Brown Paper Press imprint: 5 books

Long Beach Press-Telegram writer Tim Grobaty was promoted to columnist at his newspaper back when it was still a glamorous and coveted job. In I'm Dyin Here, the author means two things: He'll likely die at the job that he's spent nearly four decades doing, and at the same time his profession, too, is...

A necessary, incredibly nuanced portrait of a survivor, 'The Inheritance of Shame' will change lives. — GARRARD CONLEY, author of 'Boy Erased: A Memoir' Author Peter Gajdics spent six years in a bizarre form of conversion therapy that attempted to “cure” him of his homosexuality. Kept with other...

In a series of strangely resilient personal adventures—often beginning with breakups, and fueled by a sense of "invincible longing"—essayist Alan Rifkin flings himself at the last vestiges of the Southern California Dream. He chases summer with a pool man, lives with monks in a Santa Barbara monastery,...

A rapidly growing demographic cohort in America, secular parents are at the forefront of a major and unprecedented cultural shift. Unable to fall back on what they were taught as children, many of these parents are struggling, or simply failing, to address issues of God, religion and faith with their...

“An encyclopedic exploration of the most effective methods for giving children the courage to realize their full potential.” — ADELE FABER, author of How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk Perfect for modern parents, grandparents, preschool teachers and caregivers, ParentShift...