Maine Authors Publishing Fall/Winter 2023/2024 Trade Catalog

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Maine Authors Publishing | Fall/Winter 2023–2024 trade catalog

Jane Karker, president Nikki Giglia, managing editor & publicist Dan Karker, editing & distribution supervisor Lee Karker, business manager Michelle Hodgdon, graphic designer Molly Larson, bookstore & library relations Nadia Kasparek, book rep & events coordinator Genie Dailey, editorial consultant Barbara Balduman, shipping clerk

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Cassie Sano, sampling of Winter Memories on New Park Street, oil painting, 24 x 36 inches

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Sampling of Autumn View of Saddleback Oil painting, 20 x 24 inches

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About Cassie Sano

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Cassie Sano is a realist painter from Augusta, Maine.

Formerly a career postal worker, it wasn’t until Cassie retired that she began to dedicate her time to art.

Blessed with an abundance of inspiration right in her own backyard, she holds a special love for plein air painting, where outdoor adventure meets art. With a passion for writing and illustrating picture story books, she is a member of the Maine Authors Publishing Cooperative where her newest book, Baxter the Moose, is currently published. She organizes a local Plein Air Painters group, is a member of the Kennebec Valley Art Association, River Arts Association, Maine Art Gallery, and teaches watercolor painting classes to beginners.

Biography/Memoir ���������������������������������13 Children’s/Young Adult �������������������������15 Poetry.........................................................23 Gifts............................................................23 Backlist Books �����������������������������������������24 Ordering & Contact Info ������������������������ 31

BOOKS BY TITLE 45th Parallel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Ada Bea’s Downeast Adventure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Adventures of a Cheetah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 The Adventures of Eloise Violet and Madeline Rose: The Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 The Adventures of Humboldt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Alvah’s Socks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Always, Always, Lead with Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 The Amazing Adventures of Sammie the Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 The Amethyst Stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 The Aurantium Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Bad Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Battle Lines Drawn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Baxter the Moose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Bear and the Oxbow Island Gang . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Before You Were Ours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Bernard Langlais Revisited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 The Besieged ���������������������������������������������������������� 27 Beyond Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 The Birthright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 The Black Guitar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 The Boston Terrier Who Thought He Was a Loon ������������������������������������ 26 Broken Wing: The Power of Belief . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Buddy the Bullfrog on Sweet Pickle Pond . . . . . . 29 Bungalow Terrace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Butterfly Flappings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Calm Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 The Canoe Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Carrying Water as a Way of Life ���������������������������� 28 Cassie in the Honey Pot: A Wiscasset Legend . . . 29 Chasing Aces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Cheese Inside Your Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 The Clarity of Birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Crossing Northern Borders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Crown Thy Good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 The Crystal Chain �������������������������������������������������� 30 Dahlov Ipcar / Artist ���������������������������������������������� 26 Daughters of Long Reach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 David C. Driskell: Artist, Educator, Author . . . . . 26 De Rerum Natura: On Nature and Poetry . . . . . . 30 Dead Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Dear Mr. Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Death in Venison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 A Debt Too Dear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Demon Spirit, Devil Sea ���������������������������������������� 27 Dick Folsom: Bush Pilot ���������������������������������������� 25 Dogs vs. Aliens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Downwind from Pemaquid ������������������������������������ 27 The Eastern, Book One: The Early Years ���������������� 24 The Eastern, Book Two: Later On . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Echoes from Deane Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Echoes from River City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Escaping Night in Acadia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Evelyn and the Peacocks ���������������������������������������� 30 Faraway Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Farnsy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 The Fifth Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Finding Myself in Aviation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Flight to Freedom �������������������������������������������������� 29 Folly Cove Sketches: Remembering Virginia Lee Burton . . . . . . . . . . 14 Foreign Aid and Agricultural Development in Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Forever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Fostering Marcel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Francena Hallett’s Heart: A Novel of Romances and Revenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 The Freezing Venus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 From Fledgling to Flyer ���������������������������������������� 29 From Nana’s Window �������������������������������������������� 30 Gary Dumond Remembers Maine Warden Pilots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 The Gathering Room: A Tale of Nelly Butler . . . . . 8 The Geriatric Pilgrim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Ghost Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The Gillchrest Papers ��������������������������������������������� 28 The Girl with Berries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Glass Eels, Shattered Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Glimpses ���������������������������������������������������������������� 29 Granny’s Garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Hardscrabble Lodge ���������������������������������������������� 25 Hauling Through ���������������������������������������������������� 27 A Haunting Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Here and Away ������������������������������������������������������ 28 Hermit: The Mysterious Life of Jim Whyte . . . . . . 8 Household . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Hunger Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Ill Intent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 The Illuminati Circle ���������������������������������������������� 27 The Illuminati Sanction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 In a Twinkling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 In the Company of Trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 In the Path of Young Bulls ������������������������������������ 28 The Island and Other Stories �������������������������������� 27 Islands of Time ������������������������������������������������������ 24 Josie’s Story ������������������������������������������������������������ 28 Kate Meader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The Kid in Me �������������������������������������������������������� 29 Last Will & Punishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 The Last Will and Testament of Palmira Sei . . . . . 30 Lavinia Wren and the Sailmakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Least Angel ������������������������������������������������������������ 30 Life in the Backwoods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Light on Jib Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Little Johnny’s Big Dream Coloring Book . . . . . . 30 Little Sprout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 A Long Way to Walk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 The LORD’S Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Love, Lutefisk, and Lemon Zest Sneakers . . . . . . 29 Lucy’s in the Neighborhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Maggie Goes to Maine ������������������������������������������ 26 Maine Fun Facts Word Search Puzzle Book . . . . . 23 Maine Fun Facts Word Search Puzzle Book 2 . . . 23 The Maine Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Maine Stories ������������������������������������������������������� 12 Margel’s Madness �������������������������������������������������� 27 Matinicus: An Island Mystery �������������������������������� 24 Memoirs of a Mad Innkeeper: The Muffin Recipes Revealed ���������������������������� 26 Milo Meander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Mind Your P’s and Q’s (and Your A, B, C’s) ���������� 28 The Money Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Mount Battie’s Christmas Star . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Murder in the Maple Woods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Musings of the Woodland Poet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 My Life as a Non-Valedictorian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Narrownook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 The New Maine Cooking �������������������������������������� 30 Not Even Dark Chocolate Can Fix This Mess ������ 24 Of Watercraft Form and Function . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 On Harbor’s Edge, Book One: 1912–1913 . . . . . . . 9 One Thread in the American Tapestry . . . . . . . . . 11 The Other Island: Ben’s Story �������������������������������� 28 Owl Girl ���������������������������������������������������������������� 30 Oxbow Island Gang: Leap Frog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Oxbow Island Gang: Lobster Graveyard . . . . . . . . 21 Oxbow Island Gang: Winter Crows . . . . . . . . . . . 22 The Passion of Perfection �������������������������������������� 28 Peaks Island: Past and Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Perilous Obsession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Pieces of Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Piper’s Song: My Life in Poetry ���������������������������� 30 Pizza and Beer Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Pressing Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Prospects: Mining Maine for Riches . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Provocations ���������������������������������������������������������� 29 Quitting Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Ragged Island: An Island Mystery . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 The Rainbow Pants ������������������������������������������������ 30

Rainbow Whiskers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 The Realm of Colliding Spirits ����������������������������� 28 Reason to Leave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 The Rebel’s Wrath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 “Rec’d Your Card...Thot You Was Dead” . . . . . . . . 30 Reese’s Leap: An Island Mystery �������������������������� 28 Requiem in Stones ������������������������������������������������ 28 Rescued by Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Retsbol Rises ���������������������������������������������������������� 28 Rhoda’s Rescue ������������������������������������������������������ 30 Ripple Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Rogue Plunder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Rookie Warden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Rosebud: A Princess…Finally! ������������������������������ 30 Sauna Magic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Sea Glass and the Lighthouse �������������������������������� 26 The Season in Between ������������������������������������������ 28 Secrets Haunt the Lobsters’ Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Secrets of the Seas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Shaking Hands with Tomorrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 The Shark, the Girl & the Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Silent Maine Reminders ���������������������������������������� 29 Simmering, Savory, and Deadly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Sinking Dixie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Skywriter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Sleigh Magic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Something About the House ��������������������������������� 28 Sparring in the Dark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 The Spinster’s Hope Chest ������������������������������������ 25 The Spiritual Awakening of an Analytical Mind . . 13 The Spiritual Warrior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Spring House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Stone Blanket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 The Story of Neeps and Tattie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Stranded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Style & Allure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 The Summer of the Disco King ������������������������������ 28 Sweating Through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 A Tale of Life & War �������������������������������������������� 28 Talos and the Yellow Suitcase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 The Teacup Café . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Telling Stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 The Tennis Ball Trees �������������������������������������������� 30 Termination of Benefits ������������������������������������������ 28 The Thank-You Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Three Fab Felines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Three Labs a Lifetime ������������������������������������������� 29 Through Woods & Waters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Tillie Heart and Soul ��������������������������������������������� 30 To Touch the Earth Again . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 The Toll Road North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Trapped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Treasure at Eastern Bluff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 The Tree Grows Standing Still . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Trouble in Nathan’s Woods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 The Uninvited Goddess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Unleashing Yahweh: Ezekiel and the Northern Lights . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Upwards ���������������������������������������������������������������� 14 Vanishing Act �������������������������������������������������������� 28 The Village Blacksmith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Voting Down the Rose ������������������������������������������ 25 Walking Sacred Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Wayne’s War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 We Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 We Have Met the Enemy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Where the Avonley Seed Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Whispers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Why the Cane? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 The Wildlife Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Willows by Flowing Streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Woman Who Speaks Tree �������������������������������������� 29 Wrack and Ruin ���������������������������������������������������� 30 Writer on the Rocks ���������������������������������������������� 29 Yes & No: Paris 1969 �������������������������������������������� 28

2023 Maine Literary Award Winner, Excellence in Publishing

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he staff of Maine Authors Publishing and Amelia Garretson-Persans were honored to accept the Book Award for Excellence in Publishing for Where the Avonley Seed Falls on May 18th at the Olin Arts Center at Bates College in Lewiston. Where the Avonley Seed Falls is available on page 10.

Author: Amelia Garretson-Persans

Amelia Garretson-Persans is an artist, filmmaker, and writer. Her interdisciplinary work often centers on heroines as they navigate the shifting layers of their own storylines. She lives with her family in South Portland, Maine. Where the Avonley Seed Falls is her first book with Maine Authors Publishing.

Graphic Designer: Michelle Hodgdon

Michelle has had a love for art, photography, and reading her entire life. Before working at Maine Authors Publishing, she found herself working in the printing industry, which ingrained a complete understanding of proper design process. She lives in Union with her husband, Philip, and their two dogs, Phoebe and Gretzky, as well as their cat, Piper.

Illustrations on this page are samples from Where the Avonley Seed Falls.

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Geoffrey M. Cooper of Ogunquit, Maine

When a student in Professor Brad Parker’s lab at the Maine Translational Research Institute in Wells is wrongfully accused of cheating on an exam, he tries to help. Only to encounter unexpected obstacles. Burglary. Bribery. A suspicious suicide. Even murder. Leaving Brad and his fiancée, FBI agent Karen Richmond, desperately trying to understand what’s going on behind the scenes.

NEW FICTION

The Fifth Student

Paperback, 6" x 9", 241 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-366-3 $18.95 Geoffrey M. Cooper is an award-winning author of medical thrillers and a 2023 Maine Literary Award Finalist in Crime Fiction. His experience as a former cancer researcher and scientific administrator, having held positions at Harvard Medical School and Boston University as professor, department chair, and associate dean, now provides extensive background for his novels. He lives in Ogunquit, Maine.

Bad Medicine is available on page 24.

Forever is available on page 24.

Ill Intent is available on page 27.

Perilous Obsession is available on page 28.

Hunger Hill

Philip C. Baker of Windham, Maine

A novice hitwoman makes rookie mistakes, and the bodies start piling up in Portland, Maine. Detective Basil Keene and seventeen-year-old Eileen Mack form an unlikely team to bring the spree to a stop. Can they catch the murderer and her boss before they escape under the veil of a violent storm at sea?

Paperback, 6" x 9", 261 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-361-8 $19.95 Philip C. Baker is a graduate of Colby College. He grew up in Falmouth, Maine, sailing on Casco Bay and enjoying the land where it meets the sea. His work has taken him to many of the lower forty-eight states. He lives in southern Maine with his family, which includes two rescue beagles.

To order: FAX 207-226-2015 • orders@maineauthorspublishing.com

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NEW FICTION

Kate Meader

Deborah Gould of Brunswick and Mt. Vernon, Maine Kate Meader has had her share of hard times, but she finds stability as cook at the poorhouse, where she feeds the homeless residents of Gardiner, Maine. In 1900, a new inmate appears at the city farm, a Civil War veteran named Nicholas Dale, and Kate’s life takes another turn.

Hardcover with dust jacket, 5" x 7.5", 204 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-371-7 $29.95 Deborah Gould was a 2014 Maine Literary Award short fiction winner; her historical novel The Eastern, Book One: The Early Years was a 2016 Maine Literary Award book finalist. Kate Meader is her fourth novel. A member of the Cumberland Street Writers, she is a threeseason resident of Brunswick and summers on Flying Pond in Mount Vernon, Maine.

The Eastern, Book One: The Early Years is available on page 24.

The Eastern, Book Two: Later On is available on page 24.

Household is available on page 24.

“Rec’d Your Card…Thot You Was Dead” is available on page 30.

Simmering, Savory, and Deadly

A Soup Makers Mystery Jody Rich of Waterville, Maine

Vidalia, Olive, Brie, and Coco, all in their sixties, escape the snows of Maine and Alaska to thaw out in the heat of Saint Martin. They find themselves in the soup with local authorities as they go about their island adventures. Can these four ladle out the solution to this mystery before flight time on Friday?

Paperback, 6" x 9", 176 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-377-9 $15.95 Jody Rich of Waterville, Maine, has always been a storyteller. She observes and remembers. From working in special education and traveling, she has a mind full of characters, settings, and plot twists.

Jody’s writings have appeared in the Portland Press Herald and Central Maine Today. She lives in Waterville, Maine, with her wife, Rosemary, and their cat, Lexus.

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Bungalow Terrace

Spanning five decades, Bungalow Terrace is the saga of four best friends who are inadvertently turned into a singing group and catapulted to fame and become one of the most iconic rock-and-roll bands of the twentieth century. Grappling with such issues as addiction, death, rape, and sexual orientation, it is the story of four diverse lives and a superstar rock group.

Paperback, 6" x 9", 394 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-337-3 $21.95

Chasing Aces

FICTION

Robert Monroe of Portland, Maine

Hardcover with dust jacket, 6" x 9", 394 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-338-0 $35.95

Danette Laver of Portland, Maine Marian yearns to leave her unconventional childhood behind. When she falls for Bradley, the aspiring ballplayer who lives next door, she never anticipates her greatest competition will be her grandmother.

Grandie has her own agenda and the credentials to catapult Bradley to the top of the game. Bonds are torn as stakes are raised, and someone’s dreams will have to be sacrificed.

Paperback, 6" x 9", 359 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-351-9 $22.95

Daughters of Long Reach Top Se Irene M. Drago of Bath, Maine

Drawn to its rich maritime history, Ellie and Ty Malone purchase a grand home in Bath, Maine, and discover the story of a prominent shipbuilding family who lived there in the 1800s. Daughters of Long Reach explores love and loss through the lens of families who are separated by time but connected by the rolling tides of the Kennebec River.

2018 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Winner, First Novel Lavinia Wren and the Sailmakers is available on page 8.

The Maine Point is available on page 8.

Paperback, 5.5" x 8.5", 215 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-118-8 $16.95

Death in Venison

Maine Newspaper Mysteries with Nate and Nasty James and Luanne Napoli of South Portland, Maine

Nate Emerson and Nasty Jensen think they’re headed for a quieter life when they leave their jobs as foreign correspondents and take over a small-town newspaper in Maine. But as they develop an uneasy partnership with the local police chief and learn the ways of the Pine Tree State from their staff, they quickly see that Venice has secrets and mysteries all its own, including murder.

Paperback, 6" x 9", 243 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-333-5 $18.95

Farnsy

A Novel

Top Se

William Anthony of Edgecomb, Maine William Phineas Farnsworth, “Farnsy” to his friends, is a policeman in a quiet town on the coast of Maine.

He loves police work, but his relationship with Lucy is off again, his 35th birthday is looming, and he feels trapped in a life as predictable as the tides—until some Necco wafers appear mysteriously in summer cottages on nearby lakes.

Paperback, 5.5" x 8.25", 357 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-304-5 $18.95

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The Gathering Room Top Se A Tale of Nelly Butler

Michelle E. Shores of Waterville, Maine Based on a true story. In 1795, George and Nelly are set to be married. But lurking in the shadows is Lydia, a young girl who some say communes with the devil. She and George have a history, and it’s all about to unfold in a bizarre love triangle with a supernatural twist.

2023 Independent Publishers Book Awards, Bronze Medal Winner, Best Fiction Northeast Region 2023 National Indie Excellence Award Finalist for Best Historical Fiction

Paperback, 6" x 9", 359 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-330-4 $17.95

Ghost Town

Kirsten Reed of Gardiner, Maine Tucked into reputedly haunted woods stretching to the horizon, the quaint small-town ennui of Moon Hill, Maine, is shaken by a concurrence of troubling events and shocking crimes. A years-long manhunt uncovers more than a dangerous killer; an intimate portrait of all involved reaches far beyond town lines and ventures into secrets too vital to reveal.

Paperback, 6" x 9", 400 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-348-9 $22.95

Hermit

Top Se

The Mysterious Life of Jim Whyte

Jeffrey H. Ryan of South Portland, Maine

When Jim Whyte settled outside of Monson, Maine, in 1895, people were puzzled. A world traveler who spoke six languages fluently, Whyte arrived with sacks full of money and a fierce desire to keep to himself.

Based on the true story, Hermit follows one man’s quest to discover the truth about Whyte’s incredible secret life before it’s too late.

Paperback, 6" x 9", 153 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-188-1 $17.95

Lavinia Wren and the Sailmakers Top Se Irene M. Drago of Bath, Maine

Orphaned by the Civil War, Lavinia Wren finds a home in Thomaston, Maine. On the verge of turning thirteen, she meets four friends. For sixty years, as schooners replace square-riggers and German U-boats appear off the coast, Vinnie and the sailmakers pull the thread of love, not war, through history and leave an indelible impression on our soul.

2023 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist, Regional Fiction Daughters of Long Reach is available on page 7.

The Maine Point is available below.

The Maine Point

Paperback, 5.5" x 8.5", 304 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-331-1 $19.95

Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5" x 8.5", 304 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-341-0 $31.95

Top Se

Irene M. Drago of Bath, Maine

Anna Malone, a Maine screenwriter, meets a New York editor, Dan Leone, and discovers they’re related.

Their grandmothers were cousins who left Bath in the 1930s to work in midtown Manhattan until their paths diverged—one became a Navy nurse and the other the owner of an iconic movie theater. The Maine Point illuminates their family’s journey home.

Daughters of Long Reach is available on page 7.

Lavinia Wren and the Sailmakers is available above.

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Paperback, 5.5" x 8.5", 310 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-213-0 $18.95

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Murder in the Maple Woods Top Se A boy dies in the Maine woods. His death is judged an accident, but suspicions are raised.

Set in the remote maple sugar camps of northwestern Maine, the story unfolds around the maple syrup industry and its producers.

2021 Maine Literary Award Finalist, Fiction

Paperback, 6" x 9", 181 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-230-7 $16.95

FICTION

Claire Ackroyd of Orono, Maine

On Harbor’s Edge Top Se

Book One: 1912–1913

Kate Hotchkiss of North Haven, Maine

When an unsuspecting bride gets into a boat one stormy day in 1912, Thaddeus takes her far out to sea to the end of Popplestone Isle. Harbor folk welcome Mildred with hopeful joy, but she discovers she must save the tiny fishing community from a near-certain end. In her efforts to rescue the treasured harbor, Mildred risks losing everything.

Paperback, 6" x 9", 297 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-227-7 $18.95

Stranded

Hardcover with dust jacket, 6" x 9", 295 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-286-4 $26.95

Norman R. Kalloch, Jr., of Carrying Place Town Township, Maine Isolated at their cabin in northwestern Maine, Kathy and Dan Simmons struggle to survive a calamity of freakish weather caused by events hundreds of miles beyond Skyler Pond. Frankie Bartlett, leader of a backwoods clan and a man with a demented view of life, complicates Kathy and Dan’s chances of survival.

45th Parallel is available on page 27.

Life in the Backwoods is available on page 27.

A Long Way to Walk is available on page 27.

Paperback, 6" x 9", 273 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-349-6 $19.95

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Style & Allure

The adventures of Samuel Cramer, one of the last romantics in France Evelyn H. Pass of Rockland, Maine

Evelyn Pass is pleased to present an exciting new version of Charles Baudelaire’s novella La Fanfarlo. This work, written by the poet before he became famous, is full of wit and insight into the foibles of young love and deserves a wider audience.

Hardcover, 8.5" x 11", 39 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-352-6 $29.95

The Toll Road North

Top Se

Peggy L. DeBlois of Auburn, Maine

Dee and her son are taken hostage while on a college visit in her hometown of Lewiston, Maine. When Dee recognizes the gunman, she is forced to face her secret-filled past. The French-Canadian Catholic community of her youth is filled with betrayals, abandonment, and secret pregnancies. How will she reveal her shameful past to her husband, son, and friends?

Paperback, 5.375" x 8.25", 300 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-326-7 $19.95

2023 Maine Literary Award Winner, Excellence in Publishing Where the Avonley Seed Falls

Amelia Garretson-Persans of South Portland, Maine Where the Avonley Seed Falls is an illustrated novel that unfolds through the recovered nature writings of Tabitha H. Eldreth, a middle-aged naturalist ostensibly on sabbatical from her university position. As her nature observations develop, so too does the real reason behind her deep isolation in the north woods.

2023 Maine Literary Award Winner, Excellence in Publishing

Paperback, 6" x 9", 118 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-319-9 $16.95

Amelia Garretson-Persans, illustration sample from Where the Avonley Seed Falls

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U.S. Chief Justice Melville Fuller in His Times, 1888–1910 Douglas Rooks of Augusta, Maine Melville Fuller, among the most prominent Maine natives of his day, is little known today. This groundbreaking biography, the first in 70 years, restores him to his rightful place amid one of the most turbulent, dynamic eras of American history, not stinting his flaws, but highlighting his considerable accomplishments in uniting a fractious Supreme Court behind his patient and steady leadership.

Paperback, 6" x 9", 466 pages with b/w photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-370-0 $24.95

NEW NONFICTION

Calm Command

Hardcover with dust jacket, 6" x 9", 467 pages with b/w photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-369-4 $39.95 Douglas Rooks, a lifelong journalist, has been an editor at three Maine and New Hampshire daily and weekly newspapers, and an opinion columnist for more than 40 years. His three previous books are Statesman: George Mitchell and the Art of the Possible; Rise, Decline and Renewal: The Democratic Party in Maine; and First Franco: Albert Beliveau in Law, Politics, and Love.

One Thread in the American Tapestery

A Pennsylvania German Heritage Judith Burger-Gossart of Salsbury Cove, Maine

Weisenberg Township, on the Pennsylvania frontier, was settled in 1753. Primary source records were full of surprises. In the ensuing years there were murders, hardship, courage, hope, love, and a measure of joy and delight in the everyday. Come take this journey of exploration with the author. The story is unique but also universal.

Paperback, 10" x 7", 122 pages with color and b/w photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-365-6 $22.95

Judith Burger-Gossart has been an armchair historian since majoring in American studies at Mount Holyoke College. Her previous book about the Maine Sea Coast Mission Hooked Rug Program in the 1920s was honored in the 2016 Maine Literary Awards. Primary source records informed that book; they also form the basis for discovery in this latest endeavor.

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NONFICTION

Butterfly Flappings

Winds of the Mystery

Rick Kimball of Falmouth, Maine

A rich hodgepodgery of wit and wisdom from a lay Unitarian Universalist thinker and speaker, Butterfly Flappings draws universal truths from the quotidian. Its topics range from sex to soul to nonsense. Its forms include poetry, prose, photos, music, and plays. Its moods mix silly with serious. It generates warming winds to touch and treat both churched and unchurched readers.

Paperback, 6" x 9", 513 pages with color photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-346-5 $32.95

In the Company of Trees Top Se

The Empirical Forest

Roger H. Greene of Bucksport, Maine Set in the deep recesses of the Northern Forest, two professional foresters tend to their work, creating forests to serve many purposes. Life in a rural village offers a glimpse into the world of Sage Duff and Oracle Cambium as they endure challenging weather, rough roads, and encounters with woodland creatures of all kinds in pursuit of their dreams.

Creative Nonfiction Paperback, 6" x 9", 462 pages with b/w photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-252-9 $19.95

Maine Stories Top Se

from the writer of the column Away with Words

Lew-Ellyn Hughes of Greenville, Maine

This book is a collection of award-winning humorous, poignant, and thoughtful true tales of life, family, and the people, places, and lifestyle of rural Maine. Many of the stories are written in the literary style of bons mots or belles lettres.

Paperback, 6" x 9", 238 pages ISBN 978-1-940244-83-9 $16.95

Sparring in the Dark

The Art and Life of Maine Painter Henry Strater Michael Culver

Maine painter Henry Strater’s life brought him into contact with the most significant artists, writers, and momentous events of the twentieth century. His art received national recognition, and he founded the Ogunquit Museum of American Art. Despite his achievements, Strater was hampered by self-doubt. Consequently, this is a narrative of Strater’s successes, but also the consequential uncertainties that adversely shaped his art and life.

Paperback, 7" x 10", 215 pages with color and b/w illustrations and photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-344-1 $26.95

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13 Stepping-Stones to Help Guide Your Journey Tina L. Moody of Falmouth, Maine

This book provides a different perspective to the tale of self-awakening. After a five-year journey of self-discovery, Tina Moody offers like-minded linear thinkers as herself a blueprint for walking this new path of self-awakening. Tina provides readers with stepping-stones that have served her well, along with exercises to incorporate into their lives and many relatable stories from her journey.

Paperback, 6" x 9", 163 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-275-8 $14.95

NONFICTION

The Spiritual Awakening of an Analytical Mind Top Se

Unleashing Yahweh: Ezekiel and the Northern Lights

How the Aurora Borealis Helped Establish Monotheism George Siscoe (1937–2022) of Belfast, Maine

Ezekiel’s bizarre vision in Babylonia was key to unleashing Yahweh from Judah at a time when gods were tied to nations and routinely destroyed along with them. The vision was proof that Yahweh was present with the exiles. Because the vision meets stringent scientific requirements for an auroral display, the aurora may have played a profoundly consequential role in establishing monotheism.

Hardcover with dust jacket, 6" x 9", 195 pages with color and b/w photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-353-3 $39.95

Walking Sacred Sites Listening to Their Stories

Margaret W. Jones of Old Orchard Beach, Maine Step back in time with Margaret, travel guide and storyteller, as she takes us on extraordinary walks through sacred sites and ancient landscapes. With compelling detail, she transports readers to the British Isles and Jordan, where she discovers the ancestors that once lived there. Rediscover the magic as she touches stones, kneels before holy wells, and walks old Roman roads.

Paperback, 6" x 9", 158 pages with color photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-343-4 $21.95

Crown Thy Good

Judy Arndt of Orr’s Island, Maine

Judy’s dream of riding a bicycle across America became a reality after the death of her twin brother, Tom, at age 46. Crown Thy Good is the inspirational story of a solo bicycle journey in memory of her brother during which she discovered the unsurpassed beauty of America, the brotherhood of man, and the true meaning of goodness and trust.

Paperback, 6" x 9", 121 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-339-7 $19.95

BIO/MEMIOR

Across America by Bicycle, 1986

Finding Myself in Aviation Top Se Mary S. Build of Bridgton, Maine

Finding Myself in Aviation is about so much more than flying. It chronicles one woman’s journey of discovery from an abusive childhood to finally finding freedom in the skies. Mary Build’s story is an inspiration to anyone who has wondered what their true purpose is in life, while her adventures as a pilot will keep you on the edge of your seat.

2023 Award of Achievement for Contributions to Aviation,The Ninety-Nines: International Organization of Women Pilots

Paperback, 6" x 9", 170 pages with color photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-317-5 $23.95

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Folly Cove Sketches Top Se

Remembering Virginia Lee Burton June Vail of Brunswick, Maine

Virginia Lee Burton wrote and illustrated Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel and Little House and founded the renowned Folly Cove Designers. Vail’s memoir offers insights into the wide-ranging artistic projects of the woman behind the books and recounts how living as a teenager with Burton, her great-aunt, in Folly Cove, Massachusetts, inspired new ways of living and making art.

The Passion of Perfection is available on page 29.

Paperback, 6" x 9", 145 pages with color and b/w illustrations and photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-305-2 $17.95

The Geriatric Pilgrim Tales from the Journey

Richard Wile of Brunswick, Maine In The Geriatric Pilgrim: Tales from the Journey, Richard Wile explores how his own pilgrimage experiences have shown him that life itself can be a pilgrimage. Part travelogue, part rumination on grief and grace, part coming of (old) age memoir, The Geriatric Pilgrim reveals how viewing life as a pilgrimage can bring us healing and hope.

Paperback, 6" x 9", 197 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-332-8 $16.95

Requiem in Stones is available on page 28.

Through Woods & Waters Top Se

A Solo Journey to Maine’s New National Monument Laurie Apgar Chandler of Waldoboro, Maine

Maine’s Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument was two years young when Laurie Chandler embarked on a unique journey. After trekking its panoramic peaks, she traded her boots for a solo canoe, paddling into the upper watershed of the Penobscot’s East Branch and down the iconic river through the heart of the monument. Hers is a story of shared discovery, highlighting the region’s rich history and natural wonders.

Upwards is available below.

Paperback, 6" x 9", 229 pages with b/w illustrations and color and b/w photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-231-4 $18.95

Upwards Top Se

The story of the first woman to solo thru-paddle the Northern Forest Canoe Trail Laurie Apgar Chandler of Waldoboro, Maine

Dreams should be voiced, nurtured, followed. At 53, Laurie Chandler journeyed 740 miles in a small canoe, becoming the first woman to solo thru-paddle the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. Upwards is her uplifting story of finding the inner strength and faith to achieve a dream, set amid the rich tapestry of the history, wildlife, landscapes, and people of New England.

2017 New England Book Festival, Honorable Mention, Biography/Autobiography Through Woods & Waters is available above.

Paperback, 6" x 9", 216 pages with color and b/w photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-122-5 $17.95

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Tess Thayer Haskell of Spruce Head, Maine Illustrated by Ken Foster

Join a little boy and his family on a seemingly average summer day on an island off the coast of Maine. Lobster boats, seagulls, and daily chores stir up an unexpected mystery.

Alvah hates to upset his mother, and she has been noticing some missing things. Read along as he unravels a surprising resolution.

Ages 4–8 Hardcover, 12" x 8.5", 26 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-372-4 $33.95

Tess Haskell grew up in Bartlett’s Harbor on North Haven, where she graduated the K–12 school and lobstered for her father—a true daughter of the islands, with family also coming from Vinalhaven and Matinicus. She now has five children.

She loves being a mother and hopes to write more children’s books in the future.

NEW CHILDREN’S/YOUNG ADULT

Alvah’s Socks

The Amazing Adventures of Sammie the Salmon

Susan A. Starr of Trenton, Maine Illustrated by Kimberly Bolton

Tiny Sammie the salmon has a great journey before her.

She and her friends must navigate Maine’s quiet streams, the mighty Penobscot River, and the vast Atlantic Ocean.

Sammie enjoys discovering the mysteries of her underwater world. This brave little salmon encounters many unusual creatures and meets surprising challenges as she swims her way to becoming a grown-up Atlantic salmon.

Ages 4–8 Paperback, 10" x 10", 30 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-362-5 $22.95

Hardcover, 10" x 10", 30 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-364-9 $31.95 Susan A. Starr traveled the world while serving in the U.S. Army. Following their respective military retirements, Susan and her husband, Chuck, chose to live on the Maine coast. That was nearly twenty years ago, and Maine continues to be a source of inspiration in her writing. Susan’s other books are Memoirs of a Mad Innkeeper: The Muffin Recipes Revealed and The Birthright.

The Birthright is available on page 29.

Memoirs of a Mad Innkeeper: The Muffin Recipes Revealed is available on page 26.

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Baxter the Moose

Cassie Sano of Augusta, Maine

Baxter is a young moose who is very good at doing cartwheels but falls like a “broken wheel” whenever anyone is watching. Just when he thinks he’ll never prove his talent, he unexpectedly meets an otter who helps him break the pattern, and they become very good friends.

Ages 4–8 Paperback, 7" x 10", 28 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-367-0 $16.95

Hardcover, 7" x 10", 28 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-368-7 $24.95 Cassie Sano lives in Augusta, Maine, where she has a home art studio and enjoys writing, illustrating, plein air painting, and teaching watercolor painting.

Granny’s Garden

Susan Schenck Izard Illustrated by Carroll Semmes Schenck

Granny’s Garden celebrates one woman’s dedication to a community garden in her local park. It engages the young reader in the story of organic gardening while teaching the value of friendship and community involvement. Told in the voice of her young granddaughter, Granny passes on the joys of gardening and neighborliness to the next generation.

Ages 4–8 Paperback, 10" x 7.75", 48 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-355-7 $18.95

Susan Schenck Izard is an ordained minister of the United Church of Christ and a spiritual director. She is the coauthor of Knitting into the Mystery: A Guide to the Shawl-Knitting Ministry, a mother, and a grandmother. Her sister, Carroll Semmes Schenck, is the illustrator of Granny’s Garden.

Susan Schenck Izard

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A Story of Destiny Steph Carlson of Scarborough, Maine Illustrated by Cheryl Crouthamel

Join Little Sprout in the Maine woods as she navigates feelings of uncertainty about who she is and what she needs to be. In this era of social media, children are learning to look to others for what makes a successful and happy life. Little Sprout hopes to help children listen to and trust themselves— and the rest will magically unfold.

Ages 4–8 Paperback, 8.5" x 8.5", 36 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-360-1 $22.95 Steph Carlson continues to live in Scarborough, where she grew up. She is an occupational therapist working in community wellness, using Tai chi and qigong to help others improve balance in all aspects: body, mind, and spirit. As a practitioner and someone who has experienced debilitating injury, she enjoys exploring new ways of enhancing health and well-being.

NEW CHILDREN’S/YOUNG ADULT

Little Sprout

Mount Battie’s Christmas Star

Laurie Brooks Evans of Camden, Maine Illustrated by Alice Delzer

The midcoast town of Camden, Maine, has a Christmas tradition worthy of praise. Since the 1960s, the community has worked together to transport a 23-foot star to the top of Mount Battie and place it on the tower there. The Christmas star is a beacon of hope and cheer during the holiday season.

Ages 4–8 Paperback, 8.75" x 10", 28 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-374-8 $18.95

Hardcover, 8.75" x 10", 28 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-373-1 $28.95 Laurie Brooks Evans was born in Camden, Maine. Blessed to live at the base of Mount Battie, she trekked up the back trails to the mountain as a kid. Although she lived away from her beloved Maine for over 40 years, she now is a part-time resident of Camden again. Laurie loves sharing Maine with her family.

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Rescued by Love

A Dog’s Journey Audrey D. Stempel of Old Orchard Beach, Maine Illustrated by Lin Snow

This story is based on a true event. It’s an example of how love can heal. Sheila was neglected and then given away, but Annie restored Sheila with love. Sheila became a loyal and trusted friend.

Because she was loved, she could hold her ears up and people noticed that she was beautiful. And so she was, inside and out.

Ages 4–8 Paperback, 8" x 10", 14 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-376-2 $19.95

Hardcover, 8" x 10", 14 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-375-5 $28.95 Audrey Stempel is a child and family psychologist who has been in practice for almost twenty years. She adopted Sheila when she was five years old and fostered her during her incredible transformation. Dr. Audrey works every day with her therapy dog Mickey. They live in Old Orchard Beach and walk and play on the beach all year round.

Sleigh Magic

Susan Vaughan of St. George, Maine Illustrated by Thomas Brooks Long, long ago, Santa Claus landed in the Great North Woods. When he yawned, Squirrel asked why he was so tired. Santa said that more and more children wrote him every year. One day he might not have enough magic to make all the toys by himself. Squirrel quivered with an idea: Could animals help?

Would they need sleigh magic?

Ages 4–8 Paperback, 11" x 7", 36 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-357-1 $18.95

Hardcover, 11" x 7", 36 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-358-8 $25.95 Susan Vaughan loves everything about Christmas—the traditions, decorations, giftgiving, and, yes, the stories. She taught in public schools for many years, twenty-five of them in midcoast Maine, where she lives. She is the author of sixteen novels. This is her first children’s book.

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Brook Merrow of Bass Harbor, Maine In a small coastal town in Maine, high school senior Ethan Olsen struggles to investigate the disappearance of his brother, the death of a friend, and nonstop harassment that threatens his family’s lobstering livelihood. Despite help from a potential girlfriend—if only he can make the next move—Ethan must first overcome lingering trauma and guilt from a decade-old tragedy.

Young Adult Paperback, 6" x 9", 251 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-363-2 $19.95 Brook Merrow has taught writing at the middle, high school, and college levels.

Originally a journalist, her work has appeared in various regional publications. She loves raunchy humor, tasteless movies, exquisite irony, and exercise of any kind. Brook and her husband, Hy Adelman, split time between an airplane hangar in Driggs, Idaho, and a home on the coast of Maine.

NEW CHILDREN’S/YOUNG ADULT

Trapped

Ada Bea’s Downeast Adventure Top Se When Ada Bea McC. moved “from away” to Maine’s sleepiest fishing village, she innocently tried to befriend the town’s most ornery and cantankerous resident, ol’ Grumpy Johnson. Laugh and cry as you follow Ada Bea’s wild and rollicking battle of wills with Grumpy throughout this Maine-inspired adventure until it reaches its exciting and heartwarming conclusion.

Ages 4–8 Paperback, 10.75" x 8.25", 44 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-285-7 $9.95 Hardcover, 10.75" x 8.25", 44 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-284-0 $19.95

CHILDREN’S/YOUNG ADULT

Laurence H. Leavitt of Falmouth, Maine Illustrated by Averil Burner

Cassie Sano, sampling of Vienna Mountain Road, oil painting, 20 x 24 inches

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Adventures of a Cheetah Max Felix of Ellsworth, Maine

A captivating book of illustrations of a cheetah in a vast African plain, the Serengeti. Around the act of coloring, learn new facts about this fascinating wild animal.

All Ages Coil Bound, 8.5" x 8.5", 42 coloring pages ISBN 978-1-63381-336-6 $15.95

The Adventures of Eloise Violet Top Se and Madeline Rose: The Island Gail Theroux Clark of Yarmouth, Maine

Eloise Violet and Madeline Rose are naughty French bulldogs who live on a river in Maine. Madeline is the mischief maker, and Eloise goes along with her plans. One day, they decide to sneak out and cross the river to the island. They encounter many animals, but there is danger looming. How will these rascals manage to get home safely?

Ages 4–8 Paperback, 8.5" x 11", 28 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-321-2 $18.95

Hardcover, 8.5" x 11", 28 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-320-5 $27.95

The Aurantium Tree

Samar Khuder of Westbrook, Maine Illustrated by Kate Erwin

The Aurantium Tree is about a family that escapes war in Iraq to find peace and freedom in the United States. When the war starts, their lives are suddenly turned upside down. The family manages to escape to Syria, then the U.S., where they are finally allowed to dream, because life is no longer just about getting enough food to live or finding safety.

Ages 4–8 Paperback, 10" x 7.75", 40 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-335-9 $19.95

Bear and the Oxbow Island Gang Rae Chalmers of Peaks Island, Maine Illustrated by Jamie Hogan

Top Se

Bear loses his temper after being bullied and fails his first week of sixth grade. Suspended from school and feeling like a loser, he is sent to his grandmother’s home on Oxbow Island. With the help of his island friends, he is determined to succeed and catch whoever is harming the island’s beavers and their habitat.

Oxbow Island Gang: Leap Frog is available on page 21.

Oxbow Island Gang: Lobster Graveyard is available on page 21.

Oxbow Island Gang: Winter Crows is available on page 22.

Middle Grade Paperback, 5.5" x 8", 197 pages with b/w illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-211-6 $13.95

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David Moses Bridges, Passamaquoddy Birch Bark Artisan

Jean Flahive of South Portland, Maine, and Donald Soctomah of Princeton, Maine Illustrated by Mari Dieumegard

Young Tobias and his father, David Moses Bridges, the tribe’s master canoe maker, go deep into the Maine woods to find the perfect birch to build a birch-bark canoe. In this magical tale, David weaves Native American storytelling into the ancient art and spirituality of canoe making, including the heartrending legend of the partridge, the first canoe maker.

2020 Maine Literary Award Finalist, Children’s

Ages 4–8 Paperback, 9" x 10", 38 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-171-3 $17.95

The Girl with Berries Top Se

Kathleen Murray-Allain of Owls Head, Maine Illustrated by Mattie Rose Templeton

A young girl saves her family from a dangerous winter storm after she hears the warnings of her totem Ravens.

The fable centers on the family life of early Native Americans and their relationship with the natural world.

CHILDREN’S/YOUNG ADULT

The Canoe Maker

Ages 4–8 Paperback, 10" x 8", 36 pages with color and b/w illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-276-5 $16.95

Hardcover, 10" x 8", 36 pages with color and b/w illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-345-8 $25.95

Oxbow Island Gang: Leap Frog

Rae Chalmers of Peaks Island, Maine Illustrated by Jamie Hogan

The sight of flattened frogs on Oxbow Island’s Dump Road stops Bear and Olivia in their tracks. When they discover that many of the dead frogs have extra legs and other deformities, they know they have to hurry to protect the island’s amphibians during their spring migration from the woods to the pond. This is the fourth book in the Oxbow Island Gang series.

Bear and the Oxbow Island Gang is available on page 20.

Oxbow Island Gang: Lobster Graveyard is available below.

Oxbow Island Gang: Winter Crows is available on page 22.

Middle Grade Paperback, 5.5" x 8", 194 pages with b/w illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-354-0 $15.95

Oxbow Island Gang: Lobster Graveyard Top Se

Rae Chalmers of Peaks Island, Maine Illustrated by Jamie Hogan

For Halloween, Bear returns to his grandmother’s home on Oxbow Island determined to build the biggest pumpkin pyramid in the world. He and his island friend Olivia are sidetracked when they discover evidence that someone is catching and keeping illegal-sized lobsters. Costumes and pumpkins are set aside as they race to discover who is threatening Maine’s lobster fishery.

Bear and the Oxbow Island Gang is available on page 20.

Oxbow Island Gang: Leap Frog is available above.

Oxbow Island Gang: Winter Crows is available on page 22.

Middle Grade Paperback, 5.5" x 8", 201 pages with b/w illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-250-5 $13.95

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Oxbow Island Gang: Winter Crows Top Se

Rae Chalmers of Peaks Island, Maine

The winds howl and snow blocks the windows of Oxbow Island’s homes while Bear is staying with his grandmother after Christmas. When the island loses power, Bear and his friend Olivia have to help their neighbors stack firewood, shovel snow, and provide meals. But there is a mystery to solve, and a blizzard won’t stop them. Who is killing the island’s crows?

Bear and the Oxbow Island Gang is available on page 20.

Oxbow Island Gang: Leap Frog is available on page 21.

Oxbow Island Gang: Lobster Graveyard is available on page 21.

Middle Grade Paperback, 5.5" x 8", 176 pages with b/w illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-309-0 $15.95

The Story of Neeps and Tattie

Amy Johnson and Diane Madden of Harrison, Maine Illustrated by Abigail Gray Swartz The Story of Neeps and Tattie centers around the antics of two tortoises rescued as babies on the shore of Loch Ness, Scotland, by young Annie McKay, who cares for them for years in her beautiful garden and helps them hibernate in her refrigerator each winter. Children will learn about the habitat of land tortoises and facts about Scotland’s geography and culture.

Ages 4–8 Hardcover with dust jacket, 10.5" x 11.5", 28 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-347-2 $25.95

Trouble in Nathan’s Woods

Mary Morton Cowan of Cumberland, Maine

War rages in Europe in 1917, but eleven-year-old Nathan learns that enemy spies lurk in New Hampshire, where he lives in his family’s lumber camp—and they intend to burn these woods! Convinced that Pa’s new German teamster is a spy, Nathan and his friend Orey desperately try to thwart his plan and save the lumber camp. Will they succeed?

Middle Grade Paperback, 5.5" x 8", 231 pages with b/w illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-342-7 $18.95

The Wildlife Tree Top Se Peter Emery of Wayne, Maine Illustrated by Deborah Emery

Come look and learn about the wildlife trees in the forest. Guess which animals rely on this special tree for survival. Understand and appreciate the animals around us by reading interesting facts and looking at beautiful illustrations.

Ages 4–8 Paperback, 8.5" x 11", 33 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-296-3 $19.95

Hardcover, 8.5" x 11", 33 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-297-0 $24.95

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Lenice Cicchini

The poems in The Black Guitar comprise a finely wrought medley of discord and harmony, of passion and loss. As much an evocation of the music of longing as it is the instrument itself, the image of the black guitar resonates and haunts. These poems are spiritual in the pure, Rilkean sense—the flight of spirits through the poet’s days.

The Last Will and Testament of Palmira Sei is available on page 30.

POETRY

The Black Guitar

Paperback, 6" x 9", 61 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-334-2 $14.95

The Clarity of Birds Top Se Betsy Headley of Swanville, Maine

This book is a collection of poems and bird photographs. Betsy’s words and images of nature are woven throughout her book. Beauty and brutality, compassion and aging, and wisdom and wildlife are explored through a language of understanding. With birds as her guide, she offers a clear vision.

Paperback, 6" x 9", 43 pages with b/w and color photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-303-8 $16.95

Stone Blanket Top Se

Sarah Rhinelander of Hope, Maine

Stone Blanket is a collection of poems inspired by the dream world and a daily practice of journeying there.

These poems invite the reader along for the ride to see what the dreamer sees, to simplify our sight, and to find truth and hope in our shared inner world.

Pieces of Water is available on page 30.

Quitting Recovery is available on page 30.

Paperback, 5" x 7.75", 85 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-325-0 $14.95

Maine Fun Facts Word Search Puzzle Book

Learn as you discover the great state of Maine with twenty-five word search puzzles with fun facts. Each puzzle explores a different topic about Maine. From our rocky coast to the trails of Mt. Katahdin, state parks, and recreation, discover Maine and all it has to offer in this fun facts word search puzzle book.

Maine Fun Facts Word Search Puzzle Book 2 is available below.

GIFTS

Vickie Hughes Baron of Millinocket, Maine

Top Se

Paperback, 8.5" x 11", 42 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-264-2 $12.95

Maine Fun Facts Word Search Puzzle Book 2 Top Se

Vickie Hughes Baron of Millinocket, Maine

Discover Maine’s picturesque lighthouses, historic blockhouses, and forts within these twelve word search puzzles with fun facts. Each puzzle explores different lighthouses, from the oldest, most photographed, and easternmost lighthouses to the oldest fort-blockhouse in the United States, before it was destroyed in a flood.

Discover unique qualities about Maine’s lighthouses, historic blockhouses, and forts in this fun facts word search puzzle book.

Maine Fun Facts Word Search Puzzle Book 1 is available above.

Paperback, 8.5" x 11", 23 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-310-6 $12.95

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FICTION Bad Medicine

A Medical Thriller Geoffrey M. Cooper

Paperback, 6" x 9", 249 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-248-2 $15.95

Household

Deborah Gould

Paperback, 6" x 9", 253 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-257-4 $17.95

2021 Readers’ Favorite Book Award, Silver Medal National Indie Excellence Award, Finalist

The Eastern

Book One: The Early Years Deborah Gould

Paperback, 6" x 9", 263 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-053-2 $17.95

Islands of Time

Barbara Kent Lawrence

Paperback, 6" x 9", 224 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-071-6 $16.95

An excerpt from The Eastern won the 2014 Maine Literary Award for Short Works—Fiction 2016 Maine Literary Award Finalist

The Eastern

Book Two: Later On Deborah Gould

Paperback, 6" x 9", 305 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-144-7 $17.95

Forever

A Medical Thriller Geoffrey M. Cooper

Paperback, 6" x 9", 265 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-223-9 $15.95

2020 Readers’ Favorite Book Award, Gold Medal National Indie Excellence Award, Finalist IndieReader Discovery Award, Winner

Francena Hallett’s Heart

A Novel of Romances and Revenge Robert W. Spencer Paperback, 6" x 9", 275 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-329-8 $19.95

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Matinicus

An Island Mystery Darcy Scott

Paperback, 6" x 9", 248 pages ISBN 978-1-936447-23-7 $14.95

2013 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards, Silver Prize 2013 IPPY Awards, Bronze Prize 2013 Indie Book Awards, Best Mystery

Not Even Dark Chocolate Can Fix This Mess

Kathy Eliscu Illustrated by William D. Eldridge Paperback, 6" x 9", 314 pages with b/w illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-045-7 $18.95

Prospects

Mining Maine for Riches—A Novel Robert W. Spencer Paperback, 6" x 9", 285 pages with color and b/w photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-217-8 $19.95

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FICTION Cont.

NONFICTION Florence Brooks Whitehouse and Maine’s Fight for Woman Suffrage Anne B. Gass

Kim Camery Millick

Paperback, 6" x 9", 217 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-165-2 $17.95

Paperback, 6" x 9", 279 pages with b/w illustrations and photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-011-2 $13.95

2015 Maine Literary Award Finalist, John N. Cole Award for Maine-themed Nonfiction

Secrets Haunt the Lobsters’ Sea

Charlene D’Avanzo

BIO/MEMOIR

Paperback, 5.25" x 8", 248 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-136-2 $16.95

2019 IPPY Awards, Silver Medalist

Dick Folsom: Bush Pilot

BACKLIST BESTSELLERS

Voting Down the Rose

Rookie Warden

A Legend Reflects Jake Morrel

Paperback, 6" x 9", 99 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-126-3 $20.95

The Spinster’s Hope Chest Robert W. Spencer

Paperback, 6" x 9", 172 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-138-6 $14.95

Paperback book and 2 audio CDs ISBN 978-1-63381-127-0 $24.95

Gary Dumond Remembers

Maine Warden Pilots Jake Morrel

Paperback, 6" x 9", 125 pages with color and b/w photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-145-4 $21.95

We Demand

Anne B. Gass

Paperback, 6" x 9", 337 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-259-8 $15.95

Hardcover, 6" x 9", 337 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-261-1 $29.95

Hardscrabble Lodge

True Maine bush flying stories Jake Morrel

Paperback, 6" x 9", 167 pages with color photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-082-2 $21.95

Hear what book buyers have been saying about us!

“It is encouraging to buy Maine-related books, satisfying to buy from a publisher rooted in Maine, and gratifying to know that I can keep coming back for more. I buy books from every which where, and it is truly refreshing to shop in my own backyard.

I’m very pleased to say that Maine Authors Publishing gives our state a good name.”

—Terrence (T.J.) White, Library Specialist, Fogler Library, University of Maine

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CHILDREN’S Before You Were Ours

David C. Driskell: Artist, Educator, Author

Didi Cooper Illustrated by Holly Ross

Maine Art Series for Young Readers Pat Davidson Reef

Paperback, 8.25" x 10", 24 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-178-2 $19.95

Paperback, 12" x 9", 36 pages with color illustrations and photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-212-3 $22.95

Hardcover, 8.25" x 10", 24 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-179-9 $29.95

2021 Maine Literary Award Finalist, Children’s

Maggie Goes to Maine

Betsey Anderson Illustrated by Thomas Block

Bernard Langlais Revisited

Maine Art Series for Young Readers Pat Davidson Reef

Paperback, 9" x 10", 32 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-938883-83-5 $16.95

Paperback, 12" x 9", 70 pages with color illustrations and photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-160-7 $24.95

2014 Dog Writers of America, Best Children’s Book 2014 Animals, Animals, Animals Book Festival, Honorable Mention 2014 New England Book Festival, Honorable Mention

The Boston Terrier Who Thought He Was a Loon

Dahlov Ipcar / Artist

Maine Art Series for Young Readers Pat Davidson Reef

Paperback, 12" x 9", 45 pages with color illustrations and photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-087-7 $20.95

2018 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Finalist, Art

MAINE AUTHORS PUBLISHING

2017 New England Book Show, Committee Pick

SEA GLASS AND THE LIGHTHOUSE

Paperback, 12" x 10", 26 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-097-6 $18.95

KELLY BROOKS-BAY

Michelle Patch Illustrated by Thomas Block

Sea Glass and the

Lighthouse Written by

Kelly Brooks-Bay Illustrated by

Lindsay Weirich

Sea Glass and the Lighthouse

Kelly Brooks-Bay Illustrated by Lindsay Weirich

Paperback, 8.75" x 9.75", 32 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-123-2 $14.95

The Village Blacksmith

A Poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow John William Babin Paperback, 9" x 7", 22 pages with b/w illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-253-6 $9.95

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GIFTS

“My experience with Maine Authors Publishing has been truly amazing. I appreciate the professional and well-connected The Muffin Recipes Revealed staff who have helped me navigate the many aspects of the Susan A. Starr publishing and marketing process for my first memoir, From Illustrated by Jessica L. Harris Fledgling to Flyer. Thank you, MAP, for your ongoing support Paperback, 6" x 9", 107 pages with color photographs and illustrations and providing opportunities for Maine authors to network with each other and the world of readers.”

ISBN 978-1-63381-010-5 $19.95 —Mimi Gough, author of From Fledgling to Flyer

Memoirs of a Mad Innkeeper

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45th Parallel

Norman R. Kalloch, Jr. ISBN 978-1-63381-198-0 $19.95

Beverly D. Knowles ISBN 978-1-63381-311-3 $17.95

Echoes from Deane Mountain

The Illuminati Circle

The Amethyst Stone

Escaping Night in Acadia

The Illuminati Sanction

Faraway Love

The Island and Other Stories

Lloyd Ferriss ISBN 978-1-63381-026-6 $14.95

Battle Lines Drawn

Bruce A. Fleming ISBN 978-1-63381-316-8 $16.95

The Besieged

Christopher W. Morin ISBN 978-1-63381-023-5 $11.95

Beyond Words

Rick Hobbs ISBN 978-1-63381-226-0 $23.95

Dead Drunk

A Maine Whodunit Jean Ayer (1924–2013) ISBN 978-1-63381-057-0 $16.95

A Debt Too Dear

A Novel of Action and Suspense Rowland Creitz ISBN 978-1-63381-260-4 $18.95

Demon Spirit, Devil Sea

Charlene D’Avanzo ISBN 978-1-63381-109-6 $15.95

2018 IPPY Awards, Silver Medalist

Downwind from Pemaquid

Sarah Jane Woolf-Wade ISBN 978-1-938883-73-6 $10.95

2013 New England Book Festival, Honorable Mention, Young Adult Historical Fiction

Sima Haigh ISBN 978-1-63381-163-8 $16.95

Nancy Arey Cohen Paperback: ISBN 978-1-63381-274-1 $16.95 Hardcover: ISBN 978-1-63381-273-4 $26.95

The Freezing Venus

George Tinzl-Semler Translated by George Semler Revised and edited by Lucie Hayes Semler ISBN 978-1-63381-208-6 $29.95

Glass Eels, Shattered Sea

Charlene D’Avanzo ISBN 978-1-63381-216-1 $16.95

Foreword Reviews 2020 Indies Winner, Bronze

Hauling Through

Peter Bridgford ISBN 978-1-63381-074-7 $18.95

A Haunting Fog

Heidi Martin Washburn ISBN 978-1-63381-256-7 $16.95

Ill Intent

A Medical Thriller Geoffrey M. Cooper ISBN 978-1-63381-290-1 $15.95 2022 National Indie Excellence Award, Finalist

Robert J. Ristino ISBN 978-1-63381-116-4 $17.95

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FICTION

Robert J. Ristino ISBN 978-1-63381-306-9 $17.95 Jean Ayer (1924–2013) ISBN 978-1-63381-137-9 $16.95

Last Will & Punishment

Bruce A. Fleming ISBN 978-1-63381-251-2 $16.95

Life in the Backwoods

Norman R. Kalloch, Jr. ISBN 978-1-63381-280-2 $18.95

Light on Jib Island

Jan Gilley ISBN 978-1-938883-66-8 $14.95

2014 National Indie Excellence Award, Pre-Teen Fiction

A Long Way to Walk

One Family’s Tragic Journey Through the Maine Wilderness Norman R. Kalloch, Jr. ISBN 978-1-63381-140-9 $18.95

Lucy’s in the Neighborhood

A Novel of Maine David M. Carew ISBN 978-1-63381-313-7 $16.95

Margel’s Madness

Darcy Scott ISBN 978-1-63381-034-1 $14.95

2015 New England Book Festival, Honorable Mention Readers’ Favorite, Five Stars

Cassie Sano, sampling of When the Fog Rolls In, oil painting, 16 x 20 inches

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The Money Lake

Rowland Creitz ISBN 978-1-63381-315-1 $18.95

Narrownook

Jane Harvey Meade ISBN 978-1-63381-258-1 $29.95

The Other Island: Ben’s Story

The sequel to Islands of Time Barbara Kent Lawrence ISBN 978-1-63381-096-9 $16.95

Perilous Obsession

A Medical Thriller Geoffrey M. Cooper ISBN 978-1-63381-323-6 $16.95 2023 Maine Literary Award Finalist, Crime Fiction

Pressing Matters

Bruce A. Fleming ISBN 978-1-63381-206-2 $16.95

Ragged Island

An Island Mystery Darcy Scott ISBN 978-1-63381-169-0 $14.95

The Realm of Colliding Spirits

Rick Hobbs ISBN 978-1-63381-104-1 $18.95

Reason to Leave

P. Addison Wentz ISBN 978-1-63381-328-1 $15.95

The Rebel’s Wrath

Christopher W. Morin ISBN 978-1-63381-068-6 $17.95

Reese’s Leap

An Island Mystery Darcy Scott ISBN 978-1-938883-34-7 $14.95 2013 New England Book Festival, Honorable Mention

Requiem in Stones

Richard Wile ISBN 978-1-63381-095-2 $17.95

Retsbol Rises

An Abenaki Lobster Tale Jayne Rowe Jones ISBN 978-1-938883-65-1 $23.95 2014 National Indie Excellence Award, Young Adult

Rogue Plunder

Christopher W. Morin ISBN 978-1-63381-182-9 $20.95

NONFICTION Carrying Water as a Way of Life

The Season in Between

A Homesteader’s History Linda Tatelbaum ISBN 978-1-9654428-0-0 $14.95

The Shark, the Girl & the Sea

His students speak Tom Wells ISBN 978-1-63381-170-6 $14.95

Sinking Dixie

Foreign Aid and Agricultural Development in Africa

A Story of Domestic Abuse...and Love Jane Harvey Meade ISBN 978-1-938883-48-4 $17.95 Charlene D’Avanzo ISBN 978-1-63381-287-1 $16.95

J. G. Breerwood ISBN 978-1-63381-241-3 $23.95

Something About the House

Jane Harvey Meade ISBN 978-1-63381-128-7 $20.95

The Summer of the Disco King

Jane Harvey Meade ISBN 978-1-936447-58-9 $16.95

2012 New England Book Festival, Honorable Mention

Sweating Through

Peter Bridgford ISBN 978-1-63381-152-2 $14.95

A Tale of Life & War

Christopher W. Morin ISBN 978-1-63381-006-8 $27.95

2014 New England Book Festival, Honorable Mention

Telling Stone

Scott Dickerson ISBN 978-1-63381-327-4 $18.95

Termination of Benefits

Jane Sloven ISBN 978-1-63381-130-0 $19.95

2019 Maine Romance Writers Readers’ Choice Contemporary Category: First Place Foreword INDIES Finalist: Thriller and Suspense 2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist, Suspense

To Touch the Earth Again

Rowland Creitz ISBN 978-1-63381-239-0 $18.95

Vanishing Act

Brooke Pacy ISBN 978-1-63381-013-6 $15.95

Yes & No: Paris 1969

A Novel Linda Tatelbaum ISBN 978-0-9654428-2-4 $14.95

Dear Mr. Wells

Lessons from a Career David C. Wilcock ISBN 978-1-63381-255-0 $25.95

Fostering Marcel

...the bond between human and animal Josie & Vernita Leins ISBN 978-1-63381-156-0 $19.95 2019 Next Generation Indie Book Award, Finalist, Animal/Pet

The Gillchrest Papers

A Treasure in the Attic Renny A. Stackpole ISBN 978-1-940244-92-1 $14.95

Here and Away

Deborah Cummins ISBN 978-1-936447-03-9 $17.95

2013 Maine Literary Awards Finalist

In the Path of Young Bulls

An Odyssey on America’s Continental Divide Trail Thomas Jamrog ISBN 978-1-63381-121-8

$28.95

Josie’s Story

...from rescue to service dog Josie & Vernita Leins ISBN 978-1-63381-120-1 $16.95

The LORD’S Prayer

A Spiritual Journey Grace Anne Truth ISBN 978-1-63381-278-9 $16.95

Mind Your P’s and Q’s (and Your A, B, C’s)

Genie Dailey ISBN 978-1-936447-41-1 $10.95

The Passion of Perfection

Gertrude Hitz Burton’s Modern Victorian Life June Vail ISBN 978-1-63381-115-7 $18.95 2018 Maine Literary Award Finalist, Nonfiction

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NONFICTION Cont.

Kimberly Erico MacIsaac ISBN 978-1-63381-281-9 $27.95

Provocations

Essays Mel Howards (1927–2021) ISBN 978-1-63381-041-9 $16.95

2015 New England Book Festival, Honorable Mention, General Nonfiction 2016 National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist

Sauna Magic

Health, Happiness, Community Garrett Conover Paperback: ISBN 978-1-63381-166-9 $46.95 Hardcover: ISBN 978-1-63381-167-6 $51.95

Shaking Hands with Tomorrow

An Independent School Leader’s Hard-Earned Lessons Pete Jaques ISBN 978-1-63381-207-9 $10.95

Silent Maine Reminders

Alden L. Weigelt ISBN 978-1-936447-14-5 $17.95

We Have Met the Enemy

Stories and Other Writings from the Days of Pandemic in My Town Hans Krichels ISBN 978-1-63381-266-6 $12.95

Willows by Flowing Streams

Broken Wing

The Power of Belief Shawn Withers with Sylvia Sims ISBN 978-1-63381-232-1 $14.95

Three Fab Felines

Memoirs of the family cat(s) Christopher W. Morin ISBN 978-1-63381-247-5 $20.95

Three Labs a Lifetime

Crossing Northern Borders

Memoirs of the family dog(s) Christopher W. Morin ISBN 978-1-940244-84-6 $20.95

Echoes from River City

A Memoir Elizabeth Loewald ISBN 978-1-63381-300-7 $22.95

Maine to the Maritimes Patricia Leach ISBN 978-1-63381-078-5 $17.95 A Maine boy comes of age through the Great Depression and World War II Paul Landry Paperback: ISBN 978-1-63381-262-8 $19.95 Hardcover with dust jacket: ISBN 978-1-63381-263-5 $29.95

Flight to Freedom

Kathryn Olmstead and Philomena Baker ISBN 978-1-938883-15-6 $12.95

From Fledgling to Flyer

A Daughter Rediscovers Her Late Father Through His WWII Letters Mimi Gough ISBN 978-1-63381-135-5 $17.95 2020 International Book Awards, Finalist, History: Military

Glimpses

Jane Harvey Meade ISBN 978-1-936447-31-2 $11.95

2012 New England Book Festival, Honorable Mention

The Tree Grows Standing Still

The Uninvited Goddess

Awakening to a New Era Judith Perry Carpenter ISBN 978-1-63381-195-9 $14.95

Wayne’s War

Wayne Myles Burton ISBN 978-1-63381-161-4 $16.95

Whispers

A sequel to Glimpses Jane Harvey Meade ISBN 978-1-63381-176-8 $13.95

Why the Cane?

Transformation and recovery after a traumatic injury Christopher G. Lockwood Paperback: ISBN 978-1-63381-172-0 $14.95 Hardcover with dust jacket: ISBN 978-1-63381-173-7 $30.95

CHILDREN’S

Stories Contemplating Life’s Dilemmas Deanna Baxter ISBN 978-1-63381-322-9 $17.95

The Kid in Me

Woman Who Speaks Tree

Love, Lutefisk, and Lemon Zest Sneakers

The Birthright

My Life as a Non-Valedictorian

Buddy the Bullfrog on Sweet Pickle Pond

Confessions of a Tree Hugger Linda Tatelbaum ISBN 978-0-9654428-6-2 $14.95

Writer on the Rocks

Moving the Impossible Linda Tatelbaum ISBN 978-1-9654428-3-1 $12.95

ANTHOLOGY Ripple Effect

Edited by Carol Bass ISBN 978-1-63381-155-3 $32.95

2019 Maine Literary Awards Finalist, Excellence in Publishing

Margaret Thayer Paige ISBN 978-1-938883-12-5 $17.95

Patsy Baldus ISBN 978-1-63381-168-3 $17.95

Musings of an Almost-Didn’t-Graduatefrom-High-School Student Michael D. Skinner ISBN 978-1-63381-269-7 $16.95

Of Watercraft Form and Function

A Biography of Naval Architect Geerd N. Hendel Roger Allen Moody Paperback: ISBN 978-1-63381-220-8 $37.95 Hardcover: ISBN 978-1-63381-221-5 $56.95

BACKLIST

Peaks Island: Past and Present

BIO/MEMOIR

The Adventures of Humboldt

Lorraine Murray ISBN 978-1-63381-147-8 $14.95 Susan A. Starr ISBN 978-1-63381-254-3 $18.95

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Cassie in the Honey Pot

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Cheese Inside Your Head

Dennis A. Arbour ISBN 978-1-63381-222-2 $18.95

The Crystal Chain

Judi Valentine ISBN 978-1-63381-103-4 $13.95

Dogs vs. Aliens

Robert J. Ristino ISBN 978-1-63381-200-0 $17.95

Evelyn and the Peacocks

Jayne Rowe Jones ISBN 978-1-63381-030-3 $17.95

From Nana’s Window

Margaret Gousse ISBN 978-1-63381-042-6 $12.95

In a Twinkling

Nancy S. Remsen ISBN 978-1-63381-162-1 $14.95

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Jean Ann Pollard ISBN 978-1-63381-060-0 $16.95

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John D. Daugherty (d. 2015) ISBN 978-1-63381-181-2 $15.95

Edith Schriever ISBN 978-1-63381-243-7 $14.95

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Patty Farrin ISBN 978-1-63381-143-0 $15.95

The Tennis Ball Trees

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The Thank-You Game

Katie Bloom ISBN 978-1-63381-193-5 $16.95

Tillie Heart and Soul

Mary Atkinson ISBN 978-1-63381-108-9 $14.95

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Treasure at Eastern Bluff

Julia Duckett ISBN 978-1-63381-294-9 $9.95

POETRY De Rerum Natura

Milo Meander

On Nature and Poetry David Hillstrom ISBN 978-1-63381-301-4 $8.95

Owl Girl

The Last Will and Testament of Palmira Sei

J. Philip Miller ISBN 978-1-63381-159-1 $21.95 Mary Atkinson ISBN 978-1-63381-059-4 $14.95

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Kelly Brooks-Bay ISBN 978-1-938883-58-3 $12.95

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Patricia Leach ISBN 978-1-63381-314-4 $17.95

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Barbara Walsh ISBN 978-1-63381-004-4 $14.95

Rosebud: A Princess...Finally!

Caryl McIntire Edwards ISBN 978-1-63381-102-7 $16.95

The Spiritual Warrior

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Spring House

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Talos and the Yellow Suitcase

Quitting Recovery

Sarah Rhinelander ISBN 978-1-63381-295-6 $12.95

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Wrack and Ruin

Finding Safe Harbor in a World Cast Adrift Ginny Freeman ISBN 978-1-63381-105-8 $13.95

GIFTS/INSPIRATION Always, Always, Lead with Love

John Dougherty ISBN 978-1-63381-219-2 $11.95

The New Maine Cooking

Jean Ann Pollard ISBN 978-1-936447-64-0 $24.95

“Rec’d Your Card…

Thot You Was Dead”

Deborah Gould ISBN 978-1-63381-215-4 $12.95

and Other Assemblages and Poems Lenice Cicchini ISBN 978-1-63381-205-5 $13.95

Musings of the Woodland Poet

Poems inspired by the wonders of Maine William E. Priest ISBN 978-1-63381-177-5 $18.95

Pieces of Water

Reflections on living in light Sarah Rhinelander ISBN 978-1-63381-175-1 $17.95

Piper’s Song

My Life in Poetry Jane Harvey Meade ISBN 978-1-936447-32-9 $22.95

Pizza and Beer Money

A Novel Journey of Poetry and Prose Travis Gauvin ISBN 978-1-63381-235-2 $14.95

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