Start the new year with a refreshed reading list. Add these books and refresh the smile on the faces of the independent presses that publish them:
From A Brain. A Heart. The Nerve. (Alternative Book Press): “Meinhardt’s own doctor had submitted his name for sterilization under the Nazis’ racial hygiene program.” 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): “Today is for talking to God, not to relatives and friends.” 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): “Her parents were so proud when she was promoted from hems to sleeves, how can she disappoint them?” 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.
Read more about each book in NOVELS.