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Crave 

Etruscan Press
384 pages
$19


“Never maudlin or self-pitying, always searingly honest, Cannady balances raw evocations of suffering with tender love for her beleaguered family. The result is the transcendent story of a child who will not remain a victim.”

-Laurie Alberts,  author of Fault Line and Between Revolutions 

The Carroll Farm Fight

Five Star Publishing
212 pages
$25.95


“Living at a frontier crossroads can have unexpected perils, especially when war is afoot.”

-from the publisher

Nashville’s Streetcars and Interurban Railways 

Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
128 pages
$27.99


“On April 30, 1889, Nashville became one of the earliest cities served by electric street railways, developing a 70-mile system by 1915…”

-from the publisher

A Conjuring of Light 

Tor Books
624 pages
$25.99


“Flawless prose…the bittersweet conclusion is a fitting one for a fantastic,emotionally rich series that redefines epic.” 

Publishers Weekly

River of Time 

Center Street
320 pages
$27


River of Time brings a message of hope to the millions of Americans who suffer from emotional illness. I recommend it.” 

– Andrew Weil, M.D. 

Normal’s Just a Cycle on a Washing Machine 

Epb Publishing
131 pages
$14.98


“A memoiristic collection that shines with quiet strength.”

Kirkus Reviews

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