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New Release: Denied by Mary Keliikoa

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Denied — Releases May 11, 2021, the second book in the Lefty nominated Kelly Pruett Mystery Series. Despite her injuries, PI Kelly Pruett is eager to get back to work. So when a mommy-to-be hires her to locate her estranged dad, Kelly is thankful for the straightforward missing-persons case. But as she rummages through his…

Book Release — The Plurality Of Entrances

Opening with the epigraph, “What can I make it mean?” from Agon by Harold Bloom, this eclectic collection of poetry asks us to join the author as he explores a wide variety of landscapes, both internal and external. Leigh Zaph, an NYC expat now living on the Oregon coast, draws upon an academic and familial…

Purged Souls is a 2020 Foreword INDIES Sci Fi finalist

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Kagan Tumer’s debut novel, Purged Souls, is a 2020 Foreword INDIES finalist in Science Fiction. Praise for Purged Souls: “A rich science fiction story set in a brutal post-apocalyptic America—a tense and thrilling debut.”—Foreword Clarion Reviews “Purged Souls is a hauntingly atmospheric debut novel by Kagan Tumer about an apocalyptic world that makes you question…

New Release— In Living Color, poetry by Jan Baross

Award winning novelist Jan Baross has gathered her first amazing collection of poetry, In Living Color. Through unique wit and depth of observation, Baross’s poems bring unique witness to her life and our lives. “This book of poems is dedicated to family—not a family expressing love by silent revery, but by wild truth. And these…

Blue Mar—A Cli-Fi Novel by Francesca G. Varela

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Now available from Owl House Books: Blue Mar, a new cli-fi novel from award-winning author Francesca G. Varela. In the not-so-distant future, two sisters must navigate a world that is unraveling due to climate change. Wildfires blot out the sky, coastlines are being washed away by rising seas, and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch has…

Debut Novel — Brushed Off

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M. Lee Musgrave’s novel Brushed Off debuted on March 11, via Black Rose Writing. An early review: “Who is killing artists in L.A.? TV art show host James Terra finds himself racing to help his homicide detective buddy unravel a puzzle as urgent as a splatter painting and as complex as an Escher drawing. Musgrave’s…

Kristen Crusoe’s Debut Novel: The Wave

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Kristen Crusoe’s debut novel The Wave, was launched March 25, 2021 by RedDoor Press in the UK, and will be followed by the US launch June 1, 2021. The Wave explores the emotional complexity of family life. Vulnerable and powerful, this story focuses on how suffering, self-realization and the power of love can heal even…

Author Event with Nancy Lane

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Nancy Lane, author of Pretty Chrysanthemum and Other Stories, is featured in the March 13, 2021 virtual workshop, “The Writing Journey: Goals, process, craft” hosted by Josephine Community Library. Tackle goal setting, the process, and the craft of both writing and publishing and hear Nancy’s firsthand experience about her road to getting published! The free,…

Steven Mayfield to Appear on Book Spiel

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Steven Mayfield and M. Allen Cunningham will discuss their novels, Treasure of the Blue Whale and Q & A on Book Spiel, January 27, 2021 at 4 PM PST. Treasure of the Blue Whale (Regal House) was included as one of Shelf Unbound’s 100 Notable Books of 2020. It was a finalist for the 2020…