BERING SEA STRONG, Laura Hartema
Full of unusual characters, mischief, camaraderie, and testosterone-fueled man gossip. “Laura Hartema is a woman made of steel navigating the rough waters of life on and off the Bering Sea. Good read.” ―Edgar Hansen from the Discovery channel documentary series, Deadliest Catch, co-captain, chief engineer, F/V Northwestern Bering Sea Strong (Skyhorse, March 2018) is a tale […]
END PEER CRUELTY, BUILD EMPATHY, Michele Borba, Ed.D.
A leading educator presents a proven plan to bully prevention that creates inclusive, safe and caring schools. Based on a practical, six-part framework for reducing peer cruelty and increasing positive behavior support, End Peer Cruelty, Build Empathy (Free Spirit, February 2018) utilizes the strongest pieces of best practices and current research for ways to stop […]
HUSBANDS AND OTHER SHARP OBJECTS, Marilyn Simon Rothstein
A heartwarming, hilarious novel for anyone who has ever had a family, from the author of Lift and Separate. After a lifetime of marriage, Marcy Hammer is ready to get herself unhitched – just as everyone else in her life is looking for a commitment. Her new boyfriend, Jon, wants to get serious, and her […]
When your book isn’t selling…what’s an author to do?
There’s the exhilaration when your agent sells your book. Suddenly, you are real! You are going to be a published author. The contract comes. Now it is truly official. The manuscript is delivered, edited and accepted. Yes! You send in answers to an exhaustive questionnaire listing every contact you have. If you are one of […]
How to Think about God(s)
The Roman politician Cicero lived in a world of incredible religious diversity and conflict. In this short but powerful work, he dares to ask fundamental questions about the existence and nature of God that are as relevant today as they were two thousand years ago. Translated, with an introduction by Philip Freeman, Fletcher Jones Chair […]
BISCUIT, by Michael Volpatt
Co-founder of Big Bottom Market, in the heart of Sonoma wine country, puts a decidedly California twist on the American classic biscuit in 50 sweet and savory recipes with biscuit sandwiches (“Egg in a Biscuit” and the popular “Sea Biscuit”), specialty sweet biscuits (Chocolate Bacon & Apple Pie), and delectable accompaniment spreads and jams. The […]
HYPERSEXT, Jillian Roberts PhD with Sara Au
Kids are exposed to sexual content at a younger and younger age, whether that is through the internet, advertisements, video games, or from interactions with their peers. HyperSext is a crucial resource, explaining in easy-to-understand language what exactly the psychological effects of that exposure can look like, and offering parents—and in turn, kids—the tools and […]
SHAME NATION: The New Global Epidemic of Online Hate, Sue Scheff with Melissa Schorr
In today’s digitally driven world, disaster is only a click away. Foreword by Monica Lewinsky A rogue tweet could bring down a business; an army of trolls can run a celebrity off-line; and virtual harassment might cause real psychological damage. Shame Nation: The Global Epidemic of Online Hate (Sourcebooks, October 2017) is the first book […]
CITIZEN 865, Debbie Cenziper
Pulitzer-Prize Winning Washington Post investigative journalist relates the untold story of how a group of historians-turned-investigators at the U.S. Justice Department pursued one of the last great secrets of the Third Reich, a group of killers known as the Trawniki guards, Soviet soldiers recruited by the S.S. out of POW camps, and how more than […]
HUSHED IN DEATH, Stephen P. Kelly
Following LANGUAGE OF THE DEAD and WAGES OF DESIRE, the third Inspector Lamb mystery set in an English village during World War II. (Pegasus/Fall 2018/World Rights)