Ready to start the new year with a slate of new books? Add these novels to your reading list and swear to support the independent presses that publish them:
From Tazia and Gemma (Vine Leaves Press): “Ayal’s absence today means she will be spared his urging to take care of the problem growing inside her.” 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): “Producers are the real wizards. They make the magic of movies happen.” A probing fiction biography of the actor who played the Munchkin Coroner in the 1939 Hollywood classic The Wizard of Oz. Order on Amazon.
From On the Shore (Vine Leaves Press): “Joining the Navy was a way to trade the petty squabbles at home for the real war overseas.” An emotionally charged tale of an immigrant Jewish family in turmoil when their children rebel during WWI. Order on Amazon.
Read more about each book in NOVELS.
