History is a curious thing—much of it is shrouded in mystery, uniquely indecipherable, lost to history. Of course, that doesn’t stop fiction writers from trying. To tell the story of the past, authors have delved into history and... Read More
Roots of Wood and Stone / Sedgwick County Chronicles / Amanda Wen /
Kregel Publications /
Softcover $15.99 (304pp) /
978-0-8254-4668-9 /
Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / In Amanda Wen’s sensitive Christian novel Roots of... Read More
Cassandra’s Eye / Elizabeth Gargano /
Belle Lutte Press /
Softcover $16.00 (298pp) /
978-0-9973260-6-2 /
Buy: Amazon / An evocative novel set in 1969’s counterculture, Cassandra’s Eye focuses on the almost-grown daughter of... Read More
Imagine a Children’s Picture Book about turkeys and not a single mention of Thanksgiving! "Gobble Gobble" by author and illustrator Cathryn Falwell presents a factual and beautifully detailed book describing mostly North America’s... Read More
"The Courage of Birds" is Pete Dunne’s enthusiastic, informative book about avian survival strategies. Loosely organized into three sections, the book summarizes Dunne’s observations of avian behaviors across decades of bird watching... Read More
Who says gift books need to be clunky coffee table doorstops featuring pictures of woven baskets or the marsupial mole in its natural habitat? From tattoos to running to a look inside a prison and a concentration camp, these eight indie... Read More
The maverick amateur researcher could yet save us all. People love to cite Fifty Shades of Grey as the ultimate example of self-publishing, indie-grown work breaking into the mainstream, but I believe that’s a poor representation of... Read More
With careful settings and raw seams, "The Train to Orvieto" is a fascinating journey of sins come home to roost. "The Train to Orvieto" details a Midwestern ingenue’s love for art—as narrated by her daughter—and the folly that... Read More