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Picnic on the Fault Line

Crippled Beagle Publishing
196 pages
$9.95


“This collection of poems includes musings on life, love, music, faith, and what makes us human.”

-from the publisher

The Secret Ingredient

Howard Books
320 pages
$26


“Butler’s memoir provides an encouraging argument for the value of chasing dreams.”

-Publishers Weekly

Lost Nashville

The History Press
128 pages
$23.99


“The Nashville Female Academy once served as the largest school for young ladies in the United States during the nineteenth century. Author Elizabeth Goetsch digs into the archives for some of the Music City’s lost structures.”

-from the publisher

Uneasy Lies the Crown

Minotaur Books
304 pages
$27.99


“Alexander, who’s adept at mixing historical facts with mysteries, includes chapters featuring a tale from 1415 that’s easily as interesting as the…mystery that finally brings past and present together.”

-Kirkus

American Cookie

Rodale Books
336 pages
$24.99


“No matter how much you know about America’s favorite little sweets, you’ll learn so much more from Anne Byrn’s new book. Every recipe comes with a story as delicious as the small bite it describes. And best of all, every small bite begs to be baked.”

-Dorie Greenspan

The Chapman Legacy

Five Star Publishing
377 pages
$25.95


“This is a story of brave women, a sociopathic killer, outlaws living past their time, and men who have the grit to take on the rugged rangeland of the Pecos and Rio Grande valleys.”

-From the Publisher

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