Belt Publishing

The Rust Belt is home to all kinds of culinary traditions, brought over the Atlantic by immigrants at various points in…

In this highly disturbing, highly engaging book, author Elizabeth Catte takes an unsparing look at the history of…

“I’m sitting on the floor in my mother’s house, surrounded by stuff.” So begins Jennifer Howard’s Clutter, an…

In March 1969, eight young men were indicted by the federal government for conspiracy to incite a riot. First dubbed the…

In So You Want to Publish a Book?, Anne Trubek, founder of Belt Publishing, demystifies the publishing process. This…

In this collection of photographs and comical poems, author Danny Caine and photographer Tara Wray explore the culture…

In This City is Killing Me, social worker and therapist Jonathan Foiles delves into how community trauma in Chicago is…

Portrayed as a young bear separated from its mother in spring, The Fool faces a fragmented suburban forest. An…

White picket fences are a thing of a bygone era - especially when talking about suburbs around major US cities. This…

In 1904, this book nearly destroyed John D. Rockefeller's power Standard Oil Company business empire. Filled with…

To the rest of the US, Appalachia is often portrayed as a caricature of white poverty, a bunch of hillbillies who voted…

When you pack your life up to relocate, leave 'being an asshole' behind. A book like this should exist for every city,…

Ever been deluded by someone's frequent interjections of "eh?" in a conversation? Or wonder why some people say "worsh"…

A collection of essays from blue voters in the Midwest about their lived experiences of watching as their traditionally…

Are you a sucker for politically and economically complex situations? What about compelling battles for equality? If you…

Cleveland has an amazingly inspiring community organizing movement from 1975-1985. However, it wasn't that well…

If you've lived in Cleveland, you know that there's two sides to the city. If you haven't lived there, then this book is…