Maine Authors Publishing Spring/Summer 2023 Trade Catalog

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Maine Authors Publishing | Spring/Summer 2023 trade catalog

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Abigail Gray Swartz, Garden Gnome Pattern, digital painting

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Digital painting, 8 x 12 inches

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About Abigail Gray Swartz

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Abigail Gray Swartz is the artist behind GrayDayStudio.

Her grandmother’s maiden name and Abigail’s love for rainy gray days are the inspiration behind the name of her studio.

Abigail (she/her) is an illustrator and a fine artist. Her work features themes of social justice and moments of “daily magic”— celebrating time spent in nature, her love of gardening, and the salty Maine sea air.

Abigail has a BA in fine art and earned her MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia.

Abigail lives and works in Maine with her husband, their two children, some dogs, and give or take some chickens. When she is not making art and running her small business, she is busy in her garden or sewing or knitting something fun and cozy. See more of Abigail’s work here: www.GrayDayStudio.com.

Biography/Memoir ���������������������������������15 Children’s/Young Adult �������������������������18 Poetry.........................................................23 Gifts............................................................24 Backlist Books �����������������������������������������25 Ordering & Contact Info ������������������������ 31

BOOKS BY TITLE 45th Parallel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Ada Bea’s Downeast Adventure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Adventures of a Cheetah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 The Adventures of Eloise Violet and Madeline Rose: The Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 The Adventures of Humboldt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Always, Always, Lead with Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 The Amethyst Stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 As the Crow Flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 The Aurantium Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Bad Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Battle Lines Drawn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Bear and the Oxbow Island Gang . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Butterfly Flappings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Candice and Lucy at the Halloween House . . . . . 29 The Canoe Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Carrying Water as a Way of Life ���������������������������� 28 Cassie in the Honey Pot: A Wiscasset Legend . . . 29 Chasing Aces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Cheese Inside Your Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 The Clarity of Birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Crossing Northern Borders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Crown Thy Good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 The Crystal Chain �������������������������������������������������� 29 Dahlov Ipcar / Artist ���������������������������������������������� 21 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A Debt Too Dear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Demon Spirit, Devil Sea ���������������������������������������� 27 Dick Folsom: Bush Pilot ���������������������������������������� 16 Dogs vs. Aliens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Downwind from Pemaquid ������������������������������������ 27 The Eastern, Book One: The Early Years ���������������� 25 The Eastern, Book Two: Later On . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Echoes from Deane Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Echoes from River City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Escaping Night in Acadia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Evelyn and the Peacocks ���������������������������������������� 29 Faraway Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Farnsy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Finding Myself in Aviation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Flight to Freedom �������������������������������������������������� 29 Folly Cove Sketches: Remembering Virginia Lee Burton . . . . . . . . . . 16 Foreign Aid and Agricultural Development in Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Forever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Fostering Marcel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Francena Hallett’s Heart: A Novel of Romances and Revenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The Freezing Venus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 From Fledgling to Flyer ���������������������������������������� 29 From Nana’s Window �������������������������������������������� 29 Gary Dumond Remembers Maine Warden Pilots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 The Gathering Room: A Tale of Nelly Butler . . . . . 8 The Geriatric Pilgrim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Ghost Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The Gillchrest Papers ��������������������������������������������� 28

The Girl with Berries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Glass Eels, Shattered Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Glimpses ���������������������������������������������������������������� 29 Hardscrabble Lodge ���������������������������������������������� 17 Hauling Through ���������������������������������������������������� 27 A Haunting Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Here and Away ������������������������������������������������������ 28 Hermit: The Mysterious Life of Jim Whyte . . . . . . 9 Household . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Ill Intent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 The Illuminati Circle ���������������������������������������������� 27 The Illuminati Sanction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 In a Twinkling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 In Deeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 In the Company of Trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 In the Path of Young Bulls ������������������������������������ 28 The Island and Other Stories �������������������������������� 27 Islands of Time ������������������������������������������������������ 25 Josie’s Story ������������������������������������������������������������ 28 The Kid in Me �������������������������������������������������������� 29 Last Will & Punishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 The Last Will and Testament of Palmira Sei . . . . . 30 Lavinia Wren and the Sailmakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Least Angel ������������������������������������������������������������ 29 Life in the Backwoods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Little Johnny’s Big Dream Coloring Book . . . . . . 30 A Long Way to Walk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 The LORD’S Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Love, Lutefisk, and Lemon Zest Sneakers . . . . . . 29 Loving Hannah ���������������������������������������������������� 29 Lucy’s in the Neighborhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 The Lure of Books and Other Stories . . . . . . . . . . 27 Maggie Goes to Maine ������������������������������������������ 27 Maine Fun Facts Word Search Puzzle Book . . . . . 24 Maine Fun Facts Word Search Puzzle Book 2 . . . 24 The Maine Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Maine Stories ������������������������������������������������������� 14 Margel’s Madness �������������������������������������������������� 27 Matinicus: An Island Mystery �������������������������������� 25 Memoirs of a Mad Innkeeper: The Muffin Recipes Revealed ���������������������������� 26 Milo Meander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Mind Your P’s and Q’s (and Your A, B, C’s) ���������� 28 The Money Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Monhegan, Isle View: The Art of Kevin Beers . . . 29 Murder in the Maple Woods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Musings of the Woodland Poet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 My Life as a Non-Valedictorian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Narrownook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 The New Maine Cooking �������������������������������������� 30 Not Even Dark Chocolate Can Fix This Mess ������ 25 Of Watercraft Form and Function . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 On Harbor’s Edge, Book One: 1912–1913 . . . . . . 10 The Other Island: Ben’s Story �������������������������������� 27 Owl Girl ���������������������������������������������������������������� 30 Oxbow Island Gang: Leap Frog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Oxbow Island Gang: Lobster Graveyard . . . . . . . . 22 Oxbow Island Gang: Winter Crows . . . . . . . . . . . 22 The Passion of Perfection �������������������������������������� 28 Peaks Island: Past and Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Perilous Obsession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Pieces of Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Piper’s Song: My Life in Poetry ���������������������������� 30 Pizza and Beer Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Pressing Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Prospects: Mining Maine for Riches . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Provocations ���������������������������������������������������������� 28 Quitting Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Ragged Island: An Island Mystery . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 The Rainbow Pants ������������������������������������������������ 30 Rainbow Whiskers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 The Realm of Colliding Spirits ����������������������������� 28 Reason to Leave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

The Rebel’s Wrath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 “Rec’d Your Card...Thot You Was Dead” . . . . . . . . 30 The Red Boat and Other Stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Reese’s Leap: An Island Mystery �������������������������� 28 Requiem in Stones ������������������������������������������������ 28 Retsbol Rises ���������������������������������������������������������� 28 Rhoda’s Rescue ������������������������������������������������������ 30 Ripple Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Rogue Plunder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Rookie Warden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Rosebud: A Princess…Finally! ������������������������������ 30 Sauna Magic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Sea Glass and the Lighthouse �������������������������������� 27 The Season in Between ������������������������������������������ 28 Secrets Haunt the Lobsters’ Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Secrets of the Seas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Seen Anything Good? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Shaking Hands with Tomorrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 The Shark, the Girl & the Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Silent Maine Reminders ���������������������������������������� 29 Sinking Dixie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Skywriter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Snow Angels on the Moon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Something About the House ��������������������������������� 28 Sparring in the Dark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 The Spinster’s Hope Chest ������������������������������������ 26 The Spiritual Awakening of an Analytical Mind . . 14 The Spiritual Warrior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Spring House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Stone Blanket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 The Story of Neeps and Tattie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Stranded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Style & Allure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 The Summer of the Disco King ������������������������������ 28 Sweating Through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 A Tale of Life & War �������������������������������������������� 28 Tales from a Tuscan Mountainside . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Talos and the Yellow Suitcase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 The Teacup Café . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Telling Stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Tillie Heart and Soul ��������������������������������������������� 30 To Touch the Earth Again . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 The Toll Road North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Treasure at Eastern Bluff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 The Tree Grows Standing Still . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Trouble in Nathan’s Woods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 The Uninvited Goddess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Unleashing Yahweh: Ezekiel and the Northern Lights . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Upwards ���������������������������������������������������������������� 17 Vanishing Act �������������������������������������������������������� 28 The Village Blacksmith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Voting Down the Rose ������������������������������������������ 26 Walking Sacred Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Wayne’s War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 We Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 We Have Met the Enemy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Where the Avonley Seed Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Whispers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Why the Cane? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 The Wildlife Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Willows by Flowing Streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Woman Who Speaks Tree �������������������������������������� 29 Wrack and Ruin ���������������������������������������������������� 30 Writer on the Rocks ���������������������������������������������� 29 Yes & No: Paris 1969 �������������������������������������������� 28

SAVE THE DATE: MAINE AUTHORS BOOK FESTIVAL 2023!

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aine Authors Publishing is thrilled to be hosting our fourth annual Maine Authors Book Festival, with forty-nine authors of varying genres, on Saturday, August 26th, from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. We will have a dedicated children’s area hosted by the Coastal Children’s Museum, presentations, raffles, live music by Don & Cindy Roy, food from Station 118, and ice cream from Stone Fox Farm Creamery. We can’t wait to see you there! For more information and schedule updates, visit www.MaineBookFestival.com.

Bungalow Terrace

Robert Monroe of Portland, Maine 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-androll bands of the twentieth century. Grappling with such issues as addiction, death, rape, and homosexuality, 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

Hardcover with dust jacket, 6" x 9", 394 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-338-0 $35.95 For twelve years, Robert Monroe worked as a casting director and talent executive.

His credits include projects with the Walt Disney Company and the United Paramount Network. In 1999, he moved to Maine to pursue a career as a photographer. His exhibitions include the Biennial at the Portland Museum of Art and Photographing Maine: Ten Years Later at CMCA.

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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.

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Chasing Aces

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

Hardcover with dust jacket, 6" x 9", 357 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-350-2 $29.95 Danette Laver is a graduate of Thomas Jefferson University, a member of the Romance Writers of America and an alumna of the Philadelphia Writers Workshop. When she isn’t writing, she’s reading, cooking, or kicking through the rubble of a home renovation project. Danette and her husband divide their time between Maine, Pennsylvania, and visiting their son in California.

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 Massachusetts native James Napoli had a career spanning five decades as a newspaper reporter and editorial writer, journalism professor, print media consultant, and political analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency. Luanne Napoli, born in Wisconsin, was a newspaper and magazine editor and writer, a technical editor/writer, and a project manager for international development projects based abroad and in Washington, DC, for 30 years.

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

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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 yearslong 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 Born in Seattle and raised in New Zealand, Germany, and many parts of the US, Kirsten Reed began her multidisciplinary creative career in Australia. Now based in Maine, she works as an artist, writer, actor, and educator. Ghost Town is her second novel.

Stranded

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.

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

Norman R. Kalloch, Jr., worked for thirtyfour years in natural resource conservation.

Now retired, he and his wife, Audrey, live eight months of the year off the grid at a pond in Somerset County and winter in St. George, Maine. Kalloch has also written A Long Way to Walk, 45th Parallel, and Life in the Backwoods.

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.

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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

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Style & Allure

Evelyn H. Pass is an artist and poet.

She studied art and languages at Smith College, in Florence, Italy, and at the Institute of Fine Arts in New York. She lives with her husband in Rockland, Maine, and Winter Park, Florida.

Bruce A. Fleming of Medway, Maine Picking up where things left off, family becomes pitted against family after the reading of a will. Follow along with the Nolans, the Drakes, and others as they shore up positions for upcoming battles among the families. Meanwhile, someone has been lurking in the shadows pulling the strings. Find out who in the third novel of the Milliken Mills series.

Last Will & Punishment is available on page 27.

Pressing Matters is available on page 27.

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Battle Lines Drawn

Paperback, 6" x 9", 243 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-316-8 $16.95

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 9.

The Maine Point is available on page 9.

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

Echoes from Deane Mountain

Beverly D. Knowles of Presque Isle, Maine Angels, family spirits, a ghost, and a call from her deceased grandmother empower Jennie, a Maine woman, to embark on a quest back to Temple, the Deane Homestead of her roots, childhood visions, and spiritual connections. In cemeteries, Jennie and Amadeus journey together through their own echoes. And then there are the children. In visions, the Deane ancestry is remembered.

Paperback, 6" x 9", 277 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-311-3 $17.95

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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

Forever Top Se A Medical Thriller

Geoffrey M. Cooper of Ogunquit, Maine Brad Parker’s sabbatical in one of Harvard’s leading genomics laboratories is interrupted by a request from the FBI. Can he help them find a Chinese spy who’s stealing the lab’s secrets? The hunt takes Brad down a trail of treachery and murder that leads from Boston to the coast of southern Maine, where a killer lies in wait.

2020 Readers’ Favorite Book Award, Gold Medal National Indie Excellence Award, Finalist IndieReader Discovery Award, Winner Bad Medicine is available on page 25.

Ill Intent is available on page 27.

Perilous Obsession is available on page 10.

Paperback, 6" x 9", 263 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-223-9 $15.95

Francena Hallett’s Heart

A Novel of Romances and Revenge

Robert W. Spencer of South Waterford, Maine When her best friend, Lottie, falls deathly ill, Francena Hallett proves her love by becoming her main caregiver, but she sacrifices her own search for love, happiness, and success. Set in Maine during the first decade of the twentieth century, this concluding volume of the Lizzie Millett Series brings an end to conflicts between imprisoned murderer Aphia Stevens, Millett, and her family.

Prospects is available on page 25.

The Spinster’s Hope Chest is available on page 26.

Paperback, 6" x 9", 275 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-329-8 $19.95

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.

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

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Hermit Top Se

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.

FICTION

The Mysterious Life of Jim Whyte

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

Lavinia Wren and the Sailmakers 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.

Daughters of Long Reach is available on page 7.

The Maine Point is available below.

Lucy’s in the Neighborhood

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

A Novel of Maine

David M. Carew of Waterville, Maine Set in contemporary Waterville, Maine, Lucy’s in the Neighborhood is the astonishing murder mystery/love story from the acclaimed author whose previous novel was hailed as “beautiful, haunting, powerful” by book reviewer Roy E. Perry of The Tennessean.

“Spellbinding…I couldn’t put it down.” —Rachel Gladstone, Dish Magazine on David M. Carew’s Everything Means Nothing to Me

Paperback, 6" x 9", 169 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-313-7 $16.95

The Maine Point 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.

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

The Money Lake

Rowland Creitz of Stow, Maine In 1889, Anna Koenig’s quest to become a civil engineer runs up against the male-dominated world. Of necessity, she takes a lesser position at a rural retreat for the wealthy. There, she is helped by a former slave, Ben, who is wise and talented. Nearby, however, lurk death and disaster for those at the retreat…including Anna and Ben. A Debt Too Dear is available on page 27.

To Touch the Earth Again is available on page 28.

Paperback, 6" x 9", 209 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-315-1 $18.95

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Murder in the Maple Woods Top Se Claire Ackroyd of Orono, Maine

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 $15.95

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

Perilous Obsession

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

A Medical Thriller

Geoffrey M. Cooper of Ogunquit, Maine When Brad Parker assists a Portland hospital investigating the overdose death of a patient, he senses a cover-up. His suspicions are quickly confirmed when both doctors involved are found dead. As Brad and FBI agent Karen Richmond investigate, they uncover a hospital-based sex trafficking operation, leaving them struggling to identify the man at the top before the victim count rises.

Bad Medicine is available on page 25.

Forever is available on page 8.

Ill Intent is available on page 27.

Paperback, 6" x 9", 245 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-323-6 $16.95

Reason to Leave

P. Addison Wentz and Anne Wilson A young man arrives off the coast of Maine carrying everything he owns in a backpack. He has nowhere to stay and no idea if running away was the right thing. He quickly settles into the rhythm of island life, but a series of potentially explosive incidents force him to make some tough decisions and confront his dark past.

Paperback, 5.5" x 8.25", 311 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-328-1 $15.95

Telling Stone

Scott Dickerson of Lincolnville, Maine Okyo carves and paints cave walls with flint tools and powdered rock. As unconventional as his art, accused to be a man apart, he leaves his band to wander wild terrain, painting and carving where he shelters. He seeks a hearthmate, but if he finds her, will his art be embraced by her band?

Paperback, 6" x 9", 243 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-327-4 $18.95

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The Toll Road North Top Se 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

FICTION

Peggy L. DeBlois of Auburn, Maine

We Demand Top Se The Suffrage Road Trip

Anne B. Gass of Gray, Maine In September 1915, four women leave San Francisco in an open car on a desperate and dangerous cross-country journey to Washington, DC, to demand an amendment to the United States Constitution enfranchising women.

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

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.

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

Willows by Flowing Streams

Stories Contemplating Life’s Dilemmas Deanna Baxter

Presented is a collection of short stories with a collage of ordinary characters all facing life’s dilemmas. No answers are given, but reflections posing questions are offered. The hope is individual readers or participants in discussion groups will find clarity as they navigate through the autumn and winter seasons of life.

Paperback, 6" x 9", 76 pages with color photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-322-9 $17.95

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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 Orono native Rick Kimball has worked as journalist, photographer, writer, speaker, and publisher. He’s an octogenarian who has not seen it all; he’s been busy exploring his own corner of the cosmos. His vantage point is Unitarian Universalism, but his lens is personal and unique. With Butterfly Flappings, he fulfills a bucket-list commitment to let some favorite creations fly free.

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 Michael Culver holds a doctorate from the University of Louisville. A FulbrightHays grantee, his writings have been published in the U.S. and England. For three decades, Culver served as director/ curator at museums in Maine, Florida, and New Hampshire. Currently a museum consultant and independent curator, Culver is also a painter and photographer whose works are found in numerous collections.

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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.

NEW NONFICTION

Unleashing Yahweh: Ezekiel and the Northern Lights

Hardcover with dust jacket, 6" x 9", 195 pages with color and b/w photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-353-3 $39.95 George Siscoe was Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at UCLA (1968–1993), Research Professor of Astronomy at Boston University (1994–2012), and a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union. He authored or coauthored over 300 publications and served on many NASA and National Science Foundation committees. In 2008 he became the proprietor of Old Professor’s Bookshop in Belfast, Maine, until his death in 2022.

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 Margaret W. Jones, MEd, has a background in social work and education with a certificate in therapeutic storytelling. She is an award-winning storyteller, workshop leader, tarot reader, and travel guide. In her spare time, Margaret performs, writes, and continues her search for sacred places.

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In the Company of Trees Top Se

NONFICTION

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

Seen Anything Good? Top Se Seasons of Birds in Midcoast Maine Don Reimer of Warren, Maine

Reflecting back to Don’s passion for birds, which began in early childhood, Seen Anything Good? is a recollection of his personal memories and experiences with these fascinating feathered creatures. The book spans a range of bird-related subjects, including basic tips on identification, bird ecology and behavior, migration trends, and relevant conservation issues.

2021 Maine Literary Award Finalist, John N. Cole Award for Maine Nonfiction

Paperback, 6" x 9", 223 pages with color photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-234-5 $22.95 My father always said he wasn’t a hero.

“But, Dad, you’ve got the newspaper article to prove it!”

“Don’t be like me, Son, go make something of yourself.”

But I just knew Dad was a hero . . . now all I had to do was prove it to him.

SNOW ANGELS ON THE

MOON

Snow Angels on the Moon Top Se

Russie Lane of Bristol, Maine

Russie’s father always said he wasn’t a hero, but a newspaper article tucked away in a family album told a different story. It spoke of five young campers rescued from an overturned sailboat in the summer of 1958.

Now, nearly six decades later, the search begins for those five saved lives in hopes they may help rescue his PTSD-riddled father.

2020 Maine Literary Award Finalist, John N. Cole Award for Maine Nonfiction

Paperback, 6" x 9", 222 pages with color photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-197-3 $17.95

RUSSIE LANE

The Spiritual Awakening of an Analytical Mind Top Se 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

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Across America by Bicycle, 1986 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 Judy Arndt lives on Orr’s Island, Maine, with her beloved dog, Ollie, and four Nigerian (“not so”) dwarf goats. Her many interests include black-and-white film photography, sailing, mushrooms, and the great outdoors.

NEW BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR

Crown Thy Good

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 A retired high school English teacher and writing consultant at Bates College, Richard Wile has published essays, stories, reviews, and poetry in magazines such as Sojourners, Christian Century, Solstice: A Magazine of Diverse Voices, Fourth Genre, and Prairie Schooner. His novel Requiem in Stones was published by Maine Authors Publishing in 2016.

Requiem in Stones is available on page 28.

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Dick Folsom: Bush Pilot Top Se

A Legend Reflects

Jake Morrel of Portland, Maine Falling through the ice in an Aeronca Champ ski-plane, landing a Cessna 180 floatplane in a maple tree, flying supplies to trappers and hermits, and searching for lost airplanes are just a few of the memories Dick Folsom recorded in 1996 with fellow pilot and author Jake Morrel. Vintage 1950s photos of Moosehead Lake bush flying illustrate the adventures.

Gary Dumond Remembers is available below.

Hardscrabble Lodge is available on page 17.

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

Paperback, 6" x 9", 99 pages with color and b/w photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-126-3 $20.95

Finding Myself in Aviation 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.

Paperback, 6" x 9", 170 pages with color photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-317-5 $18.95

Folly Cove Sketches

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 28.

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

Gary Dumond Remembers Top Se

Maine Warden Pilots

Jake Morrel of Portland, Maine In his early years as a Maine Warden Pilot, Gary Dumond flew with three legendary mentors who had been hired shortly after World War II: Malcolm Maheu, George Later, and Andy Stinson. Now, after 20,000 hours above the Maine North Woods, Gary tells his stories and theirs.

Dick Folsom: Bush Pilot is available above.

Hardscrabble Lodge is available on page 17.

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

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Hardscrabble Lodge Top Se Jake Morrel of Portland, Maine

On the pages of these thirty-five true short stories, a floatplane crashes on shore, Jake’s plane engine abruptly quits, a gale lifts the Supercub minus a pilot, firefighters are trapped between walls of flame, and so much more. Excitement and terror are interwoven with a guide to wilderness life. Bush flying challenges and techniques are explored in detail.

Dick Folsom: Bush Pilot is available on page 16.

Gary Dumond Remembers is available on page 16.

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

Through Woods & Waters Top Se

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

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR

True Maine bush flying stories

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

Abigail Gray Swartz, Yarrow and Queen Anne’s Lace Pattern, digital painting

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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 Max Felix accidentally discovered his artistic skills very early in life, at a time when he was nonverbal. Living with autism spectrum disorder has its challenges, but it has also developed in Max a picturesque narrative that was once his only voice. Max continues to express himself through animals. In this book, discover his world and color it your way.

The Aurantium Tree

Samar Khuder of Westbrook, Maine Illustrated by Kate Erwin

The Aurantium Tree is about a family that escapes the 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 Samar Khuder is originally from Iraq. She graduated from the University of Southern Maine with a bachelor’s degree in biology. She is program coordinator for New England Arab American Organization, where she manages several youth leadership programs. She is a certified domestic violence advocate and has extensive training in court proceedings and support services. In her spare time, she pursues art, photography, and decor.

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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.

Middle Grade Paperback, 5.5" x 8", 194 pages with b/w illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-354-0 $15.95 Rae Chalmers began her teaching career in a two-room schoolhouse on Great Cranberry Island off the coast of Maine. Since then, she has had the good fortune to explore, live, and work on many of Maine’s islands. The Oxbow Island Gang environmental mystery series reflects the values of those island communities: resilience, generosity, and respect for nature.

Bear and the Oxbow Island Gang is available on page 21.

Oxbow Island Gang: Lobster Graveyard is available on page 22.

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

NEW CHILDREN’S/YOUNG ADULT

Oxbow Island Gang: Leap Frog

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

Amy Johnson, a former teacher, raised her four children in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Her husband has lost track of the number of rescue dogs Amy has brought home over the years.

Amy Johnson

Diane Madden

Diane Madden lives in Maine and is the former director of a statewide children’s literacy program. A lifelong bookworm, she is most likely to be found reading with her granddaughters, Leah and Sophie.

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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 Mary Morton Cowan loves the woods.

She is a Maine native and has lived in Maine most of her life. In addition to four traditionally published books for young readers, she has had nearly one hundred articles, stories, plays, and activities published in children’s magazines and has received several awards for her work. She and her husband live in Cumberland.

Ada Bea’s Downeast Adventure Top Se Laurence H. Leavitt of Falmouth, Maine Illustrated by Averil Burner

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

The Adventures of Eloise Violet 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 $16.95

Hardcover, 8.5" x 11", 28 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-320-5 $24.95

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Rae Chalmers of Peaks Island, Maine Illustrated by Jamie Hogan

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 19.

Oxbow Island Gang: Lobster Graveyard is available on page 22.

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

The Canoe Maker

Top Se

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.

CHILDREN’S/YOUNG ADULT

Bear and the Oxbow Island Gang Top Se

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

Dahlov Ipcar / Artist Top Se

Maine Art Series for Young Readers

Pat Davidson Reef of Falmouth, Maine

This book is a biography for young people about Maine artist Dahlov Ipcar, who has a distinctive style.

It explores visually her growth as an artist from selected childhood works to her adult masterpieces in museums. In the book are examples of murals, illustrations in children’s books, and cloth sculptures. It is designed for children and adults to enjoy.

2018 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Finalist, Art

Bernard Langlais Revisited is available on page 26.

David C. Driskell: Artist, Educator, Author is available on page 26.

Ages 8–Adult Paperback, 12" x 9", 45 pages with color illustrations and photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-087-7 $20.95

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.

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

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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 21.

Oxbow Island Gang: Leap Frog is available on page 19.

Oxbow Island Gang: Winter Crows is available below.

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

Oxbow Island Gang: Winter Crows

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 21.

Oxbow Island Gang: Leap Frog is available on page 19.

Oxbow Island Gang: Lobster Graveyard is available above.

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

Rainbow Whiskers

Patricia Leach of Little Deer Isle, Maine Illustrated by Adrienne Ricci With delightful words and pictures, this story of ZOE, the magical cat who comes to live at beautiful Bellemeade Farm, gently teaches us that everyone is special and we all have a bit of magic in us.

Crossing Northern Borders is available on page 29.

Ages 2–5 Paperback, 8.5" x 8.5", 22 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-314-4 $17.95

The Village Blacksmith Top Se A Poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow John William Babin of Portland, Maine

This book, first in its series, introduces the poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to an audience of young readers. It includes a story about the inspiration that led Longfellow to write this timeless classic and a second work titled “From My Arm-Chair”––a poem written to the children of Cambridge, Massachusetts, as gratitude for their gift of a chair.

Middle Grade Paperback, 9" x 7", 22 pages with b/w illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-253-6 $9.95

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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

Hear what authors have been saying about us!

“My experiences with traditional publishers led me to choose to work with Maine Authors Publishing on my seventh and eighth books, Islands of Time and The Other Island: Ben’s Story. Now I’m part of a competent team that handles what I can’t do well: design, printing, distribution, and accounting. Now I can focus on doing what I love: writing!”

CHILDREN’S/YOUNG ADULT

The Wildlife Tree

—Barbara Kent Lawrence, author of Islands of Time and The Other Island: Ben’s Story Abigail Gray Swartz, Reading Garden, digital painting, 8 x 12 inches

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.

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

NEW POETRY

The Black Guitar

A native of Northern California, Lenice Cicchini currently lives with her husband at Hidden Springs Farm in Newbury, Vermont. This is her second book of poetry.

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

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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

Secrets of the Seas

Sima Haigh of Bar Harbor, Maine This collection of poetry was created in an effort to slow down and notice tiny moments in our world. Sima also enjoys capturing pictures of nature’s beauty that many would overlook in their busy lives. She hopes that her poetry and photographs will encourage others to slow down and find beauty in the small moments of our lives.

Escaping Night in Acadia is available on page 27.

Paperback, 6" x 9", 153 pages with color and b/w photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-312-0 $26.95

Stone Blanket

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.

GIFTS

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

Maine Fun Facts Word Search Puzzle Book

Vickie Hughes Baron of Millinocket, Maine

Top Se

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.

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.

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

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FICTION Matinicus

An Island Mystery Darcy Scott

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

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

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

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

The Eastern

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

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Bad Medicine

A Medical Thriller Geoffrey M. Cooper

Paperback, 6" x 9", 314 pages with b/w illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-045-7 $18.95

Prospects

Book Two: Later On Deborah Gould

Mining Maine for Riches—A Novel Robert W. Spencer

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

Paperback, 6" x 9", 285 pages with color and b/w photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-217-8 $19.95

Household

Rookie Warden

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

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

Islands of Time

Secrets Haunt the Lobsters’ Sea

Barbara Kent Lawrence

Charlene D’Avanzo

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

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

2019 IPPY Awards, Silver Medalist

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FICTION Cont.

The Spinster’s Hope Chest Robert W. Spencer

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

NONFICTION Voting Down the Rose

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

BIO/MEMOIR Wayne’s War

Wayne Myles Burton Paperback, 6" x 9", 113 pages with color and b/w photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-161-4 $16.95

CHILDREN’S Before You Were Ours

Didi Cooper of Kennebunkport, Maine Illustrated by Holly Ross Paperback, 8.25" x 10", 24 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-178-2 $19.95 Hardcover, 8.25" x 10", 24 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-179-9 $29.95

Bernard Langlais Revisited

Maine Art Series for Young Readers Pat Davidson Reef Paperback, 12" x 9", 70 pages with color illustrations and photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-160-7 $24.95

The Boston Terrier Who Thought He Was a Loon

Michelle Patch Illustrated by Thomas Block Paperback, 12" x 10", 26 pages with color illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-097-6 $18.95

2017 New England Book Show, Committee Pick

David C. Driskell: Artist, Educator, Author

Maine Art Series for Young Readers Pat Davidson Reef

GIFTS Memoirs of a Mad Innkeeper

The Muffin Recipes Revealed Susan A. Starr Illustrated by Jessica L. Harris

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

2021 Maine Literary Award Finalist, Children’s

Paperback, 6" x 9", 107 pages with color photographs and illustrations ISBN 978-1-63381-010-5 $19.95

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

and the

Lighthouse

SEA GLASS AND THE LIGHTHOUSE

Betsey Anderson Illustrated by Thomas Block

Sea Glass

KELLY BROOKS-BAY

Maggie Goes to Maine

Written by

Kelly Brooks-Bay Illustrated by

Lindsay Weirich

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

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

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CHILDREN’S Cont.

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

The Amethyst Stone

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

Faraway Love

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

The Freezing Venus

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

A Long Way to Walk

Beyond Words

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

Dead Drunk

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

The Lure of Books and Other Stories

The Besieged

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

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

Escaping Night in Acadia

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

Foreword Reviews 2020 Indies Winner, Bronze

Hauling Through

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

One Family’s Tragic Journey Through the Maine Wilderness Norman R. Kalloch, Jr. ISBN 978-1-63381-140-9 $18.95 Lynae Maxim ISBN 978-1-63381-203-1 $12.95

Margel’s Madness

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

A Haunting Fog

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

Ill Intent

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

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

A Medical Thriller Geoffrey M. Cooper ISBN 978-1-63381-290-1 $15.95

Narrownook

The Other Island: Ben’s Story

The Illuminati Circle

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

The Illuminati Sanction

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

2022 National Indie Excellence Award, Finalist

Robert J. Ristino ISBN 978-1-63381-116-4 $17.95 Robert J. Ristino ISBN 978-1-63381-306-9 $17.95

The Island and Other Stories

Jean Ayer (1924–2013) ISBN 978-1-63381-137-9 $16.95

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45th Parallel

Pressing Matters

Ragged Island

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

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FICTION Cont.

The Realm of Colliding Spirits

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

The Rebel’s Wrath

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

The Red Boat and Other Stories

Sally Murdock MacVane ISBN 978-1-63381-279-6 $14.95

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

Elizabeth Heminway ISBN 978-1-63381-228-4 $16.95

Termination of Benefits

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

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

Vanishing Act

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

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

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

NONFICTION As the Crow Flies

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

The LORD’S Prayer

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

Peaks Island: Past and Present

Ruminations on life and living Phil Crossman ISBN 978-1-63381-189-8 $14.95

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

Carrying Water as a Way of Life

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

The Shark, the Girl & the Sea

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

Josie’s Story

To Touch the Earth Again

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

Sinking Dixie

$28.95

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

The Season in Between

Charlene D’Avanzo ISBN 978-1-63381-287-1 $16.95

In the Path of Young Bulls

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

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

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

A Story of Domestic Abuse...and Love Jane Harvey Meade ISBN 978-1-938883-48-4 $17.95

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Tales from a Tuscan Mountainside

Dear Mr. Wells

Foreign Aid and Agricultural Development in Africa

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

Fostering Marcel

Provocations

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

...the bond between human and animal Josie & Vernita Leins ISBN 978-1-63381-156-0 $19.95

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

The Gillchrest Papers

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

2019 Next Generation Indie Book Award, Finalist, Animal/Pet

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

Silent Maine Reminders

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

2013 Maine Literary Awards Finalist

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NONFICTION Cont.

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

Love, Lutefisk, and Lemon Zest Sneakers

Writer on the Rocks

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

ANTHOLOGY

Childhood Cancer Treatment from the Other Side of the Bed Carol Glover, MSN, FNP-C ISBN 978-1-936447-70-1 $15.95

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

Ripple Effect

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

2019 Maine Literary Awards Finalist, Excellence in Publishing

BIO/MEMOIR Broken Wing

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

Crossing Northern Borders

Maine to the Maritimes Patricia Leach ISBN 978-1-63381-078-5 $17.95

Echoes from River City

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

Monhegan: Isle View

The Art of Kevin Beers Kevin Beers ISBN 978-1-63381-283-3 $34.95

My Life as a Non-Valedictorian

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

Three Fab Felines

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

Three Labs a Lifetime

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

The Tree Grows Standing Still

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

The Uninvited Goddess

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

Whispers

Glimpses

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

2012 New England Book Festival, Honorable Mention

In Deeper

Loving Hannah

Bethany Lynne Davis ISBN 978-1-63381-292-5 $18.95

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 The Adventures of Humboldt

Lorraine Murray ISBN 978-1-63381-147-8 $14.95

The Birthright

Susan A. Starr ISBN 978-1-63381-254-3 $18.95

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Woman Who Speaks Tree

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

The Kid in Me

Buddy the Bullfrog on Sweet Pickle Pond

Didi Cooper Paperback: ISBN 978-1-63381-308-3 $19.95 Hardcover: ISBN 978-1-63381-307-6 $26.95

Cassie in the Honey Pot

A Wiscasset Legend Kellie Teel ISBN 978-1-63381-282-6 $16.95

Candice and Lucy at the Halloween House

Kristy Lageroos ISBN 978-1-63381-302-1 $13.95

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

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Mary Atkinson ISBN 978-1-63381-059-4 $14.95

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

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POETRY De Rerum Natura

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