Open Books Press

ALT A blue background with red bokeh. Logo in top right corner: Harmonious World with Hilary Seabrook. Stand-up bass illustration in bottom left. Text: Author, bassist & psychotherapist Bill Harrison shares his thoughts on music and life. Listen now online or on your favorite podcast app.

ALT Headline: Journey back 100,000 years... A book cover, featuring three ancient African huntresses holding spears, in front of an orange sunset, titled Women of the Plains: A Tale of 100,000 Years Ago, by Brandon S. Pilcher. Text below cover: Oja must eventually choose between the way of life she has always known and that of the people who have embraced her as one of their own. Link: http://openbookspress.com/WotP

ALT Winner: Family History, Concordia Historical Institute Awards. Book cover featuring vintage photo of a woman in glasses, with dark hair pulled back, a gold necklace, and a black high-necked dress. Title: Power, Passion and Faith: Emmy Carlsson Evald, Suffragist and Social Activist, by author Sharon M. Wyman. Event info: Awards Banquet with author Sharon M. Wyman Thursday, November 2 at 6 p.m. Koburg Hall, Concordia Seminary 801 Seminary Place St. Louis, MO 63105 RSVP by October 27 at (314) 505-7900

ALT Headline: New Release! A book cover, featuring three ancient African huntresses holding spears, in front of an orange sunset, titled Women of the Plains: A Tale of 100,000 Years Ago, by Brandon S. Pilcher. Text to the side: Brandon S. Pilcher's second novel, Women of the Plains, shows the thrilling confrontation between two ancient civilizations. Order now via link: http://openbookspress.com/WotP

ALT A book cover, featuring three ancient African huntresses holding spears, in front of an orange sunset, titled Women of the Plains: A Tale of 100,000 Years Ago, by Brandon S. Pilcher. Text to the side: When the young huntress Oja gets separated from her nomadic band after a hunting accident, she finds herself reliant on a settled village. With no way back home, can she find her place in this new world? Link: http://openbookspress.com/WotP

ALT A darkened, moody shot of a podcast mic and filter with purplish undertones. Text on top reads: Author Bill Harrison joins host Mike Joseph on the Detoxicity podcast. "Prior to devoting himself to mental health, he was a successful gigging musician.... [Follow] Bill's journey from traveling troubadour through his own mental health journey and ultimately deciding to help others for a living." Followed by a link to detoxpod.podbean.com.

ALT Book review from Library Journal, Frederick J. Augustyn Jr.: "A colloquially recounted story of a string bass musician who became a mental health counselor, this book more generally conveys lessons on career transitioning, cultural competency, adapting to aging, and surviving bullying. . . . all experiences that many readers may find to be universally relatable." On the left is a book cover featuring the title Making the Low Notes: A Life in Music by Bill Harrison and an upright bass guitar.

ALT Book review graphic, blue with concentric circles: “Harrison excels as a writer. Much of his past is brought back to life in gripping detail . . . I think anyone with an interest in jazz, listener or musician, could find the book difficult to put down.” —Graham Colombé, Jazz Journal

ALT Event poster for WGN After Hours on Sunday, July 30, from 5 to 7 p.m. CDT, with host Rick Kogan and Bill Harrison, author of Making the Low Notes.