Summer Books Publishers
Summer Books
Fiction and non-fiction, closely edited.
Summer Books publishes fiction and non-fiction — novels, short stories, and books about how to live and think. We keep no house style and no fixed idea of what belongs here; the only real test is whether the book is good. Every book gets close editing and the time it needs. If you've written something you believe in, we'd like to read it.
Xuanxue
Ancient Chinese Wisdom for Navigating an Uncertain World
“What would happen if you stopped forcing?”
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Breathe and Heal
A Simple Way Back to Your Body's Own Repair
“Calm was never as far away as it felt. It was always at the end of your own nose.”
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The Qigong Way — 4
Heal Yourself
“Eight movements. No equipment. Ten minutes a day.”
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The Qigong Way — 3
Legends Behind the Practice
“Every qigong practice has a lineage.”
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The Real Ikigai
What the Four-Circle Diagram Gets Wrong
“The four-circle diagram promised to reveal your purpose. It was never how ikigai worked at all.”
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The Qigong Way — 2
Twenty Stories of Slow Movement, Quiet Breath, and a Still Mind
“What if slowing down was the most powerful thing you could do?”
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The Qigong Way — 1
A Guide to the Philosophy Behind the Practice
“What most people miss before they begin.”
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Kachoufugetsu
The Japanese Art of Finding Yourself in the Natural World
“Five people. Five moments of stillness. One ancient Japanese art of paying attention.”
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The Floor Between Us
“He can hear the whole of Ronan's life through the floor. He just can't tell him what it means to him.”
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