GHOST IN THE GRIFFINAGE by Heather Shumaker
Adult non-fiction author Heather Shumaker’s debut middle-grade novel GHOST IN THE GRIFFINAGE, about the mid-western Griffin siblings, Meg, Will & Ariel, and their trip to England to visit their Aunt Effie and Uncle Ben, a ginormous, lovable, and drooly Newfoundland dog. Effie’s charming village has a bit of a ghost problem, which would be fine really (What […]
CYBERCIVICS: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Kids Build a Healthy Relationship with Technology by Diana Graber
Digital literacy educator and founder of CyberWise, Diana Graber helps parents teach their digital kids the skills they need to avoid the pitfalls associated with tech while at the same time learning to harness the amazing tools they have at their fingertips so they can build happy and successful lives. (Amacom/World Rights/2019)
THE PHAROAH’S TREASURE: The Origin of Paper and the Rise of Western Civilization by John Gaudet
Author of Papyrus: The Plant that Changed the World: From Ancient Egypt to Today’s Water Wars, John Gaudet, Ph.D’s THE PHARAOH’S TREASURE: The Origin of Paper and the Rise of Western Civilization, a multi-disciplinary history of how the first paper fueled the development of Western Civilization beginning in Egypt during the Neolithic period through the introduction […]
THE WANDERER: Edgar Allan Poe and the City by Scott Peeples with photos by Michelle Van Parys
University of Charleston English professor, Scott Peeples, with University of Charleston photography professor Michelle Van Parys offer a reexamination of Poe, who changed addresses on average once a year throughout his adult life, through the lens of the American cities that shaped his life and writing. (Princeton University Press/World Rights/Spring 2019)
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)
SEARCH AND RESCUE: A Wilderness Doctor’s Life-and-Death Tales of Risk and Reward, Christopher Van Tilburg, MD
SEARCH AND RESCUE: A Wilderness Doctor’s Life-and-Death Tales of Risk and Reward (Falcon Guides/September 2017) is a thrilling collection of first-hand accounts of search and rescue operations from Oregon’s legendary Mount Hood and other exotic locations around the world, by wilderness physician Dr. Christopher Van Tilburg. The exciting tales offer a fascinating inside look at […]
AFTER 9/11: One Girl’s Journey Through Darkness to a New Beginning, Helaina Hovitz
NOW IN PAPERBACK! (Skyhorse, September 5, 2017) “This impressive debut is both deeply evocative and intensely personal.” ― Peter Canby, Senior Editor, The New Yorker “A moving and remarkable testament to a time that changed our country, told beautifully by a young woman who never gave up hope….” ― Sean Elder, contributor, Newsweek Helaina Hovitz […]
FIND MORE SPACE IN YOUR HOME by Roberta Sandenbergh
Known as “The Small-Space Architect” Sandenbergh’s guide will offer innovative design ideas and planning guides to help readers passionate about doing more with less make the most of the underutilized spaces they already have in their homes. Perfect for those striving to live more simply, people foregoing the suburbs for urban life, and downsizing retirees. […]
Windborn (Guardian Herd #4) by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez
Now in paperback! For fans of the Warriors and the Guardians of Ga’Hoole series comes the action-packed fourth and final book in this first installment of the Guardian Herd series—with a never-before-seen short story that introduces readers to a whole new world. After many moons of constant struggle, Star must face his toughest, deadliest challenge […]
WHAT’S YOUR HOT DOG STAND? Chris Farrell
The search for money, meaning, identity and community at work in the second half of life. Farrell is host of American Public Media’s Marketplace and a regular contributor to The New York Times and Next Avenue. He holds a degree from the London School of Economics. The book will argue that older Americans are redefining […]