Maine Literary Award Winner, Excellence in Publishing
The staff of Maine Authors Publishing and Amelia Garretson-Persans were honored to accept the Book Award for Excellence in Publishing for Where the Avonley Seed Falls on May 18th at the Olin Arts Center at Bates College in Lewiston. Where the Avonley Seed Falls is available on page 10.
Author: Amelia Garretson-Persans
Amelia Garretson-Persans is an artist, filmmaker, and writer. Her interdisciplinary work often centers on heroines as they navigate the shifting layers of their own storylines. She lives with her family in South Portland, Maine. Where the Avonley Seed Falls is her first book with Maine Authors Publishing.
Graphic Designer: Michelle Hodgdon
Michelle has had a love for art, photography, and reading her entire life. Before working at Maine Authors Publishing, she found herself working in the printing industry, which ingrained a complete understanding of proper design process. She lives in Union with her husband, Philip, and their two dogs, Phoebe and Gretzky, as well as their cat, Piper.
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Illustrations on this page are samples from Where the Avonley Seed Falls
The Fifth Student
Geoffrey M. Cooper of Ogunquit, Maine
When a student in Professor Brad Parker’s lab at the Maine Translational Research Institute in Wells is wrongfully accused of cheating on an exam, he tries to help. Only to encounter unexpected obstacles. Burglary. Bribery. A suspicious suicide. Even murder. Leaving Brad and his fiancée, FBI agent Karen Richmond, desperately trying to understand what’s going on behind the scenes.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 241 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-366-3 $18.95
Geoffrey M. Cooper is an award-winning author of medical thrillers and a 2023 Maine Literary Award Finalist in Crime Fiction. His experience as a former cancer researcher and scientific administrator, having held positions at Harvard Medical School and Boston University as professor, department chair, and associate dean, now provides extensive background for his novels. He lives in Ogunquit, Maine.
Bad Medicine is available on page 24. Forever is available on page 24.
Ill Intent is available on page 27. Perilous Obsession is available on page 28.
Hunger Hill
Philip C. Baker of Windham, Maine
A novice hitwoman makes rookie mistakes, and the bodies start piling up in Portland, Maine. Detective Basil Keene and seventeen-year-old Eileen Mack form an unlikely team to bring the spree to a stop. Can they catch the murderer and her boss before they escape under the veil of a violent storm at sea?
Paperback, 6" x 9", 261 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-361-8 $19.95
Philip C. Baker is a graduate of Colby College. He grew up in Falmouth, Maine, sailing on Casco Bay and enjoying the land where it meets the sea. His work has taken him to many of the lower forty-eight states. He lives in southern Maine with his family, which includes two rescue beagles.
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Kate Meader
Deborah Gould of Brunswick and Mt. Vernon, Maine
Kate Meader has had her share of hard times, but she finds stability as cook at the poorhouse, where she feeds the homeless residents of Gardiner, Maine. In 1900, a new inmate appears at the city farm, a Civil War veteran named Nicholas Dale, and Kate’s life takes another turn.
Hardcover with dust jacket, 5" x 7.5", 204 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-371-7 $29.95
Deborah Gould was a 2014 Maine Literary Award short fiction winner; her historical novel The Eastern, Book One: The Early Years was a 2016 Maine Literary Award book finalist. Kate Meader is her fourth novel. A member of the Cumberland Street Writers, she is a threeseason resident of Brunswick and summers on Flying Pond in Mount Vernon, Maine.
The Eastern, Book One: The Early Years is available on page 24. The Eastern, Book Two: Later On is available on page 24. Household is available on page 24.
“Rec’d Your Card…Thot You Was Dead” is available on page 30.
Simmering, Savory, and Deadly A Soup Makers Mystery
Jody Rich of Waterville, Maine
Vidalia, Olive, Brie, and Coco, all in their sixties, escape the snows of Maine and Alaska to thaw out in the heat of Saint Martin. They find themselves in the soup with local authorities as they go about their island adventures. Can these four ladle out the solution to this mystery before flight time on Friday?
Paperback, 6" x 9", 176 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-377-9 $15.95
Jody Rich of Waterville, Maine, has always been a storyteller. She observes and remembers. From working in special education and traveling, she has a mind full of characters, settings, and plot twists. Jody’s writings have appeared in the Portland Press Herald and Central Maine Today. She lives in Waterville, Maine, with her wife, Rosemary, and their cat, Lexus.
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Bungalow Terrace
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-and-roll bands of the twentieth century. Grappling with such issues as addiction, death, rape, and sexual orientation, it is the story of four diverse lives and a superstar rock group.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 394 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-337-3 $21.95
Hardcover with dust jacket, 6" x 9", 394 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-338-0 $35.95
Chasing Aces
Danette Laver of Portland, Maine
Marian yearns to leave her unconventional childhood behind. When she falls for Bradley, the aspiring ballplayer who lives next door, she never anticipates her greatest competition will be her grandmother. Grandie has her own agenda and the credentials to catapult Bradley to the top of the game. Bonds are torn as stakes are raised, and someone’s dreams will have to be sacrificed.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 359 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-351-9 $22.95
Daughters of Long Reach
Irene M. Drago of Bath, Maine
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Drawn to its rich maritime history, Ellie and Ty Malone purchase a grand home in Bath, Maine, and discover the story of a prominent shipbuilding family who lived there in the 1800s. Daughters of Long Reach explores love and loss through the lens of families who are separated by time but connected by the rolling tides of the Kennebec River.
2018 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Winner, First Novel Lavinia Wren and the Sailmakers is available on page 8. The Maine Point is available on page 8.
Death in Venison
Maine Newspaper Mysteries with Nate and Nasty James and Luanne Napoli of South Portland, Maine
Paperback, 5.5" x 8.5", 215 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-118-8 $16.95
Nate Emerson and Nasty Jensen think they’re headed for a quieter life when they leave their jobs as foreign correspondents and take over a small-town newspaper in Maine. But as they develop an uneasy partnership with the local police chief and learn the ways of the Pine Tree State from their staff, they quickly see that Venice has secrets and mysteries all its own, including murder.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 243 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-333-5 $18.95
Farnsy A Novel
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William Anthony of Edgecomb, Maine
William Phineas Farnsworth, “Farnsy” to his friends, is a policeman in a quiet town on the coast of Maine. He loves police work, but his relationship with Lucy is off again, his 35th birthday is looming, and he feels trapped in a life as predictable as the tides—until some Necco wafers appear mysteriously in summer cottages on nearby lakes.
Paperback, 5.5" x 8.25", 357 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-304-5 $18.95
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The Gathering Room
A Tale of Nelly Butler
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Michelle E. Shores of Waterville, Maine
Based on a true story. In 1795, George and Nelly are set to be married. But lurking in the shadows is Lydia, a young girl who some say communes with the devil. She and George have a history, and it’s all about to unfold in a bizarre love triangle with a supernatural twist.
2023 Independent Publishers Book Awards, Bronze Medal Winner, Best Fiction Northeast Region
2023 National Indie Excellence Award Finalist for Best Historical Fiction
Ghost Town
Kirsten Reed of Gardiner, Maine
Paperback, 6" x 9", 359 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-330-4 $17.95
Tucked into reputedly haunted woods stretching to the horizon, the quaint small-town ennui of Moon Hill, Maine, is shaken by a concurrence of troubling events and shocking crimes. A years-long manhunt uncovers more than a dangerous killer; an intimate portrait of all involved reaches far beyond town lines and ventures into secrets too vital to reveal.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 400 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-348-9 $22.95
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Hermit The Mysterious Life of Jim Whyte
Jeffrey H. Ryan of South Portland, Maine
When Jim Whyte settled outside of Monson, Maine, in 1895, people were puzzled. A world traveler who spoke six languages fluently, Whyte arrived with sacks full of money and a fierce desire to keep to himself. Based on the true story, Hermit follows one man’s quest to discover the truth about Whyte’s incredible secret life before it’s too late.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 153 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-188-1 $17.95
Lavinia Wren and the Sailmakers
Irene M. Drago of Bath, Maine
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Orphaned by the Civil War, Lavinia Wren finds a home in Thomaston, Maine. On the verge of turning thirteen, she meets four friends. For sixty years, as schooners replace square-riggers and German U-boats appear off the coast, Vinnie and the sailmakers pull the thread of love, not war, through history and leave an indelible impression on our soul.
2023 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist, Regional Fiction
Daughters of Long Reach is available on page 7. The Maine Point is available below.
The Maine Point
Top Se
Irene M. Drago of Bath, Maine
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
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
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Murder in the Maple Woods
Claire Ackroyd of Orono, Maine
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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
On Harbor’s Edge
Book One: 1912–1913
Top Se
Kate Hotchkiss of North Haven, Maine
Paperback, 6" x 9", 181 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-230-7 $16.95
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
Hardcover with dust jacket, 6" x 9", 295 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-286-4 $26.95
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.
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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Paperback, 6" x 9", 273 pages
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Cassie Sano, Purple Tree, oil painting
Style & Allure
The adventures of Samuel Cramer, one of the last romantics in France
Evelyn H. Pass of Rockland, Maine
Evelyn Pass is pleased to present an exciting new version of Charles Baudelaire’s novella La Fanfarlo. This work, written by the poet before he became famous, is full of wit and insight into the foibles of young love and deserves a wider audience.
Hardcover, 8.5" x 11", 39 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-352-6 $29.95
The Toll Road North
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Peggy L. DeBlois of Auburn, Maine
Dee and her son are taken hostage while on a college visit in her hometown of Lewiston, Maine. When Dee recognizes the gunman, she is forced to face her secret-filled past. The French-Canadian Catholic community of her youth is filled with betrayals, abandonment, and secret pregnancies. How will she reveal her shameful past to her husband, son, and friends?
Paperback, 5.375" x 8.25", 300 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-326-7 $19.95
2023 Maine Literary Award Winner, Excellence in Publishing
Where the Avonley Seed Falls
Amelia Garretson-Persans of South Portland, Maine
Where the Avonley Seed Falls is an illustrated novel that unfolds through the recovered nature writings of Tabitha H. Eldreth, a middle-aged naturalist ostensibly on sabbatical from her university position. As her nature observations develop, so too does the real reason behind her deep isolation in the north woods.
2023 Maine Literary Award Winner, Excellence in Publishing
Paperback, 6" x 9", 118 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-319-9 $16.95
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Amelia Garretson-Persans, illustration sample from Where the Avonley Seed Falls
Calm Command
U.S. Chief Justice Melville Fuller in His Times, 1888–1910
Douglas Rooks of Augusta, Maine
Melville Fuller, among the most prominent Maine natives of his day, is little known today. This groundbreaking biography, the first in 70 years, restores him to his rightful place amid one of the most turbulent, dynamic eras of American history, not stinting his flaws, but highlighting his considerable accomplishments in uniting a fractious Supreme Court behind his patient and steady leadership.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 466 pages with b/w photographs
ISBN 978-1-63381-370-0 $24.95
Hardcover with dust jacket, 6" x 9", 467 pages with b/w photographs
ISBN 978-1-63381-369-4 $39.95
Douglas Rooks, a lifelong journalist, has been an editor at three Maine and New Hampshire daily and weekly newspapers, and an opinion columnist for more than 40 years. His three previous books are Statesman: George Mitchell and the Art of the Possible; Rise, Decline and Renewal: The Democratic Party in Maine; and First Franco: Albert Beliveau in Law, Politics, and Love.
One Thread in the American Tapestery A Pennsylvania German Heritage
Judith Burger-Gossart of Salsbury Cove, Maine
Weisenberg Township, on the Pennsylvania frontier, was settled in 1753. Primary source records were full of surprises. In the ensuing years there were murders, hardship, courage, hope, love, and a measure of joy and delight in the everyday. Come take this journey of exploration with the author. The story is unique but also universal.
Paperback, 10" x 7", 122 pages with color and b/w photographs
ISBN 978-1-63381-365-6 $22.95
Judith Burger-Gossart has been an armchair historian since majoring in American studies at Mount Holyoke College. Her previous book about the Maine Sea Coast Mission Hooked Rug Program in the 1920s was honored in the 2016 Maine Literary Awards. Primary source records informed that book; they also form the basis for discovery in this latest endeavor.
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Butterfly Flappings Winds of the Mystery
Rick Kimball of Falmouth, Maine
A rich hodgepodgery of wit and wisdom from a lay Unitarian Universalist thinker and speaker, Butterfly Flappings draws universal truths from the quotidian. Its topics range from sex to soul to nonsense. Its forms include poetry, prose, photos, music, and plays. Its moods mix silly with serious. It generates warming winds to touch and treat both churched and unchurched readers.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 513 pages with color photographs
ISBN 978-1-63381-346-5 $32.95
In the Company of Trees
The Empirical Forest
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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
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from the writer of the column Away with Words
Lew-Ellyn Hughes of Greenville, Maine
This book is a collection of award-winning humorous, poignant, and thoughtful true tales of life, family, and the people, places, and lifestyle of rural Maine. Many of the stories are written in the literary style of bons mots or belles lettres.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 238 pages
ISBN 978-1-940244-83-9 $16.95
Sparring in the Dark
The Art and Life of Maine Painter Henry Strater
Michael Culver
Maine painter Henry Strater’s life brought him into contact with the most significant artists, writers, and momentous events of the twentieth century. His art received national recognition, and he founded the Ogunquit Museum of American Art.
Despite his achievements, Strater was hampered by self-doubt. Consequently, this is a narrative of Strater’s successes, but also the consequential uncertainties that adversely shaped his art and life.
Paperback, 7" x 10", 215 pages with color and b/w illustrations and photographs
ISBN 978-1-63381-344-1 $26.95
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The Spiritual Awakening of an Analytical Mind
13 Stepping-Stones to Help Guide Your Journey
Tina L. Moody of Falmouth, Maine
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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
Unleashing Yahweh: Ezekiel and the Northern Lights How the Aurora Borealis Helped Establish Monotheism
George Siscoe (1937–2022) of Belfast, Maine
Ezekiel’s bizarre vision in Babylonia was key to unleashing Yahweh from Judah at a time when gods were tied to nations and routinely destroyed along with them. The vision was proof that Yahweh was present with the exiles. Because the vision meets stringent scientific requirements for an auroral display, the aurora may have played a profoundly consequential role in establishing monotheism.
Hardcover with dust jacket, 6" x 9", 195 pages with color and b/w photographs
ISBN 978-1-63381-353-3 $39.95
Walking Sacred Sites Listening to Their Stories
Margaret W.
Jones
of Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Step back in time with Margaret, travel guide and storyteller, as she takes us on extraordinary walks through sacred sites and ancient landscapes. With compelling detail, she transports readers to the British Isles and Jordan, where she discovers the ancestors that once lived there. Rediscover the magic as she touches stones, kneels before holy wells, and walks old Roman roads.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 158 pages with color photographs
ISBN 978-1-63381-343-4 $21.95
Crown Thy Good 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
Finding Myself in Aviation
Mary S. Build of Bridgton, Maine
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Finding Myself in Aviation is about so much more than flying. It chronicles one woman’s journey of discovery from an abusive childhood to finally finding freedom in the skies. Mary Build’s story is an inspiration to anyone who has wondered what their true purpose is in life, while her adventures as a pilot will keep you on the edge of your seat.
2023 Award of Achievement for Contributions to Aviation,The Ninety-Nines: International Organization of Women Pilots
Paperback, 6" x 9", 170 pages with color photographs
ISBN 978-1-63381-317-5 $23.95
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Folly Cove Sketches
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Remembering Virginia Lee Burton
June Vail of Brunswick, Maine
Virginia Lee Burton wrote and illustrated Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel and Little House and founded the renowned Folly Cove Designers. Vail’s memoir offers insights into the wide-ranging artistic projects of the woman behind the books and recounts how living as a teenager with Burton, her great-aunt, in Folly Cove, Massachusetts, inspired new ways of living and making art.
The Passion of Perfection is available on page 29.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 145 pages with color and b/w illustrations and photographs
ISBN 978-1-63381-305-2 $17.95
The Geriatric Pilgrim Tales from the Journey
Richard Wile of Brunswick, Maine
In The Geriatric Pilgrim: Tales from the Journey, Richard Wile explores how his own pilgrimage experiences have shown him that life itself can be a pilgrimage. Part travelogue, part rumination on grief and grace, part coming of (old) age memoir, The Geriatric Pilgrim reveals how viewing life as a pilgrimage can bring us healing and hope.
Requiem in Stones is available on page 28.
Through Woods & Waters
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Paperback, 6" x 9", 197 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-332-8 $16.95
A Solo Journey to Maine’s New National Monument
Laurie Apgar Chandler of Waldoboro, Maine
Maine’s Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument was two years young when Laurie Chandler embarked on a unique journey. After trekking its panoramic peaks, she traded her boots for a solo canoe, paddling into the upper watershed of the Penobscot’s East Branch and down the iconic river through the heart of the monument. Hers is a story of shared discovery, highlighting the region’s rich history and natural wonders. Upwards is available below.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 229 pages with b/w illustrations and color and b/w photographs
ISBN 978-1-63381-231-4 $18.95
Upwards
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The story of the first woman to solo thru-paddle the Northern Forest Canoe Trail
Laurie Apgar Chandler of Waldoboro, Maine
Dreams should be voiced, nurtured, followed. At 53, Laurie Chandler journeyed 740 miles in a small canoe, becoming the first woman to solo thru-paddle the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. Upwards is her uplifting story of finding the inner strength and faith to achieve a dream, set amid the rich tapestry of the history, wildlife, landscapes, and people of New England.
2017 New England Book Festival, Honorable Mention, Biography/Autobiography
Through Woods & Waters is available above.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 216 pages with color and b/w photographs
ISBN 978-1-63381-122-5 $17.95
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Alvah’s Socks
Tess Thayer Haskell of Spruce Head, Maine
Illustrated by Ken Foster
Join a little boy and his family on a seemingly average summer day on an island off the coast of Maine. Lobster boats, seagulls, and daily chores stir up an unexpected mystery. Alvah hates to upset his mother, and she has been noticing some missing things. Read along as he unravels a surprising resolution.
Ages 4–8
Hardcover, 12" x 8.5", 26 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-372-4 $33.95
Tess Haskell grew up in Bartlett’s Harbor on North Haven, where she graduated the K–12 school and lobstered for her father—a true daughter of the islands, with family also coming from Vinalhaven and Matinicus. She now has five children. She loves being a mother and hopes to write more children’s books in the future.
The Amazing Adventures of Sammie the Salmon
Susan A. Starr of Trenton, Maine
Illustrated by Kimberly Bolton
Tiny Sammie the salmon has a great journey before her. She and her friends must navigate Maine’s quiet streams, the mighty Penobscot River, and the vast Atlantic Ocean. Sammie enjoys discovering the mysteries of her underwater world. This brave little salmon encounters many unusual creatures and meets surprising challenges as she swims her way to becoming a grown-up Atlantic salmon.
Ages 4–8
Paperback, 10" x 10", 30 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-362-5 $22.95
Hardcover, 10" x 10", 30 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-364-9 $31.95
Susan A. Starr traveled the world while serving in the U.S. Army. Following their respective military retirements, Susan and her husband, Chuck, chose to live on the Maine coast. That was nearly twenty years ago, and Maine continues to be a source of inspiration in her writing. Susan’s other books are Memoirs of a Mad Innkeeper: The Muffin Recipes Revealed and The Birthright.
The Birthright is available on page 29.
Memoirs of a Mad Innkeeper: The Muffin Recipes Revealed is available on page 26.
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Baxter the Moose Cassie Sano of Augusta, Maine
Baxter is a young moose who is very good at doing cartwheels but falls like a “broken wheel” whenever anyone is watching. Just when he thinks he’ll never prove his talent, he unexpectedly meets an otter who helps him break the pattern, and they become very good friends.
Ages 4–8
Paperback, 7" x 10", 28 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-367-0 $16.95
Hardcover, 7" x 10", 28 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-368-7 $24.95
Cassie Sano lives in Augusta, Maine, where she has a home art studio and enjoys writing, illustrating, plein air painting, and teaching watercolor painting.
Granny’s Garden
Susan Schenck Izard
Illustrated by Carroll Semmes Schenck
Granny’s Garden celebrates one woman’s dedication to a community garden in her local park. It engages the young reader in the story of organic gardening while teaching the value of friendship and community involvement. Told in the voice of her young granddaughter, Granny passes on the joys of gardening and neighborliness to the next generation.
Ages 4–8
Paperback, 10" x 7.75", 48 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-355-7 $18.95
Susan Schenck Izard is an ordained minister of the United Church of Christ and a spiritual director. She is the coauthor of Knitting into the Mystery: A Guide to the Shawl-Knitting Ministry, a mother, and a grandmother. Her sister, Carroll Semmes Schenck, is the illustrator of Granny’s Garden.
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Susan Schenck Izard Carroll Semmes Schenck
Little Sprout A Story of Destiny
Steph Carlson of Scarborough, Maine
Illustrated by Cheryl Crouthamel
Join Little Sprout in the Maine woods as she navigates feelings of uncertainty about who she is and what she needs to be. In this era of social media, children are learning to look to others for what makes a successful and happy life. Little Sprout hopes to help children listen to and trust themselves— and the rest will magically unfold.
Ages 4–8
Paperback, 8.5" x 8.5", 36 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-360-1 $22.95
Steph Carlson continues to live in Scarborough, where she grew up. She is an occupational therapist working in community wellness, using Tai chi and qigong to help others improve balance in all aspects: body, mind, and spirit. As a practitioner and someone who has experienced debilitating injury, she enjoys exploring new ways of enhancing health and well-being.
Mount Battie’s Christmas Star
Laurie Brooks Evans of Camden, Maine
Illustrated by Alice Delzer
The midcoast town of Camden, Maine, has a Christmas tradition worthy of praise. Since the 1960s, the community has worked together to transport a 23-foot star to the top of Mount Battie and place it on the tower there. The Christmas star is a beacon of hope and cheer during the holiday season.
Ages 4–8
Paperback, 8.75" x 10", 28 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-374-8 $18.95
Hardcover, 8.75" x 10", 28 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-373-1 $28.95
Laurie Brooks Evans was born in Camden, Maine. Blessed to live at the base of Mount Battie, she trekked up the back trails to the mountain as a kid. Although she lived away from her beloved Maine for over 40 years, she now is a part-time resident of Camden again. Laurie loves sharing Maine with her family.
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Rescued by Love A Dog’s Journey
Audrey D. Stempel of Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Illustrated by Lin Snow
This story is based on a true event. It’s an example of how love can heal. Sheila was neglected and then given away, but Annie restored Sheila with love. Sheila became a loyal and trusted friend. Because she was loved, she could hold her ears up and people noticed that she was beautiful. And so she was, inside and out.
Ages 4–8
Paperback, 8" x 10", 14 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-376-2 $19.95
Hardcover, 8" x 10", 14 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-375-5 $28.95
Audrey Stempel is a child and family psychologist who has been in practice for almost twenty years. She adopted Sheila when she was five years old and fostered her during her incredible transformation. Dr. Audrey works every day with her therapy dog Mickey. They live in Old Orchard Beach and walk and play on the beach all year round.
Sleigh Magic
Susan Vaughan of St. George, Maine
Illustrated by Thomas Brooks
Long, long ago, Santa Claus landed in the Great North Woods. When he yawned, Squirrel asked why he was so tired. Santa said that more and more children wrote him every year. One day he might not have enough magic to make all the toys by himself. Squirrel quivered with an idea: Could animals help? Would they need sleigh magic?
Ages 4–8
Paperback, 11" x 7", 36 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-357-1 $18.95
Hardcover, 11" x 7", 36 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-358-8 $25.95
Susan Vaughan loves everything about Christmas—the traditions, decorations, giftgiving, and, yes, the stories. She taught in public schools for many years, twenty-five of them in midcoast Maine, where she lives. She is the author of sixteen novels. This is her first children’s book.
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Trapped Brook Merrow of Bass Harbor, Maine
In a small coastal town in Maine, high school senior Ethan Olsen struggles to investigate the disappearance of his brother, the death of a friend, and nonstop harassment that threatens his family’s lobstering livelihood. Despite help from a potential girlfriend—if only he can make the next move—Ethan must first overcome lingering trauma and guilt from a decade-old tragedy.
Young Adult
Paperback, 6" x 9", 251 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-363-2 $19.95
Brook Merrow has taught writing at the middle, high school, and college levels. Originally a journalist, her work has appeared in various regional publications. She loves raunchy humor, tasteless movies, exquisite irony, and exercise of any kind. Brook and her husband, Hy Adelman, split time between an airplane hangar in Driggs, Idaho, and a home on the coast of Maine.
Ada Bea’s Downeast Adventure
Laurence H. Leavitt of Falmouth, Maine
Illustrated by Averil Burner
Top Se
When Ada Bea McC. moved “from away” to Maine’s sleepiest fishing village, she innocently tried to befriend the town’s most ornery and cantankerous resident, ol’ Grumpy Johnson. Laugh and cry as you follow Ada Bea’s wild and rollicking battle of wills with Grumpy throughout this Maine-inspired adventure until it reaches its exciting and heartwarming conclusion.
Ages 4–8
Paperback, 10.75" x 8.25", 44 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-285-7 $9.95
Hardcover, 10.75" x 8.25", 44 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-284-0 $19.95
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Cassie Sano, sampling of Vienna Mountain Road, oil painting, 20 x 24 inches
Adventures of a Cheetah
Max Felix of Ellsworth, Maine
A captivating book of illustrations of a cheetah in a vast African plain, the Serengeti. Around the act of coloring, learn new facts about this fascinating wild animal.
All Ages
Coil Bound, 8.5" x 8.5", 42 coloring pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-336-6 $15.95
The Adventures of Eloise Violet and Madeline Rose: The Island
Gail Theroux Clark of Yarmouth, Maine
Top Se
Eloise Violet and Madeline Rose are naughty French bulldogs who live on a river in Maine. Madeline is the mischief maker, and Eloise goes along with her plans. One day, they decide to sneak out and cross the river to the island. They encounter many animals, but there is danger looming. How will these rascals manage to get home safely?
Ages 4–8
Paperback, 8.5" x 11", 28 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-321-2 $18.95
Hardcover, 8.5" x 11", 28 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-320-5 $27.95
The Aurantium Tree
Samar Khuder of Westbrook, Maine
Illustrated by Kate Erwin
The Aurantium Tree is about a family that escapes war in Iraq to find peace and freedom in the United States. When the war starts, their lives are suddenly turned upside down. The family manages to escape to Syria, then the U.S., where they are finally allowed to dream, because life is no longer just about getting enough food to live or finding safety.
Ages 4–8
Paperback, 10" x 7.75", 40 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-335-9 $19.95
Bear and the Oxbow Island Gang
Rae Chalmers of Peaks Island, Maine
Illustrated by Jamie Hogan
Top Se
Bear loses his temper after being bullied and fails his first week of sixth grade. Suspended from school and feeling like a loser, he is sent to his grandmother’s home on Oxbow Island. With the help of his island friends, he is determined to succeed and catch whoever is harming the island’s beavers and their habitat.
Oxbow Island Gang: Leap Frog is available on page 21.
Oxbow Island Gang: Lobster Graveyard is available on page 21.
Oxbow Island Gang: Winter Crows is available on page 22.
Middle Grade
Paperback, 5.5" x 8", 197 pages with b/w illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-211-6 $13.95
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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.
2020 Maine Literary Award Finalist, Children’s
The Girl with Berries
Ages 4–8
Paperback, 9" x 10", 38 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-171-3 $17.95
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
Hardcover, 10" x 8", 36 pages with color and b/w illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-345-8 $25.95
Oxbow Island Gang: Leap Frog
Rae Chalmers of Peaks Island, Maine
Illustrated by Jamie Hogan
The sight of flattened frogs on Oxbow Island’s Dump Road stops Bear and Olivia in their tracks. When they discover that many of the dead frogs have extra legs and other deformities, they know they have to hurry to protect the island’s amphibians during their spring migration from the woods to the pond. This is the fourth book in the Oxbow Island Gang series.
Bear and the Oxbow Island Gang is available on page 20.
Oxbow Island Gang: Lobster Graveyard is available below.
Oxbow Island Gang: Winter Crows is available on page 22.
Middle Grade
Paperback, 5.5" x 8", 194 pages with b/w illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-354-0 $15.95
Oxbow Island Gang: Lobster Graveyard
Rae Chalmers of Peaks Island, Maine
Illustrated by Jamie Hogan
Top Se
For Halloween, Bear returns to his grandmother’s home on Oxbow Island determined to build the biggest pumpkin pyramid in the world. He and his island friend Olivia are sidetracked when they discover evidence that someone is catching and keeping illegal-sized lobsters. Costumes and pumpkins are set aside as they race to discover who is threatening Maine’s lobster fishery.
Bear and the Oxbow Island Gang is available on page 20.
Oxbow Island Gang: Leap Frog is available above.
Oxbow Island Gang: Winter Crows is available on page 22.
Middle Grade
Paperback, 5.5" x 8", 201 pages with b/w illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-250-5 $13.95
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Oxbow Island Gang: Winter Crows
Rae Chalmers of Peaks Island, Maine
Top Se
The winds howl and snow blocks the windows of Oxbow Island’s homes while Bear is staying with his grandmother after Christmas. When the island loses power, Bear and his friend Olivia have to help their neighbors stack firewood, shovel snow, and provide meals. But there is a mystery to solve, and a blizzard won’t stop them. Who is killing the island’s crows?
Bear and the Oxbow Island Gang is available on page 20.
Oxbow Island Gang: Leap Frog is available on page 21.
Oxbow Island Gang: Lobster Graveyard is available on page 21.
Middle Grade
Paperback, 5.5" x 8", 176 pages with b/w illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-309-0 $15.95
The Story of Neeps and Tattie
Amy Johnson and Diane Madden of Harrison, Maine
Illustrated by Abigail Gray Swartz
The Story of Neeps and Tattie centers around the antics of two tortoises rescued as babies on the shore of Loch Ness, Scotland, by young Annie McKay, who cares for them for years in her beautiful garden and helps them hibernate in her refrigerator each winter. Children will learn about the habitat of land tortoises and facts about Scotland’s geography and culture.
Ages 4–8
Hardcover with dust jacket, 10.5" x 11.5", 28 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-347-2 $25.95
Trouble in Nathan’s Woods
Mary Morton Cowan of Cumberland, Maine
War rages in Europe in 1917, but eleven-year-old Nathan learns that enemy spies lurk in New Hampshire, where he lives in his family’s lumber camp—and they intend to burn these woods! Convinced that Pa’s new German teamster is a spy, Nathan and his friend Orey desperately try to thwart his plan and save the lumber camp. Will they succeed?
Middle Grade Paperback, 5.5" x 8", 231 pages with b/w illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-342-7 $18.95
The Wildlife Tree
Top Se
Peter Emery of Wayne, Maine
Illustrated by Deborah Emery
Come look and learn about the wildlife trees in the forest. Guess which animals rely on this special tree for survival. Understand and appreciate the animals around us by reading interesting facts and looking at beautiful illustrations.
Ages 4–8
Paperback, 8.5" x 11", 33 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-296-3 $19.95
Hardcover, 8.5" x 11", 33 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-297-0 $24.95
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The Black Guitar
Lenice Cicchini
The poems in The Black Guitar comprise a finely wrought medley of discord and harmony, of passion and loss. As much an evocation of the music of longing as it is the instrument itself, the image of the black guitar resonates and haunts. These poems are spiritual in the pure, Rilkean sense—the flight of spirits through the poet’s days.
The Last Will and Testament of Palmira Sei is available on page 30.
The Clarity of Birds
Top Se
Betsy Headley of Swanville, Maine
Paperback, 6" x 9", 61 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-334-2 $14.95
This book is a collection of poems and bird photographs. Betsy’s words and images of nature are woven throughout her book. Beauty and brutality, compassion and aging, and wisdom and wildlife are explored through a language of understanding. With birds as her guide, she offers a clear vision.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 43 pages with b/w and color photographs
ISBN 978-1-63381-303-8 $16.95
Stone Blanket
Top Se
Sarah Rhinelander of Hope, Maine
Stone Blanket is a collection of poems inspired by the dream world and a daily practice of journeying there. These poems invite the reader along for the ride to see what the dreamer sees, to simplify our sight, and to find truth and hope in our shared inner world.
Pieces of Water is available on page 30. Quitting Recovery is available on page 30.
Paperback, 5" x 7.75", 85 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-325-0 $14.95
Maine Fun Facts Word Search Puzzle Book
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
Vickie Hughes Baron of Millinocket, Maine
Top Se
Discover Maine’s picturesque lighthouses, historic blockhouses, and forts within these twelve word search puzzles with fun facts. Each puzzle explores different lighthouses, from the oldest, most photographed, and easternmost lighthouses to the oldest fort-blockhouse in the United States, before it was destroyed in a flood. Discover unique qualities about Maine’s lighthouses, historic blockhouses, and forts in this fun facts word search puzzle book.
Maine Fun Facts Word Search Puzzle Book 1 is available above.
Paperback, 8.5" x 11", 23 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-310-6 $12.95
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Bad Medicine
A Medical Thriller
Geoffrey M. Cooper
Paperback, 6" x 9", 249 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-248-2
$15.95
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 Book Two: Later On
Deborah Gould
Paperback, 6" x 9", 305 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-144-7
$17.95
Forever A Medical Thriller
Geoffrey M. Cooper
Paperback, 6" x 9", 265 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-223-9
$15.95
2020 Readers’ Favorite Book Award, Gold Medal
National Indie Excellence Award, Finalist
IndieReader Discovery Award, Winner
Francena Hallett’s Heart
A Novel of Romances and Revenge
Robert W. Spencer
Paperback, 6" x 9", 275 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-329-8
$19.95
Household
Deborah Gould
Paperback, 6" x 9", 253 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-257-4
$17.95
Islands of Time
Barbara Kent Lawrence
Paperback, 6" x 9", 224 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-071-6
$16.95
Matinicus
An Island Mystery
Darcy Scott
Paperback, 6" x 9", 248 pages
ISBN 978-1-936447-23-7
$14.95
2013 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards, Silver Prize
2013 IPPY Awards, Bronze Prize
2013 Indie Book Awards, Best Mystery
Not Even Dark Chocolate Can Fix This Mess
Kathy Eliscu
Illustrated by William D. Eldridge
Paperback, 6" x 9", 314 pages with b/w illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-045-7
$18.95
Prospects
Mining Maine for Riches—A Novel
Robert W. Spencer
Paperback, 6" x 9", 285 pages with color and b/w photographs
ISBN 978-1-63381-217-8
$19.95
FICTION
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Rookie Warden
Kim Camery Millick
Paperback, 6" x 9", 217 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-165-2
$17.95
Secrets Haunt the Lobsters’ Sea
Charlene D’Avanzo
Paperback, 5.25" x 8", 248 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-136-2
$16.95
2019 IPPY Awards, Silver Medalist
The Spinster’s Hope Chest
Robert W. Spencer
Paperback, 6" x 9", 172 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-138-6
$14.95
We Demand
Anne B. Gass
Paperback, 6" x 9", 337 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-259-8
$15.95
Hardcover, 6" x 9", 337 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-261-1
$29.95
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
Dick Folsom: Bush Pilot A Legend Reflects
Jake Morrel
Paperback, 6" x 9", 99 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-126-3
$20.95
Paperback book and 2 audio CDs
ISBN 978-1-63381-127-0
$24.95
Gary Dumond Remembers
Maine Warden Pilots
Jake Morrel
Paperback, 6" x 9", 125 pages with color and b/w photographs
ISBN 978-1-63381-145-4
$21.95
Hardscrabble Lodge
True Maine bush flying stories
Jake Morrel
Paperback, 6" x 9", 167 pages with color photographs
ISBN 978-1-63381-082-2
$21.95
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FICTION Cont.
NONFICTION
GIFTS
Before You Were Ours
Didi Cooper
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
Dahlov Ipcar / Artist
Maine Art Series for Young Readers
Pat Davidson Reef
Paperback, 12" x 9", 45 pages with color illustrations and photographs
ISBN 978-1-63381-087-7
$20.95
2018 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Finalist, Art
Memoirs of a Mad Innkeeper
The Muffin Recipes Revealed
Susan A. Starr
Illustrated by Jessica L. Harris
Paperback, 6" x 9", 107 pages with color photographs and illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-010-5
$19.95
David C. Driskell: Artist, Educator, Author
Maine Art Series for Young Readers
Pat Davidson Reef
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
Maggie Goes to Maine
Betsey Anderson
Illustrated by Thomas Block
Paperback, 9" x 10", 32 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-938883-83-5
$16.95
2014 Dog Writers of America, Best Children’s Book
2014 Animals, Animals, Animals Book Festival, Honorable Mention
2014 New England Book Festival, Honorable Mention
Sea Glass and the Lighthouse
Kelly Brooks-Bay
Illustrated by Lindsay Weirich
Paperback, 8.75" x 9.75", 32 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-123-2
$14.95
The Village Blacksmith
A Poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
John William Babin
Paperback, 9" x 7", 22 pages with b/w illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-253-6
$9.95
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Sea Glass and the Lighthouse
Written by Kelly Brooks-Bay
Illustrated by Lindsay Weirich
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CHILDREN’S
FICTION Cont.
The Money Lake
Rowland Creitz
ISBN 978-1-63381-315-1 $18.95
Narrownook
Jane Harvey Meade
ISBN 978-1-63381-258-1 $29.95
The Other Island: Ben’s Story
The sequel to Islands of Time
Barbara Kent Lawrence
ISBN 978-1-63381-096-9 $16.95
Perilous Obsession
A Medical Thriller
Geoffrey M. Cooper
ISBN 978-1-63381-323-6 $16.95
2023 Maine Literary Award Finalist, Crime Fiction
Pressing Matters
Bruce A. Fleming
ISBN 978-1-63381-206-2 $16.95
Ragged Island
An Island Mystery
Darcy Scott
ISBN 978-1-63381-169-0 $14.95
The Realm of Colliding Spirits
Rick Hobbs
ISBN 978-1-63381-104-1 $18.95
Reason to Leave
P. Addison Wentz
ISBN 978-1-63381-328-1 $15.95
The Rebel’s Wrath
Christopher W. Morin
ISBN 978-1-63381-068-6 $17.95
Reese’s Leap
An Island Mystery
Darcy Scott
ISBN 978-1-938883-34-7 $14.95
2013 New England Book Festival, Honorable Mention
Requiem in Stones
Richard Wile
ISBN 978-1-63381-095-2 $17.95
Retsbol Rises
An Abenaki Lobster Tale
Jayne Rowe Jones
ISBN 978-1-938883-65-1 $23.95
2014 National Indie Excellence Award, Young Adult
Rogue Plunder
Christopher W. Morin
ISBN 978-1-63381-182-9 $20.95
The Season in Between
A Story of Domestic Abuse...and Love
Jane Harvey Meade
ISBN 978-1-938883-48-4 $17.95
The Shark, the Girl & the Sea
Charlene D’Avanzo
ISBN 978-1-63381-287-1 $16.95
Sinking Dixie
J. G. Breerwood
ISBN 978-1-63381-241-3 $23.95
Something About the House
Jane Harvey Meade
ISBN 978-1-63381-128-7 $20.95
The Summer of the Disco King
Jane Harvey Meade
ISBN 978-1-936447-58-9 $16.95
2012 New England Book Festival, Honorable Mention
Sweating Through
Peter Bridgford
ISBN 978-1-63381-152-2 $14.95
A Tale of Life & War
Christopher W. Morin
ISBN 978-1-63381-006-8 $27.95
2014 New England Book Festival, Honorable Mention
Telling Stone
Scott Dickerson
ISBN 978-1-63381-327-4 $18.95
Termination of Benefits
Jane Sloven
ISBN 978-1-63381-130-0 $19.95
2019 Maine Romance Writers Readers’ Choice
Contemporary Category: First Place
Foreword INDIES Finalist: Thriller and Suspense
2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
Finalist, Suspense
To Touch the Earth Again
Rowland Creitz
ISBN 978-1-63381-239-0 $18.95
Vanishing Act
Brooke Pacy
ISBN 978-1-63381-013-6 $15.95
Yes & No: Paris 1969
A Novel
Linda Tatelbaum
ISBN 978-0-9654428-2-4 $14.95
Carrying Water as a Way of Life
A Homesteader’s History
Linda Tatelbaum
ISBN 978-1-9654428-0-0 $14.95
Dear Mr. Wells
His students speak
Tom Wells
ISBN 978-1-63381-170-6 $14.95
Foreign Aid and Agricultural Development in Africa
Lessons from a Career
David C. Wilcock
ISBN 978-1-63381-255-0 $25.95
Fostering Marcel
...the bond between human and animal
Josie & Vernita Leins
ISBN 978-1-63381-156-0 $19.95
2019 Next Generation Indie Book Award, Finalist, Animal/Pet
The Gillchrest Papers
A Treasure in the Attic
Renny A. Stackpole
ISBN 978-1-940244-92-1 $14.95
Here and Away
Deborah Cummins
ISBN 978-1-936447-03-9 $17.95
2013 Maine Literary Awards Finalist
In the Path of Young Bulls
An Odyssey on America’s
Continental Divide Trail
Thomas Jamrog
ISBN 978-1-63381-121-8 $28.95
Josie’s Story
...from rescue to service dog
Josie & Vernita Leins
ISBN 978-1-63381-120-1 $16.95
The LORD’S Prayer
A Spiritual Journey
Grace Anne Truth
ISBN 978-1-63381-278-9 $16.95
Mind Your P’s and Q’s (and Your A, B, C’s)
Genie Dailey
ISBN 978-1-936447-41-1 $10.95
The Passion of Perfection
Gertrude Hitz Burton’s
Modern Victorian Life
June Vail
ISBN 978-1-63381-115-7 $18.95
2018 Maine Literary Award Finalist, Nonfiction
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Peaks Island: Past and Present
Kimberly Erico MacIsaac
ISBN 978-1-63381-281-9 $27.95
Provocations
Essays
Mel Howards (1927–2021)
ISBN 978-1-63381-041-9 $16.95
2015 New England Book Festival, Honorable Mention, General Nonfiction 2016 National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist
Sauna Magic
Health, Happiness, Community
Garrett Conover
Paperback:
ISBN 978-1-63381-166-9 $46.95
Hardcover:
ISBN 978-1-63381-167-6 $51.95
Shaking Hands with Tomorrow
An Independent School Leader’s Hard-Earned Lessons
Pete Jaques
ISBN 978-1-63381-207-9 $10.95
Silent Maine Reminders
Alden L. Weigelt
ISBN 978-1-936447-14-5 $17.95
We Have Met the Enemy
Stories and Other Writings from the Days of Pandemic in My Town
Hans Krichels
ISBN 978-1-63381-266-6 $12.95
Willows by Flowing Streams
Stories Contemplating Life’s Dilemmas
Deanna Baxter
ISBN 978-1-63381-322-9 $17.95
Woman Who Speaks Tree
Confessions of a Tree Hugger
Linda Tatelbaum
ISBN 978-0-9654428-6-2 $14.95
Writer on the Rocks
Moving the Impossible
Linda Tatelbaum
ISBN 978-1-9654428-3-1 $12.95
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
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A Biography of Naval
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Didi Cooper
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