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AUTOBIOGRAPHY / MEMOIR
1 DOG EARED
A Year’s Romp Through the Self-Publishing World W. Nikola-Lisa A yearlong office-cleaning project turns into a series of reflections on reading, writing, and the world of contemporary book publishing. 978-0997252446 | $14.99 Paperback 978-0997252453 | $6.99 eBook Available from Ingram Gyroscope Books gyroscopebooks.com nikolabooks@gmail.com
I GOT HERE 2 HOW A Memoir Ceil Lucas This genealogical memoir contrasts the author’s upbringing in Guatemala City and Italy with her very deep roots in America, roots that start in 1654. 978-1945271618 | $16.95 Paperback Available from Baker & Taylor Book Publishers Network howigotherememoir.com sheryn@bookpublishersnetwork.com
BIOGRAPHY
4 BARBRA STREISAND ON THE COUCH Alma H. Bond, Ph.D. “Thoroughly enjoyable.”—Kitty Kelley “…The content is fascinating, the writing is intimate, and the dialogue realistic.” —Midwest Book Review 978-1610882118 | $27.95 Hardcover Available from Atlas Books/Follett, Ingram, Baker & Taylor Bancroft Press bancroftpress.com bruceb@bancroftpress.com
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT
5 SPIRITUALITY 103: THE FORGIVENESS CODE Finding The Light In Our Shadows
Ivan Figueroa-Otero M.D. This #1 new Amazon June release, discovers the weapons to win the emotional battle between the Light of your Knowledge and the Shadows of your Ignorance. 978-1504379724 $15.99 Paperback | $0.99 eBook Available from Balboa Press, Ingram, Amazon Balboa Press ivanfigueroaoteromd.com ifiguero@prtc.net
3 WHERE THE WATER MEETS THE SAND Tyra Manning A story of loss, addiction, mental illness and recovery. Following the death of her husband, Tyra transforms her life to become a successful educator, mother, and author. 978-1626342729 | $15.95 Paperback Available from Amazon, IndieBound, Barnes & Noble Greenleaf Book Group tyramanning.com tyra@tyramanning.com
6 WE ALL HAVE SOULS AND I THINK WE CAN PROVE IT Tom Blaschko Angels, ghosts, shamans, soul-mates. The physical world isn’t everything! Your world will be kinder and more fulfilling when you also embrace the worlds of soul reality. This book shows you how. 978-0937663127 | $18.00 Paperback Available from Baker & Taylor, Ingram Pine Winds Press/an imprint of Idyll Arbor WeAllHaveSouls.com sales@idyllarbor.com
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BUSINESS & CAREER
7 AWAKENING A LEADER’S SOUL
Learnings Through Immortal Poems Gaurav Bhalla Awakening A Leader’s Soul: Learnings Through Immortal Poems is about “Soulful Leadership,” a new human-centric narrative that values humanity of leaders over their executive brilliance. 978-1628654219 | $20.00 Paperback Available from Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Midpoint Motivational Press motivationalpress.com gaurav@gbkahanee.com
CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK
11 AMIR’S BIG CATCH Sheila Jones and Charis Haines A lively children’s book that unites fishing, friendship, and teamwork! Join Amir and his friends as they work together to catch Ziggy the Catfish! 978-11592986378 $18.95 Hardcover Available from Itascabooks Beaver Pond Press itascabooks.com sjones1429@gmail.com
8 GETTING OUT OF DEBT JOYFULLY Simone Milasas Are you ready to change your entire reality around money? No one should have a money problem. What if you could have unlimited revenue streams? 978-1634930956 | $35.00 Paperback Available from Lightning Source, Amazon, KDP Access Consciousness Publishing accessconsciousnesspublishing.com admin@accessconsciousnesspublishing.com
9 PLAN COMMIT WIN
90 Days to Creating a Fundable Startup Patrick Henry Plan Commit Win is a blueprint for entrepreneurs, company founders, startup CEOs and business owners, to help them build more successful businesses and get them funded. 978-0692868126 | $19.99 Paperback $9.99 eBook | $19.99 Audio Available from Amazon, Audible, Barnes & Noble QuestFusion Publishing questfusion.com info@questfusion.com
10 A QUARTER MILLION STEPS
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Creativity, Imagination, & Leading Transformative Change Dr. Anthony Paustian Through stories and one epic example, A Quarter-Million Steps teaches the leadership principles of imagination, creativity, focus, work ethic, teamwork, and so much more. 978-0996442893 | $19.95 Hardcover 978-0996442862 | $4.95 eBook Available from Bookmasters, Baker & Taylor BookPress Publishing BookPressPublishing.com info@BookPressPublishing.com
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CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK
CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK
16 WHICH WAY IS PARADISE?
12 BRIDGET & BOT
A Boy’s Journey to Find His Grandmother Who Died
Sequoia Bostick Bridget uses her imagination to invent a friendly robot, but watch out for the glitch! Beautiful illustrations by Cleveland Institute of Art Grad Sequoia Bostick. 978-1611815191 $10.95 Softcover Available from Booksource/ Steps to Literacy Kaeden Publishing kaeden.com | sales@kaeden.com
Marianne Harding Burgoyne What happens when a child loses a loved one? Which Way Is Paradise? is one boy’s meandering journey coming to terms with his grandmother’s death. 978-0974218311 $24.99 Hardcover Available from Baker & Taylor Burgoyne and Burgoyne, Publishers burgoyneandburgoynepublishers.com/wp2/ burgoyne@burgoyne.com CRAFTS / HOBBY / HOW-TO
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CHIPPY CHIPMUNK FEELS EMPATHY Kathy M. Miller When Chippy meets a unique chipmunk, he learns to feel empathy and show kindness. Book 4 of an award-winning series. Includes ways to develop empathy. 978-0984089338 $19.95 Hardcover Available from Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Follett Celtic Sunrise chippychipmunk.com info@celticsunrise.com
14 CUTIE’S BIG ADVENTURES: CUTIE MEETS MR. LIZARD Felicia Di John Cutie Meets Mr. Lizard is an adorable story about Cutie, a playful rescue dog who lives in the desert and enjoys having fun, making new friends, and seeking adventure. 978-0998756806 $9.95 Paperback $4.95 eBook Available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo The Cutie Series cutiesbigadventures.com thecutieseries@gmail.com
15 USE YOUR WORDS Subhash Kommuru Multicultural tale of two mischievous brothers who learn a valuable lesson in communication after finding themselves lost in a strange land of gibberish. 978-1946312013 | $5.99 Paperback Available from iPage/IngramSpark, Amazon, Baker & Taylor Kommuru Books KommuruBooks.com KommuruBooks@GMail.com
DOORMAKING 17 Materials, Techniques, and Projects for Building Your First Door Strother Purdy Doormaking walks the reader step-by-step through the construction of eight essential doors, explaining design and material choices in specific contexts, tool options, and other considerations. 978-1610352918 | $26.95 Paperback Available from Ingram, Baker & Taylor Linden Publishing woodworkerslibrary.com info@woodworkerslibrary.com EDUCATION
18 READING, WRITING, AND RISING UP
Teaching About Social Justice and the Power of the Written Word (Second Edition) Linda Christensen “This profound work of emancipatory pedagogy brings together theory, classroom practice, personal narrative, and student work…a must-read for every teacher…”—Geneva Smitherman, co-editor of Beyond Heroes and Holidays 978-0942961690 | $24.95 Paperback Avail from Rethinking Schools, Ingram Rethinking Schools rethinkingschools.org office@rethinkingschools.org
BILINGUAL EDUCATION 19 RETHINKING Welcoming Home Languages in Our Classrooms Edited By Elizabeth Barbian, Grace Cornell Gonzales, and Pilar Mejia “Offers strategies and stories promoting language equality as part of the larger struggle for human liberation and social transformation.”—Enid Lee, author of Articulate While Black 978-1937730734 | $24.95 Paperback Avail from Rethinking Schools, Ingram Rethinking Schools rethinkingschools.org office@rethinkingschools.org
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FICTION
20 BLACK-EYED SUSAN A Novel
Elizabeth Leiknes When Susan is told she has two months to live, she goes on a journey filled with music, friendship, love, laughter, and intense self-discovery. 978-1610881999 | $25.00 Hardcover Available from Atlas Books/Follett Company, Ingram, Baker & Taylor Bancroft Press bancroftpress.com bruceb@bancroftpress.com
21 THE CATALINA CABAL
FICTION: HISTORICAL
24 HANNIBAL’S NIECE
A Tale of Love, Murder, and Deceit in Ancient Rome Anthony R. Licata Sweeps across the battlefields of Europe and Africa—a riveting tale of love, war, alliance and betrayal, political machinations and intrigue, bringing history to life. 978-0996679947 | $32.00 Hardcover 978-0996679930 | $18.99 Paperback 978-0996679954 | $10.00 eBook Available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble G. Anton Publishing/Chicago gantonpublishing.com vcraig@gantonpublishing.com
25 JUDAS SON OF SIMON Daniel Molyneux “In Molyneux’s skillful hands, the story comes alive…Emotionally intense and intricately plotted, this provocative novel profiles Judas in unexpected ways.” —Library Journal 978-0997041743 | $14.95 Paperback Available from Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Amazon Moriah Books moriahbook.com dhansen@moriahbook.com
Bill Thesken A peaceful sail around Catalina Island takes an ugly turn as a professional bodyguard gets dragged into the middle of a violent human smuggling ring. 978-0990351979 $11.99 Paperback Available from Ingram Koloa Publishing, LLC koloapublishing.com billt@aloha.net
26 MY INTERVIEW WITH BEETHOVEN 22 DAMNED A Magnus Blackwell Novel: Book One Alexandrea Weis with Lucas Astor “…intricate characters, voodoo, and a setting that will steal your breath away. You’ll want to follow Magnus and Lexie to Hell and back, and that’s stunningly likely.” —Mercedes M. Yardley, Bram Stoker Award-Winning Author 978-1944109448 | $19.99 Paperback 978-1944109455 | $4.99 eBook Available from Ingram, Baker & Taylor Vesuvian Books vesuvianmedia.com italia@vesuvianmedia.com
23 FALL FROM GRACE A Novel
Libby Sternberg “A deeply moving examination of the struggle between compulsion and conscience; of the power of faith…and the true meaning of love.”—Mitchell James Kaplan, award-winning novelist 978-1610882064 | $25.00 Hardcover Available from Bookmasters, Ingram, Baker & Taylor Bancroft Press bancroftpress.com bruceb@bancroftpress.com
L.A. Hider Jones A young Virginia newspaperman seeks an interview with the great Ludwig van Beethoven because he’s been told the maestro is his father. 978-1535201421 | $17.99 Paperback Available from Amazon, CreateSpace lahiderjones.com lahiderjones@gmail.com
FICTION: HISTORICAL ROMANCE
27 IRON O’BRIAN M.L. Becker Historical tale of rebirth as a Civil War nurse journeys from personal grief to the battlefield and learns about love, life, and mostly herself. 978-1491778333 | $30.95 Hardcover 978-1491778326 | $20.95 Paperback 978-1491778340 | $3.99 eBook Available from iUniverse, Amazon, Barnes & Noble iUniverse iUniverse.com customersupport@iuniverse.com
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FICTION: MYSTERY / SUSPENSE
28 BLOOD MEMORY SOCIETY, BOOK 1
FICTION: MYSTERY / SUSPENSE
32 THE HAN AGENT
D.A. Field What if you inherited your ancestors’ memories? A brilliant fertility doctor is pulled into a national security crisis, with international conspiracy implications. Fast-paced, heart-stopping thriller. 978-0996668712 | $26.95 Hardcover 978-0999051405 | $16.95 Paperback Available from Ingram, Baker & Taylor Giro di Mondo Publishing Services girodimondo.com rmfenn@girodimondo.com
29 CHEZ BETTY
Amy Rogers Virus expert finds herself entangled in Japan-China conflict. “Frighteningly realistic with scientific accuracy and speculation that will leave you stunned.” —James Rollins, #1 NYT bestseller 978-1940419183 | $24.99 Hardcover 978-1940419176 | $29.99 Lrg Print Hrdcvr 978-1940419152 | $9.99 Paperback 978-1940419169 | $3.99 ebook Available from Ingram ScienceThrillers Media ScienceThrillersMedia.com/publish publisher@ScienceThrillersMedia.com
33 NO REMAINING EVIDENCE Kenneth Farmer While reinventing himself in France, a staid American lawyer is framed for murder in this twist-and-turn romantic thriller through the gauntlet of French justice…and injustice. 978-1595985248 | $16.95 Paperback Available from Ingram, Baker & Taylor Three Towers Press / an imprint of HenschelHAUS henschelhausbooks.com kira@henschelhausbooks.com
30 THE CRIMINALIST
Christina Benton In a fight for her life Noel has to remember how to get away with murder. The problem is she likes it. 978-1946962003 $22.95 Hardcover Available from Ingram, Amazon Janco Publishing jancopublishing.com editor@jancopublishing.com
34 TUNE UP
The Secrets of Mylin—Book I
A Novel of Forensic Science Suspense
Joe Klingler A missing lawyer and a hit-and-run victim lead to a vintage motorcycle café, a million-dollar yacht, and a musician named Mylin. Young. Attractive. Illegal. 978-1941156063 | $15.95 Paperback 978-1941156070 | $5.99 eBook Available from Amazon Cartosi LLC joeklingler.com mkt@cartosi.com
John Houde “CSI–without the makeup.” A Russian model and a reluctant forensic scientist must join forces to fight a dangerous sex trafficking ring. 978-0965828659 $18.99 Paperback | $2.99 eBook Available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Ingram Calico Press, LLC calicopress.com orders@calicopress.com
FICTION: SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY
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A GAME OF DECEIT K. A. Davis A father’s disappearance never solved, a mother’s secret taken to the grave, a daughter deceived… “An impressive thriller by an author worth following.”—Kirkus Reviews 978-0999068816 | $11.99 Paperback 978-0999068809 | $2.99 eBook Available from Amazon, Ingram Cinnamon & Sugar Press kimdavisauthor.com authorkimdavis@hotmail.com
35 NEXT EARTH Ken Sharpe After an environmental calamity almost wipes out humanity, the People must rediscover their place within the vast cosmos. Experience humanity’s spiritual reawakening in Next Earth. 978-1631830815 | $16.95 Paperback 978-1631830822 | $6.95 eBook 978-1631830839 | $6.95 Mobi Available from Amazon, BookLogix Mountain Arbor Press booklogix.com marketing@booklogix.com
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FICTION: SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY
36 ROBOT FASHION SHOW
A Geometrical Coloring Book Experience Nola R. Hintzel Fashion and sci-fi are combined in this coloring book about an intergalactic fashion show with 30 illustrations of robots modeling their finest fashions! For ages 12–90. 978-1548378677 | $8.95 Paperback Available from Amazon CreateSpace facebook.com/PlanetGeometry/ nolahintzel@gmail.com GRAPHIC NOVEL
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JURASSIC
HISTORY
40 LOOKING FOR HUMBOLDT & SEARCHING FOR GERMAN FOOTPRINTS IN NEW MEXICO AND BEYOND
Erika Schelby “A deeply personal account of the imprint Germans left on New Mexico and the United States at large…A delightfully eclectic history told with charm and thoughtfulness.” —Kirkus Reviews 978-0989121606 | $12.99 Paperback $4.99 eBook Available from IngramSpark, Amazon CreateSpace erikaschelby@gmail.com
41 THE WOMAN WITHOUT A VOICE
Pioneering in Dugout, Sod House and Homestead
Ted Rechlin Witness the resurrected reputation of the Brontosaurus and watch one young calf’s journey to become the Thunder Lizard he was born to be. 978-1591522034 | $19.95 Hardcover Available from Farcountry Press, Ingram RexTooth Studios rextooth.com info@rextooth.com
HEALTH
CANCER CLEAR & SIMPLE 38 BREAST Second Edition: All Your Questions Answered The American Cancer Society With a straightforward question-andanswer format, this book will be invaluable to any newly diagnosed breast cancer patient who needs to make timely decisions for treatment. 978-1604432367 | $14.95 Paperback Available from IPG American Cancer Society cancer.org/bookstore acsbooks@cancer.org
Louise Farmer Smith Diaries and family stories show pioneering women, mothers, and wives as silent and submissive of necessity, with no voice in where or how their families lived. 978-0998490632 $10.00 Paperback Available from Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble Upper Hand Press upperhandpress.com staff@upperhandpress.com
FIGHT BACK 42 WOMEN The Centuries-Long Struggle for Liberation Donna Goodman Women Fight Back traces the historical evolution of a movement that has thoroughly transformed society, and is in need of militant revival today. 978-0991030347 | $19.95 Paperback Available from PSL Publications, Amazon Liberation Media liberationalliance.org info@liberationmedia.org
HUMOR
39 REVERSING CANCER THROUGH MENTAL IMAGERY Simcha H. Benyosef A holistic 12-phase program of mental imagery and visualizations to heal from cancer and maintain wellbeing from the teachings of the great healer Colette Aboulker-Muscat. 978-1883148096 | $18.95 Paperback 978-1833148249 | $12.00 eBook Available from Ingram ACMI Press drjerryepstein.org rachel@drjerryepstein.org
43 CROWDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE Dr. Bo Brock Crowded is as much about people as it is about animals. Brock’s stories run the gamut of emotions from laugh out loud screams to lump-in-your throat tears. 978-1626342644 | $17.95 Paperback Available from Baker & Taylor, Ingram, Amazon Greenleaf Book Group greenleafbookgroup.com selizalde@greenleafbookgroup.com
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HUMOR
44 INVESTING IN VAIN
NONFICTION
48 FROM EARTH TO OBLIVION The Passing of Humankind
William Worsley Rapier wit mercilessly lampoons the latest fashions of social umbrage and chronicles the misadventures of political correctness run amok. 978-1937667177 | $16.95 Paperback 978-1937667184 | $6.99 eBook Available from Ingram Distinction Press / an imprint of RSBPress investinginvain.com kitty@distinctionpress.com
Ross E. Goodrich, Ph.D. A detailed description and explanation of humankind’s inexorable predicament: a human population that is too large for Earth’s carrying capacity and still growing. 978-0988255906 | $21.95 Paperback 978-0988255913 | $6.99 eBook 978-0988255920 | $6.99 Kindle Available from Mill City Press, Salem Author Services Thalesian Enterprises fromearthtooblivion.com fromearthtooblivion@gmail.com
INSPIRATIONAL
45 GIFT FROM THE GARDEN Bernie DuBois Bernie DuBois applies a gentle approach to the phases that happen in a woman’s life, comparing these stages to plants in this graceful, poignant book. 978-1930650268 | $12.95 Paperback Available from Small Press United, Ingram, Baker & Taylor Trellis Publishing, Inc. trellispublishing.com trellis2@aol.com
HYPNOTIC COMMUNIST 49 THE The Satanic Seduction of America W. Calvin Fields, III America was intended to be a Constitutional Republic of a free and virtuous people. America has now become hypnotically seduced by a foreign enemy working within our own country! 978-1533695895 | $19.95 Paperback Available from Amazon CreateSpace the-hypnotic-communist.com experienzamanagement@gmail.com
NONFICTION
46 AGING…GET OVER IT!
A Survival Manual/Workbook Anne Harbison Lucas This gutsy survival manual is for Baby Boomers/GenXers to get and keep control over their health, finances, and lifestyle decisions, now and well beyond retirement. 978-1619845350 | $24.95 Paperback Available from Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Overdrive Gatekeeper Press idontwanttobeaburdentomychildren.com Anne@AHLinc.net
47 ALL-IN-ONE BASIC TO ADVANCED GUIDE TO GENEALOGY & ANCESTRY HISTORY RESEARCH
Kimberly Berry The one all-inclusive guide you can’t do without, the most comprehensive, from basic to advanced, easy-to-follow, no fluff strategy to researching your ancestry. 978-1548695200 $89.99 Paperback | $9.99 eBook Available from CreateSpace, Ingram, Baker & Taylor Jhana Books, Inc. JhanaBooks.com kim@jhanabooks.com
50 PROFESSIONAL DRIVING TECHNIQUES, FIFTH EDITION Anthony J. Scotti Covers how to maintain vehicle control in both everyday and emergency situations—in a variety of road and weather conditions. 978-0982973035 | $22.95 Paperback Available from CreateSpace PhotoGraphics Publishing photographicsbooks.com joycehuber47@hotmail.com
YOUR LIFE AFTER 60 51 SUPERCHARGE 10 Tips to Navigate a Dynamic Decade Vicki L. Ward Supercharge Your Life After 60 is a vital resource for retirees; info on pensions, aging bodies, caregivers, medical challenges, legal options, and creating new life goals. 978-0975516287 | $14.95 Paperback Available from Ingram Nubian Images Publishing vickiward.net wardvl@yahoo.com
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NONFICTION
52 SURVIVING A MASS KILLER RAMPAGE
When Seconds Count, Police Are Still Minutes Away Chris Bird Gun safety expert Chris Bird challenges people to survive during a mass killing spree and shows how ordinary people have fought back and won. 978-0983590194 | $22.95 Paperback Available from IPG Privateer Publications privateerpublications.com cjbird@satx.rr.com
RELIGION
56 RENEGADE: MARTIN LUTHER The Graphic Biography
Andrea Grosso Ciponte and Dacia Palmerino In time for the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, there is finally a biography that does justice to such a colorful, complex character—the graphic novel. 978-0874862072 | $19.95 Paperback Available from Ingram Plough plough.com info@plough.com
A and Ω, The Gospel of Jesus, The Christ-Revelation, which the world does not know
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WORDSTRUCK! The Fun and Fascination of Language Susanna Janssen Can a book about words, language, and cultures excite the brain, warm the heart, and tickle the funny bone? Wordstruck! delivers. Winner, The Next Generation Indie Book Awards. 978-0998304809 | $17.95 Paperback Available from Ingram Lexicon Alley Press susannjanssen.com susannajanssenauthor@gmail.com
Gabriele An encompassing Christ revelation beyond Biblical content on life’s meaning and purpose, cause and effect, reincarnation, eternal damnation, health and healing, marriage, and much more. 978-1890841386 | $15.00 Paperback Available from Amazon The Word – The Universal Spirit Universal-Spirit.org info@universal-spirit.org SCIENCE
RELIGION
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FINDING JOY IN THE MORNING You can make it through the night Jacquelyn Lynn Simple, powerful strategies will bring you joy every morning, even after life’s darkest nights. Companion books: Finding Joy Journal and Finding Joy Adult Coloring Book. 978-1941826201 | $11.99 Paperback Available from Ingram, Baker & Taylor Tuscawilla Creative Services CreateTeachInspire.com info@contacttcs.com
58 ONCE UPON A TIME
13.81 Billion Years Ago J. C. Faris Enhanced w/hundreds of powerful, full-color images, Once Upon A Time thoroughly examines how the universe began, how it works, and the implications never before acknowledged. 978-1945271656 | $79.95 Hardcover Available from Baker & Taylor Book Publishers Network bookpublishersnetwork.com sheryn@bookpublishersnetwork.com SELF-HELP
55 THE GREATEST IS LOVE Q. M. Herrera A beautiful devotional, divinely inspired to motivate, uplift, and nourish the soul; and spread positive messages of faith, hope, love, peace, and inspiration to all. 978-0997035933 $25.99 Hardcover | $22.95 Paperback $17.95 B&W Paperback | $7.99 eBook Available from Ingram Blessed Inspirations 33, LLC blessedinspirations33.com QMH@blessedinspirations33.com
59 1968, DUALITY TO UNITY
A Physician’s Emotional Journey John E. Monaco Dr. Monaco offers the reader tools with which one can effectively access the most honest emotional reaction to any given life situation. 978-1612968643 | $16.95 Paperback Available from Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Bertrams Black Rose Writing blackrosewriting.com creator@blackrosewriting.com
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SELF-HELP
60 THE SCIENCE OF SHAME AND ITS TREATMENT Gerald L. Fishkin, Ph.D. Comprehensive resource to help everyone understand shame’s debilitating effects. Eric Hoffer Award Best Self-Help Book, Foreword INDIES Silver Award Psychology Book, Irwin Award Best Psychology. 978-1624910746 | $17.95 Paperback Available from Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Chicago Distribution Center Parkhurst Brothers Publishing drgeraldfishkin.com ted.parkhurst@gmail.com TEEN FICTION
61 CRISANTA KNIGHT Inherent Fate
Geanna Culbertson Join the children and siblings of fairytale characters in the magical world of “Book” where citizens train to be the next generation of storybook main characters. 978-1945448065| $19.95 Paperback 978-1945448072 | $8.99 eBook Available from IPG, Amazon, Barnes & Noble Boutique of Quality Books Publishing CrisantaKnight.com Terri@bqbpublishing.com
62 RICKIE TRUJILLO Nicholas Bradley Rickie Trujillo, from a poor L.A. neighborhood, could have a bright future in baseball. But his dark side and street life lead him toward self-destruction. 978-0998490625 | $16.00 Paperback Available from Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble Upper Hand Press upperhandpress.com staff@upperhandpress.com
YOUNG READER: FICTION
63 7TH GRADE REVOLUTION Liana Gardner “…a thrilling ride through past and present based on real events. You won’t want to put it down.”—Midwest Book Review 978-1944109462 | $12.99 Paperback 978-1944109479 | $4.99 eBook Available from Ingram, Baker & Taylor Vesuvian Books vesuvianmedia.com italia@vesuvianmedia.com
YOUNG READER: FICTION
64 CASTLE IN DANGER Karen Rita Rautenberg Middle Ages novel, 8–12, girl, Emma, castle, peasant Thomas…mysteries, adventures. “…delight…readers”—California Bookwatch “…recommended” —Midwest Book Review National Indie Excellence, Royal Dragonfly Awards, Foreword-International-Finalists. 978-0998923406 | $8.99 Paperback Available from CreateSpace Wonderberry Press karenritarautenberg.com karenrita123@gmail.com
65 ESME DOOLEY AND THE KIRKKOMAKI CIRCUS Jane Donovan and Holly Trechter This middle-grade tale of two cousins received a gold medal in the Mom’s Choice Awards. “Exceptional, original, and inherently entertaining.” —Midwest Book Review 978-1939360052 | $19.99 Paperback Available from IndieBound, Ingram Sky Candle Press skycandlepress.com info@skycandlepress.com
66 THE HIDDEN LOCH Marlaine Maddux White An ancient and hidden underwater world of innocence is suddenly threatened by unexpected and dramatic outside events that force its inhabitants to face unknown dangers. 978-0999170915 | $14.95 Hardcover 978-0999170908 | $12.95 Paperback Avail from Amazon, Children’s Plus Inc. Penny-Farthing Productions pfproductions.com julia@pfproductions.com
67 OSWALD, THE ALMOST FAMOUS OPOSSUM Sara Pascoe Illustrated by Varya Kolesnikova Beautifully illustrated middle-grade, funny fantasy about a ten-year-old boy and his fame-obsessed opossum. Includes information about nature and subtly deals with emotional and social issues. 978-0993574702 | $14.95 Paperback 978-0993574719 | $2.95 eBook Available from Ingram Trindles and Green, Ltd, UK sarapascoe.net info@sarapascoe.net
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