The Quotable is the quarterly publication of quotable writers. Each issue focuses on a theme and a quote. The theme for our Summer 2011 issue is "Escape." The issue features excellent short fiction, poetry and art by emerging writers and artists.

Book Three of The Pirate Empire Hurricanes menace the Caribbean, and merchant ships hide in their home ports, hoping to ride out the storms. With no prey in sight, the pirates of Nassau turn on each other. Pirate captain Scarlet plans to skip out on the violence and rendezvous with English Navy captain Robert Davenport, in a quest to end the trade in Irish slaves once and for all. All that's standing in her way is a rapist, a murderer, and a merchant ship that's got it in for her. That and the problem of hiding her flaming red hair from the authorities as she sneaks into Jamaica. But nothing...

The Golden Age of Piracy was part of a unique place and time. This book reveal the lives of twelve Golden-Age pirates from the famous to the unknown, while explaining how their time and place caused them to be who and what they were. Special segments explain pirate weapons technology, female pirates and why they did what they did, pirate society and pirates as teachers. Seeing pirates in context - in the world which shaped them - gives depth to any reader's understanding of these fascinating people. This Young Adult book is especially designed to bridge the gap between pirate story books and...