Concord Free Press Presents
It’s simple. We publish great books and give them away to intrepid readers. In exchange, they donate to a cause of their choice or someone in need—then pass their book along. In our first decade, readers around the world have given more than $3 million to thousands of diverse organizations and people, going way beyond our wildest expectations when we started our grand experiment in subversive altruism.
The Concord Free Press works because our writers, editors, designers, proofreaders, and other contributors all donate their time and talents for free. Together, we’ve created a revolutionary new publishing model, one that transforms words and stories into generosity and kindness.
In Concord Free Press Presents, you’ll find work from writers of short stories, poems, novels, articles, memoirs, and more. All joined by a shared trait—a very big heart. May theirs inspire yours.
Stories from Peter Behrens, Castle Freeman, Jr., Elizabeth Graver, Dan Grote, Yiyun Li, Alan Lightman, Stephen McCauley, Karan Mahajan, Craig Moodie, Mary Norris, and Joyce Carol Oates
Novel excerpts from Russell Banks, Madison Smartt Bell, Nikolai Grozni, and Gabino Iglesias.
Poems from Melissa Broder, Charles Coe, John Lilly, and Elizabeth Spires
Essays by Kevin Ashton, Wesley Brown, Pagan Kennedy, Jeff Gordinier, and Elizabeth Wurtzel
Interviews with Lewis Hyde and Jordy Rosenberg
A monologue from John Kuntz
A conversation between Gregory Maguire and Ann Patchett