The Soldier's Return

Laura Libricz's second book in the Heaven's Pond trilogy is in the works and we can hardly wait for her to finish!  She talks about her new book and Germany during the Thirty Years War in this video.

Portrait of the Artist: Fanny Barry

Paul Heller, editor-in-chief of Blue Heron Book Works, interviews Fanny Barry, author of new memoir, Map of Life and Beauty.

Blue Heron Book Works to publish Jim McGarrah's new book, Misdemeanor Outlaw

Lots of good news from Blue Heron Book Works, but let's start with dessert first! We are thrilled to announce that we will be publishing Jim McGarrah's new book, "Misdemeanor Outlaw".This is what our ed-in-chief said about it:
"Misdemeanor Outlaw is a split personality of a memoir: part anecdotal paean to Paradise Lost, part wised-up epiphany about how things really work. It is a read you will come away from questioning even what you are most fond of.
Jim McGarrah was born into the halcyon bubble of post-World War II small town America, a bubble burst by the trauma of the Vietnam War in which he fought as a marine. His recall of his youth in Princeton, Indiana will take you through the looking glass of a Norman Rockwell magazine cover. His recall of a nighttime patrol in the MeKong Delta rice paddies will make your hair stand on end and bring you to tears."
This is what I say: Jim McGarrah is one of the best writers out there and I couldn't be happier to be working with him again. If you haven't read "Off Track: Or How I Came to be a Horse Trainer in the 1970s When All My Friends Were Still Doing Drugs" no kidding, do yourself a favor and read it while you wait for April 2017.
Have a great weekend.

Welcome to Nicholas DiGiovanni

Blue Heron Book Works is proud and excited to have Nicholas DiGiovanni join our company of simply the best writers out there.  His book "Man Has Premonition of Own Death" will be out in April 2017. In the meantime, enjoy his blog  and read more about him on his author's page.

Photo: John F. Martin

G. Bruce Boyer

Blue Heron Book Works is proud to claim internationally acclaimed menswear writer, G. Bruce Boyer, as one of ours!  Bruce contributed to "Songs of Ourselves."  Here he is in Leatherfoot launching his new book, "True Style."  If you listen closely he might be talking about writing.

Portrait of the Artist: Vincent Francone

Scenes from a party...

In June, Songs of Ourselves author, Gail Reitano, visited our office in Allentown, Pennsylvania with her mother.  Of course, an author visiting from the left coast is a cause for celebration and celebrate we did.  Our summer intern Abigail Gillespie with the help of Judy Miller, also a contributor to Songs of Ourselves, organized the event and the party went off swimmingly.  Abigail had a cake made with the image of the book cover on it--we still don't know how they do that!--but the sweetest part of the evening was hearing authors read their work. It was moving and intimate and I think we all made new friends that night.

Bathsheba Monk, publisher BHBH

Robert Salsburg of WVIA in Wilkes-Barre and David Schwarz, our attorney

Paul Heller (foreground) editor-in-chief of BHBW and clockwise Mort Miller, Judy Miller(standing) Mary Lawlor, Pam Boyer, Carl Lee of GodLee Entertainment, and Karle Schwarz

Freddi Carlip, Songs of Ourselves author

Gail Reitano, Songs of Ourselves author

Mort and Judy Miller, Songs of Ourselves authors

Mary Lawlor, editor, Songs of Ourselves

Paul Heller listens to Mort Miller read from his part in Songs of Ourselves

Lynnie Godfrey reads from her book, Lynnie Godfrey, Sharing Lessons Learned While Seeking the Spotlight

David Schwarz and G. Bruce Boyer, Songs of Ourselves author, listen to Paul Heller read his selection.

The cake! How do they do that?

Summer intern, Abigail Gillespie with the famous cake!

Simply the best books out there....

Turns out....

you CAN tell a book by it's cover.  Jim McGarrah's OFF TRACK is a finalist in the da Vinci Eye/Eric Hoffer award competition.