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Never Too Late: From Wannabe to Wife at 62 by B. Lynn Goodwin How does a 62-year-old woman who’s never been married find happiness with a two-time widower seeking his third wife on . . . Craigslist!? Does she throw caution to the wind and relinquish her freedom, or should she take a crash…
Beguiled by Karma Kataj Beguiled is about every person who ever had dreams that were interrupted by cultural mores, by discrimination, or by their own shortcomings. Miriam Levine, born in 1900, dreamed of going on stage, until an almost fatal mis-step forced her to postpone her “real life.” A serendipitous offer compelled her to confront her…
Truth Is in the House book review. Truth Is In the House is a novel inspired by true events, and follows the lives of two very different boys who come of age in 1950s America. Jimmy O’Farrell is an Irish immigrant whose family ends up in Manhattan, ready for…
How Languages Saved Me: A Polish Story of Survival by Stefanie Naumann and Tadeusz Haska “When I was arrested my whole world crumbled. I knew that leaders of political parties had been arrested, and never heard from again. My only chance at survival was to find a way to escape from the jail.” Orphaned in…
by author Jana Sasser I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to collaborate with my publisher and their cover designers in the creation of the book cover for Gradle Bird. Below is the 10-step process and the final reveal of Gradle Bird’s cover. Step 1: My publisher asks me for some ideas on…
by J.C. Sasser If you haven’t noticed, women have been the subject of political news of late, so I thought it appropriate to spotlight the ladies of Southern Gothic literature. If you research the infamous electronic library for “Best Southern Gothic Books” or “Southern Gothic Authors” or just plain old “Southern Gothic,” the lists and…
The New York City Big Book Award allows all publishers, authors and presses to compete directly in hopes to celebrate the great ideas from those all across the globe. Judged on presentation, editorial quality, and audience appeal, we would like to congratulate our own three Koehler Books authors on their first place wins in…
2021 and 2022 Firebird Awards: Julie Scolnik’s Paris Blue has been named a first place winner in Memoir in the 2022 first quarter Firebird Awards. Julie Scolnik’s Paris Blue has been named a first place winner in Cover Design in the 2022 first quarter Firebird Awards. Julie Scolnik’s Paris Blue has been named a…
What is the most satisfying result of publishing this book series? Working with Koehler Books on the entire series and collaborating with most of the same authors. Plus, each story in the series is written by Virginia authors, with Virginia locations, and of course published by a Virginia publisher. What was the process like…
Koehler Books author Jana Sasser’s GRADLE BIRD has been nominated for the 2018 Southern Book Prize Long List in the Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense category. (Asheville, NC) The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance, (SIBA), is pleased to announce the 2018 Southern Book Prize Long List, featuring all the eligible titles that have been nominated for…
Koehler Books is pleased to announce that Gradle Bird by J.C. Sasser is a finalist in the SIBA Southern Book Prize, along with John Grisham’s Camino Island. (Asheville, NC) – Southern independent booksellers have cast their votes for the Finalists for the 2018 Southern Book Prize. Thirty titles across eight different categories have…
J.C. Sasser started her professional career at age twelve, working as a dishwasher, waitress, and cook at a truck stop off Georgia’s I-16. Over her life, she has worked as an envelope licker, tortoise tagger, lifeguard, Senate page, model, editor, water-polo coach, marine biologist, plant grower, software consultant, and 6-Sigma Black Belt. Gradle Bird was a…
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Never Too Late: From Wannabe to Wife at 62 by B. Lynn Goodwin How does a 62-year-old woman who’s never been married find happiness with a two-time widower seeking his third wife on . . . Craigslist!? Does she throw caution to the wind and relinquish her freedom, or should she take a crash…
Beguiled by Karma Kataj Beguiled is about every person who ever had dreams that were interrupted by cultural mores, by discrimination, or by their own shortcomings. Miriam Levine, born in 1900, dreamed of going on stage, until an almost fatal mis-step forced her to postpone her “real life.” A serendipitous offer compelled her to confront her…
Truth Is in the House book review. Truth Is In the House is a novel inspired by true events, and follows the lives of two very different boys who come of age in 1950s America. Jimmy O’Farrell is an Irish immigrant whose family ends up in Manhattan, ready for…
How Languages Saved Me: A Polish Story of Survival by Stefanie Naumann and Tadeusz Haska “When I was arrested my whole world crumbled. I knew that leaders of political parties had been arrested, and never heard from again. My only chance at survival was to find a way to escape from the jail.” Orphaned in…
by author Jana Sasser I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to collaborate with my publisher and their cover designers in the creation of the book cover for Gradle Bird. Below is the 10-step process and the final reveal of Gradle Bird’s cover. Step 1: My publisher asks me for some ideas on…
by J.C. Sasser If you haven’t noticed, women have been the subject of political news of late, so I thought it appropriate to spotlight the ladies of Southern Gothic literature. If you research the infamous electronic library for “Best Southern Gothic Books” or “Southern Gothic Authors” or just plain old “Southern Gothic,” the lists and…
The New York City Big Book Award allows all publishers, authors and presses to compete directly in hopes to celebrate the great ideas from those all across the globe. Judged on presentation, editorial quality, and audience appeal, we would like to congratulate our own three Koehler Books authors on their first place wins in…
2021 and 2022 Firebird Awards: Julie Scolnik’s Paris Blue has been named a first place winner in Memoir in the 2022 first quarter Firebird Awards. Julie Scolnik’s Paris Blue has been named a first place winner in Cover Design in the 2022 first quarter Firebird Awards. Julie Scolnik’s Paris Blue has been named a…
What is the most satisfying result of publishing this book series? Working with Koehler Books on the entire series and collaborating with most of the same authors. Plus, each story in the series is written by Virginia authors, with Virginia locations, and of course published by a Virginia publisher. What was the process like…
Koehler Books author Jana Sasser’s GRADLE BIRD has been nominated for the 2018 Southern Book Prize Long List in the Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense category. (Asheville, NC) The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance, (SIBA), is pleased to announce the 2018 Southern Book Prize Long List, featuring all the eligible titles that have been nominated for…
Koehler Books is pleased to announce that Gradle Bird by J.C. Sasser is a finalist in the SIBA Southern Book Prize, along with John Grisham’s Camino Island. (Asheville, NC) – Southern independent booksellers have cast their votes for the Finalists for the 2018 Southern Book Prize. Thirty titles across eight different categories have…
J.C. Sasser started her professional career at age twelve, working as a dishwasher, waitress, and cook at a truck stop off Georgia’s I-16. Over her life, she has worked as an envelope licker, tortoise tagger, lifeguard, Senate page, model, editor, water-polo coach, marine biologist, plant grower, software consultant, and 6-Sigma Black Belt. Gradle Bird was a…
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Never Too Late: From Wannabe to Wife at 62 by B. Lynn Goodwin How does a 62-year-old woman who’s never been married find happiness with a two-time widower seeking his third wife on . . . Craigslist!? Does she throw caution to the wind and relinquish her freedom, or should she take a crash…
Beguiled by Karma Kataj Beguiled is about every person who ever had dreams that were interrupted by cultural mores, by discrimination, or by their own shortcomings. Miriam Levine, born in 1900, dreamed of going on stage, until an almost fatal mis-step forced her to postpone her “real life.” A serendipitous offer compelled her to confront her…
Truth Is in the House book review. Truth Is In the House is a novel inspired by true events, and follows the lives of two very different boys who come of age in 1950s America. Jimmy O’Farrell is an Irish immigrant whose family ends up in Manhattan, ready for…
How Languages Saved Me: A Polish Story of Survival by Stefanie Naumann and Tadeusz Haska “When I was arrested my whole world crumbled. I knew that leaders of political parties had been arrested, and never heard from again. My only chance at survival was to find a way to escape from the jail.” Orphaned in…
by author Jana Sasser I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to collaborate with my publisher and their cover designers in the creation of the book cover for Gradle Bird. Below is the 10-step process and the final reveal of Gradle Bird’s cover. Step 1: My publisher asks me for some ideas on…
by J.C. Sasser If you haven’t noticed, women have been the subject of political news of late, so I thought it appropriate to spotlight the ladies of Southern Gothic literature. If you research the infamous electronic library for “Best Southern Gothic Books” or “Southern Gothic Authors” or just plain old “Southern Gothic,” the lists and…
The New York City Big Book Award allows all publishers, authors and presses to compete directly in hopes to celebrate the great ideas from those all across the globe. Judged on presentation, editorial quality, and audience appeal, we would like to congratulate our own three Koehler Books authors on their first place wins in…
2021 and 2022 Firebird Awards: Julie Scolnik’s Paris Blue has been named a first place winner in Memoir in the 2022 first quarter Firebird Awards. Julie Scolnik’s Paris Blue has been named a first place winner in Cover Design in the 2022 first quarter Firebird Awards. Julie Scolnik’s Paris Blue has been named a…
What is the most satisfying result of publishing this book series? Working with Koehler Books on the entire series and collaborating with most of the same authors. Plus, each story in the series is written by Virginia authors, with Virginia locations, and of course published by a Virginia publisher. What was the process like…
Koehler Books author Jana Sasser’s GRADLE BIRD has been nominated for the 2018 Southern Book Prize Long List in the Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense category. (Asheville, NC) The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance, (SIBA), is pleased to announce the 2018 Southern Book Prize Long List, featuring all the eligible titles that have been nominated for…
Koehler Books is pleased to announce that Gradle Bird by J.C. Sasser is a finalist in the SIBA Southern Book Prize, along with John Grisham’s Camino Island. (Asheville, NC) – Southern independent booksellers have cast their votes for the Finalists for the 2018 Southern Book Prize. Thirty titles across eight different categories have…
J.C. Sasser started her professional career at age twelve, working as a dishwasher, waitress, and cook at a truck stop off Georgia’s I-16. Over her life, she has worked as an envelope licker, tortoise tagger, lifeguard, Senate page, model, editor, water-polo coach, marine biologist, plant grower, software consultant, and 6-Sigma Black Belt. Gradle Bird was a…
