National Association for Poetry Therapy - 2026 Conference Bookstore

2026 NAPT conference books for sale.

We have a wonderful list of books by our conference presenters and NAPT members to share with you! We will not be having an onsite book sale due to the unavailability of local bookstores to accommodate us, so be sure to purchase any books you want to read or have signed in advance and bring with you to the conference!

NAPT Conference Book List

We have created this page for you with titles, authors, and links to where you can purchase them. Additionally, most titles may be available on Amazon. Happy reading!

Adams, LPC, PTR Kathleen

Journal Therapy for Calming Anxiety: 366 Prompts to Help Reduce Stress and Create Inner Peace

https://www.unionsquareandco.com/9781454940135/

Adams, LPC, PTR Kathleen

Journal Therapy for Overcoming Burnout: 366 Prompts for Renewal and Stress Management (Volume 2)

https://www.unionsquareandco.com/9781454943587/

Adams, LP, PTR Kathleen

Journal to the Self: 22 Paths to Personal Growth

https://www.grandcentralpublishing.com/titles/kathleen-adams/journal-to-the-self/9780446390385/

Adams, LPC, PTR Kathleen

Scribing the Soul: Essays in Journal Therapy

The Center for Journal Therapy

Adams, LPC, PTR/ Ross, LPC Kathleen/ Deborah

Your Brain on Ink: A Workbook on Neuroplasticity and the Journal Ladder

https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781475814248

Adams, LPC, PTR Kathleen, editor

Expressive Writing; Foundations of Practice

https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781475803167/Expressive-Writing-Foundations-of-Practice

Allerdyce et al., Diane

The Universe Project

Finishing Line Press

Chavis, PhD, CPT, LP, Geri (Giebel)

Poetry and Story Therapy: The Healing Power of Poetic Expression

Jessica Kingsley Publications (contact julia.zullo@jkp.com 215 922-1161 if problem ordering)

Chavis, PhD, CPT, LP and Weisberger, Geri & Lila

The Healing Fountain: Poetry Therapy for Life's Journey

North Star Press of St. Cloud (contact Curtis Weinrich at info@northstarpress.com if problem ordering)

Harris, Kristen

Yall Not Ready for that Conversation

Amazon

Heller, Peggy Osna

Word Arts Collage: A Poetry Therapy Memoir

http://www.wordartscollage.com/purchase.htm

Hynes and Hynes Berry, Arleen and Mary

Biblio/Poetry Therapy: The Interactive Process: A Handbook. Third Edition.

www.northstarpress.com

Jacobs, Beth

The Sound of Unspoken Things: Poems of the Tuesday Writers Retreat

Amazon

Jacobs, Beth

Luminous Loves Gray: poetry

Shanti Arts Publishers

Jacobs, Beth

Long Shadows of Practice: Poems

Amazon

Jacobs, Beth

Who Made All The Words? Youth Poetry from Family Focus of Evanston

Amazon

Jacobs, PhD, Beth

Writing for Emotional Balance

New Harbinger Press

Jacobs, PhD, Beth

A Buddhist Journal

North Atlantic Books

Jacobs, PhD, Beth

The Original Buddhist Psychology

Amazon

Longo, Perie

Baggage Claim: Poems by Perie Longo

https://www.wordtechweb.com/longo.html or Amazon

Longo, Perie

With Nothing behind but Sky

Amazon

Myers, Ph.D., MFA, Linda Joy

The Power of Memoir-How to Write Your Healing Story

Wiley (also available on Amazon)

Myers, Ph.D., MFA, Linda Joy

The Journey of Memoir

Amazon

Myers, Ph.D., MFA, Linda Joy

Don't Call Me Mother--A Daughter's Journey from Abandonment to Forgiveness

Amazon

Myers, Ph.D., MFA, Linda Joy

Song of the Plains-A Memoir of Family, Secrets, and Silence

Amazon

Marinella, Sandra

The Story You Need to Tell—Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss

World Library

Mazza, PhD, Nicholas

Poetry Therapy: Theory and Practice, 3rd Edition (2022)

Routledge

Patterson, MA, LPC, CSAT-C, Carl

The Mis-Execution of a Black Son

Olympia Publishers

Pennebaker, PhD, James W.

Writing to Heal

The Center for Journal Therapy

Pongo Poetry Project

Where Hope Seems Impossible: A Pongo Youth Poetry Anthology

https://pongopoetryproject.org/where-hope-seems-impossible/

Pongo Poetry Project

The Story of My Heart: Pongo Poetry from the Child Study & Treatment Center

https://pongopoetryproject.org/the-story-of-my-heart/

Pongo Poetry Project

The Shadow Beside Me: Pongo Poetry from King County Juvenile Detention

https://pongopoetryproject.org/the-shadow-beside-me/

Pongo Poetry Project

Above the Water of My Sorrows: Writing by teenagers in King County Juvenile Detention

https://pongopoetryproject.org/above-the-water-of-my-sorrows/

Pongo Poetry Project

See What Goes On Behind My Masks: Pongo Poetry by Young People at Lambert House, a Resource Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth and Their Allies

https://pongopoetryproject.org/see-what-goes-on-behind-my-masks/

Pongo Poetry Project

I Lost My Sense of Protection: Writing on Grief and Life by Teenagers in Juvenile Rehabilitation at Echo Glen Children’s Center

https://pongopoetryproject.org/i-lost-my-sense-of-protection/

Reiter, PhD, LCSW, PTR, CM, Sherry

Writing Away the Demons: Stories of Creative Coping Through Transformative Writing

https://www.northstarpress.com/store/p705/Writing_Away_the_Demons

Reiter, PhD, LCSW, PTR, CM, Sherry

Healing Words: Keys to Understand Poetry Therapy

The Creative "Righting" Center

Reiter, PhD, LCSW, PTR, CM, Sherry

The Kathryn Videos: PT Treating Trauma