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Category: Local Authors

  • Local Author New Release: New Haven Noir

    Local Author New Release: New Haven Noir

    While all the authors from this anthology may not be from New England, the location is of interest. Akashic Books regularly publishes anthologies with a location theme and their recent release has a New England locale in mind. Check out New Haven Noir! Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with […]

  • Local Author New Release: The Sarcasm Handbook by Lawrence Dorfman

    Local Author New Release: The Sarcasm Handbook by Lawrence Dorfman

    Lawrence Dorfman is a local Connecticut author. From the author of the bestselling Snark series comes the premiere guide to satire, sneering, jeering, and mockery in their finest forms. A surviving knight of many a verbal joust, Larry Dorfman has become an expert at backhanded sass and cathartic banter. Featuring life lessons from the master […]

  • Local Author: Amazing Tales from the Boston Red Sox Dugout by Bill Nowlin and Jim Prime

    Local Author: Amazing Tales from the Boston Red Sox Dugout by Bill Nowlin and Jim Prime

    Recapture all the thrills of Red Sox baseball! AMAZING TALES FROM THE BOSTON RED SOX DUGOUT A Collection of the Greatest Red Sox Stories Ever Told! By Jim Prime and Bill Nowlin Calling all BoSox fans! In this one-of-a-kind compendium of anecdotes from players, managers, and beat writers, Jim Prime and Bill Nowlin capture all […]

  • Local Author New Release: Forks, Knives, and Spoons: A Novel by Leah DeCesare

    Local Author New Release: Forks, Knives, and Spoons: A Novel by Leah DeCesare

    Leah DeCesare is a local Rhode Island author! About the Author: Leah DeCesare is the author of Forks, Knives, And Spoons (2017, SparkPress) and the nonfiction parenting series Naked Parenting, based on her work as a doula, early parenting educator, and mom of three. Leah’s articles on parenting have been featured in The Huffington Post, […]

  • Local Author New Release: Back Over There by Richard Rubin

    Local Author New Release: Back Over There by Richard Rubin

    Richard Rubin is a local Maine author! ABOUT THE AUTHOR Richard Rubin Richard Rubin is the author of Back Over There from St. Martin’s Press. He is also the author of The Last of the Doughboys: The Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten World War and Confederacy of Silence: A True Tale of the New Old […]

  • Local Author New Release: Path to the Key by April Canavan

    Local Author New Release: Path to the Key by April Canavan

    April Canavan is a local Maine author. Description: Magic is fading throughout the world and the supernatural realms can feel the strain growing daily, but Sarah doesn’t care about any of that. She cares about protecting her son from her vampiric ex-husband who is obsessed with gaining power. She’ll stop at nothing to ensure that Alex doesn’t […]

  • Local Author New Release: Healing Herbs by Dede Cummings and Alyssa Holmes

    Local Author New Release: Healing Herbs by Dede Cummings and Alyssa Holmes

    Dede Cummings and Alyssa Homes are local New England authors from Vermont. Healing Herbs: How to Grow, Store, and Maximize Their Medicinal Power   Description Dig into the world of herbal medicine with this complete guide to cultivating and harvesting plants with healing properties. For thousands of years, people have been utilizing herbs and cultivating […]

  • Local Author New Release: Lydie of Peruwelz by Richard Burack Sr. MD

    Local Author New Release: Lydie of Peruwelz by Richard Burack Sr. MD

    Dr. Richard Burack is a local author and doctor from Jackson, NH. New Book Dramatizes 19th Century Belgian Murder Case Dr. Richard Burack authors historical fiction based on court transcripts Love, longing, class consciousness, insanity, and death by nicotine poisoning are focal points in Dr. Richard Burack’s debut novel “Lydie of Peruwelz.” Lydie Fougnies is […]

  • Local Author New Release: In Case of Memory, Break Glass by Andrew G Szava-Kovats

    Local Author New Release: In Case of Memory, Break Glass by Andrew G Szava-Kovats

    Andrew Szava-Kovats  is a local author from Lowell, MA. Following his debut novel “Death of an Apprentice,” Andrew Szava-Kovats presents a collection of various writings to portray a man lost in his memories. He has lost all sense of “present.” His reality is composed of memories of a past that may or may not be […]

  • Local Author New Release: The Free by Lauren McLaughlin

    Local Author New Release: The Free by Lauren McLaughlin

    Lauren McLaughlin is a local MA author. Lauren McLaughlin | 9781616957315 | Hardcover | PUB DATE: 2/28/2017 |  $18.99 | Soho Teen Description: A 21st century response to Walter Dean Myers’s classic Lockdown, The Free takes a look inside a “juvie” jail, where Isaac West is fighting for a second chance. In the beginning, Isaac […]

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