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Penelope

By Paul Bochner

Abandoned by her mother, having endured a solitary woodland existence, she seems ready to die. Yet her life force is unyielding, and she has chosen …

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is an award-winning filmmaker and the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in painting. He has written for the Atlantic and The New Yorker.

The Einstein Conspiracy

By Steve Israel

Based on actual events, The Einstein Conspiracy pits two FBI agents against a cunning undercover operative on a mission to abduct Albert Einstein, who Hitler …

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is an American political commentator, author, and former Member of the U.S. Congress. He has written two critically acclaimed political satires, The Global War on …

Miami Mayhem

By Marvin H. Albert

It seemed like a routine little job…. just return a beautiful, raven-haired heiress to her wealthy father, whose money bought him everything but the truth. …

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was the author of more than a hundred books, from westerns, mysteries, and spy novels, to works of history, including “The Long White Road,” a …

Where the Valley Widens

By Lindsey Williams

The uplifting journey of an idealistic young music teacher whose heart, passion and persistence endure the challenges of nurturing students from elementary school to high …

About the Author

Lindsey Williams has directed award-winning bands at all levels in the public schools since 2007. She graduated summa cum laude from the Boston Conservatory, earning her BM in flute performance, her MMED, and the Conservatory’s Outstanding Music Educator Award. She has directed Binghamton University’s Wind Symphony and chaired numerous festivals and committees for the New York State School Music Association. An active performer, conductor, and clinician, Lindsey lives with her family and cats in upstate New York. She still loves making music just as much as writing about it.

The Broken Place

By Michael Shaara

If there is such a thing as a born writer, Michael Shaara is certainly that. Library Journal The story of a deeply-scarred young man who …

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(June 23, 1928 – May 5, 1988) wrote more than seventy short stories before four novels including The Broken Place, followed by the Pulitzer Prize-winning …

The Roast Penguin Chronicles

By Jason C. Anthony

From the author of the acclaimed Substack series, A Field Guide to the Anthropocene, Jason C. Anthony’s The Roast Penguin Chronicles is a savory, eclectic …

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Jason C. Anthony was the 2014 Literary Fellow for Maine, and his awards include fellowships at the MacDowell Colony, the Dora Maar House, and the …

The Harvard Murders

By Robert J. Mrazek

American landscape on the brink of war. It’s the fall of 1937 and real-life Harvard roommates Jimmy Rousmaniere and Jack Kennedy have returned to Cambridge …

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is an award-winning author of twelve books. A former five-term congressman, he wrote numerous pieces of landmark legislation including the Amerasian Homecoming Act that brought …