Books for the holiday, books for the new year, books for every day thereafter. Looking for lasting literary finds? Consider these and the independent presses that publish them will find a reason to celebrate too:
From On the Shore (Vine Leaves Press): “He didn’t know if he believed the words, but for the sake of those he comforted, he spoke with conviction.” An emotionally charged tale of an immigrant Jewish family in turmoil when their children rebel during WWI. Order on Amazon.
From Tazia and Gemma (Vine Leaves Press): “Children don’t judge the way adults do.” The heartfelt and suspenseful story of an unwed Italian immigrant who survives the 1911 Triangle Waist Co. fire and the daughter who seeks her father 50 years later. Order on Amazon.
From A Brain. A Heart. The Nerve. (Alternative Book Press): “A lifetime of small wounds could leave a mark deeper and more permanent than a single big assault.” A probing fictional biography of the actor who played the Munchkin Coroner in the 1939 Hollywood classic The Wizard of Oz. Order on Amazon.
Read more about each book in NOVELS.
