Supporting the arts and the artists who create them for social justice purposes.

Featured Titles

  • Humble Pie Book Cover

    Humble Pie

    After decades of reporting on poverty and years of working one on one in homeless shelters, Pat LaMarche has pulled together an historical narrative and current events piece about how the economically disadvantaged feed themselves. Everything from celebrations to starvation, immigrant contributions to farm grown food, this book has stories and the recipes that accompany those tales.

  • Breathing In Christ Book Cover

    Breathing In Christ

    Breathing in Christ helps readers rediscover that life-giving pace. Through Scripture, reflection, and simple practices, readers learn to step out of exhaustion and experience the fresh oxygen of a life lived with Jesus. The journey begins by remembering something we often forget: who we are and whose we are.

  • Daddy Got It Backwards Book Cover

    Daddy Got It Backwards

    Vonnegut Scholar, Marc Leeds, shares the tale of a stressed out family, joyfully moving into their new home. The tiniest family member, Baby Wanda, has some real trouble falling to sleep. So – what’s a wonderful daddy to do? Improvise of course!

    A delightful tale that turns learning on its head. Oh, and there’s pizza. What happy moving tale is complete without a family sized pizza in at least one of those boxes?

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New Releases

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    Marc Leeds, PhD, an unmatched indexer of greatness and creator of The Vonnegut Encyclopedia, shares his debut children’s book. He and Eileen are graciously sharing this passion project to help CBF with its mission.

  • American Roulette

    You can now listen to a free American Roulette audio book! American Roulette, the novel about the tragedy of gun violence, is still available from Sunbury Press, but you can listen to it by clicking on “Listen” button below. If you want a physical copy of the book, click the “Order” button below to order from our friends at Whistlestop Books.

Books

  • WAM the Spaceman an Origin Story Coloring Book Book Cover

    WAM the Spaceman an Origin Story Coloring Book

    If you’ve ever wondered why the Charles Bruce Foundation has a spaceman for a mascot – get this coloring book and wonder no more! Illustrated entirely by Chad Bruce – budding artists and distressing grownups will enjoy coloring the pages of WAM!’s origin story!

  • Unlocked Book Cover

    Unlocked

    From a counseling professional with four decades of university teaching and clinical experience comes Unlocked, a compelling character-driven novel with one goal: to help people understand how real change happens. As the characters confront their pasts and learn to trust one another, the story shows how healing unfolds-slowly, courageously-within the safety of authentic relationships.

    Unlocked follows twenty-one-year-old Isabelle Vasquez who loses hope after encountering repeated loss. Through personal counseling and the support from trusted friends, she discovers the value of living in her true self.

  • Kursid Kids: For the Love of Pearl Book Cover

    Kursid Kids: For the Love of Pearl

    A story by our youngest author, Ronan Russell. Pat LaMarche provided writing assistance, and Aron Rook illustrated this beautiful book.

  • Kursid Kids: Winter Turns Book Cover

    Kursid Kids: Winter Turns

    The sequel from our youngest author, Ronan Russell. It picks up at the climactic cliffhanger and follows the family, the scientist, his robot sidekick, and a few new friends through further amazing adventures.

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