you’re giving a new perspective, an adventure, an invitation to visit new worlds! Astra House has a great gift book for every reader—shop now. If Cheryl Strayed’s Wild made you long for the Appalachian, visit the Alati Mountains in Northwestern China with Li Juan: Gift it: Winter... Read More

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Astra House is starting 2022 off strong with the release of three new nonfiction books, all of which are expected to hit shelves in January... Read More

Explore all Queer Voices have to offer with these new and upcoming releases from Astra House. A collection of poems that plumbs the depths... Read More

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