la su·ve·ra \ noun

[Italian, from Lat suber, cork oak; cf. French souveraine, sovereign]1. The cork oak—stripped of its bark, it grows it back, season after season.2. A feminine sovereignty that survives being stripped, and returns.

La Suvera Press is the independent imprint of Alicia Assad and Kelly Ingraham, authors of Fishing on the Right Side of the Boat.Alicia and Kelly met in the ordinary rhythms of motherhood and began writing, researching, and dreaming together years before launching their original project, The Magdalene Thread, on Substack. That work became the foundation for their book on Mary Magdalene and the sacred feminine.They are not scholars by profession, but stay-at-home mothers and writers who believe that wonder and the search for meaning belong to everyone. Their work approaches faith through a feminine lens, weaving careful research with intuition, and reverence. They write to recover what has been lost or buried, restoring women’s voices to the landscape of the sacred.Through La Suvera Press, Alicia and Kelly explore the stories that shape belief, memory, and imagination, returning to what has been inherited with eyes to see and ears to hear.

Fishing on the Right Side of the Boat

Saint, sinner, bride, apostle to the apostles—Mary Magdalene has been called everything, yet never fully revealed. Fishing on the Right Side of the Boat reads the clues: a number, a star, a flower, a name.Across scripture and symbol, pilgrimage and history, a portrait comes whole—not the penitent of legend, but a noblewoman of intellect and spiritual authority, and the eyewitness memory behind the Gospel of John.Written by best friends Alicia Assad and Kelly Ingraham, the book braids first-person pilgrimage with deep historical scholarship to unveil not only who Mary Magdalene was, but a way of seeing—and of remembering ourselves.

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A Book of Love

From 1974 to 1981, Sally Johnston heard and recorded thousands of words in the midst of everyday life, gathering a collection of messages she safeguarded for decades.An unsuspecting scribe, Sally will be the first to say she did not write this book. Rather, that it was given to her “by God” during a time of personal trial—and it is now offered in the spirit of peace, love, and joy with which it was received.Edited by Alicia Assad, A Book of Love is the first publication of La Suvera Press—a timeless teaching for readers of all faiths.

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About Alicia Assad

Alicia Assad is a writer whose work explores Mary Magdalene and the sacred feminine through the lens of resilience, motherhood, and faith. A former Radio City Rockette and Miss New Jersey, she holds a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and a BS in Arts Administration with a Dance Minor from Wagner College. Her writing is shaped by a devoted spiritual practice and deep training in wellbeing and healing traditions. She is the editor of A Book of Love, and Fishing on the Right Side of the Boat is her first book. Alicia lives in Bedford, New York, with her husband, five children, and their beloved rescue animals.

About Kelly Ingraham

Kelly Ingraham is a writer whose work follows the enduring questions of faith, creation, and the sacred feminine. She holds a BA in History and Literature from Harvard University, and her writing is informed by a wide-ranging study of religious history, spiritual traditions, and healing practices. Before turning fully to writing, Kelly was a wellness entrepreneur and the founder of Inner Light, an infrared sauna studio and wellness boutique in Darien, Connecticut. Fishing on the Right Side of the Boat is her first book. Kelly lives in Lyme, Connecticut, with her husband, four children, and two golden retrievers.