Bronze Man Books Mission

Bronze Man Books is a student owned and operated press located in Decatur, Illinois. We are committed to the integration of high-quality design and meaningful content.

New Chapbooks

Winter Hearts
by Jackson Lewis

illustrations by Monica Smith

graphic design by Chelsea Arnold
edited by Taylor Chaney

ISBN 978-0-9819591-4-6
© 2012

hand-sewn saddle-stictch binding
40 pages (4" X 6”)

$12.00 plus $2.50 postage

See the Winter Hearts web page.

Bronze Man Books is pleased to announce the publication of Winter Hearts by Jackson Lewis. This collection of tanka and is a hand-sewn chapbook.

"The collection of tanka is rich, contemplative, full of powerful imagery and haunting, unspoken questions. It is an exciting reminder of the ways in which a tradition hailing from Japan's earliest poetic roots can live on through the pens and lives of some of today's most skillful writers." Joseph Bein.

tea's aftertaste
by Aubrie Cox

graphic design
and original pencil illustrations by Katie Baird

ISBN 978-0-9819591-2-2
© 2011

hand-sewn Japanese binding
48 pages (5.5" X 5.5”)

$12.00 plus $2.50 postage

Special limited edition hand-colored copies numbered and signed by the author and illustrator are $25.00 plus $2.50 postage.

See the tea's aftertaste web page.

Bronze Man Books is pleased to announce the publication of tea's aftertaste by Aubrie Cox. This collection of haiku and senryu is a hand-sewn chapbook featuring 40 poems written and published during the author's four years at Millikin University.

New Children's Book

Monsters Don't Read
(children's book) by Heather Champion
illustrations & book design by Chris Knudson
ISBN 978-0-9819591-1-5 • paperback • © 2010
40 pages (6" X 8”) • $12.00 plus $2.50 postage

Bronze Man Books is pleased to announce the publication of Monsters Don't Read by Heather Champion, illustrated by Chris Knudson.

"Monsters don't read, we don't know how.
I will not read, not later, not now."

Monster resists learning to read with the rest of his class. He will not learn his ABC's, he will not spell C-A-T. But as the rest of his class enjoys the world of books, Monster begins to feel left out.

Monsters Don't Read was created by Heather Champion, a second grade teacher in Argenta-Oreana, Illinois. With vivid illustrations, this book promotes literacy and the courage to try new things.

See the Monsters Don't Read web page.

The 40-page book is available for $12 plus $2.50 postage. (Contact rbrooks@millikin.edu for special orders or quantity discounts.)