New release from Sibylline Press! HISTORICAL FICTION | Trade Paper: 9798897400126 $21 | Epub: 9798897400133 $9.99 Girl in a Box: A Novel Jean Gordon Kocienda The Tangled Life of the Japanese Poet Yosano Akiko In early twentieth century Japan, women have few rights. Yet one precocious poet—a brooding daughter, locked in her room at night by protective parents—runs away from home to live a life of her choosing. She falls in love with a fellow poet and follows him across Siberia to Paris, where...
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All Things Hidden: A Witness to Paradise Lost by Lesley Miles She came to Guatemala to teach organic gardening—only to find herself in the opening days of a hidden war. In 1977, twenty-one-year-old Lesley Miles arrived in the remote Ixcán jungle to help a cooperative of Maya families build a sustainable future. But as she worked to establish an agricultural center, the region was quietly becoming a battleground—caught between the Guatemalan military, guerrilla forces, and global interests....
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The Star on the Grave: A Novel by Linda Margolin Royal The incredible true story of the Japanese diplomat who defied his government to save thousands from the Nazis is now an award-winning historical novelIn 1940, as the Nazis sweep towards Lithuania, Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara defies his government and secretly issues visas to fleeing Jewish refugees. After the war Sugihara is dismissed and disappears into obscurity. Nearly three decades later, in Australia, Rachel Margol is shocked...
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Into the Wilderness: A Novel by Deborah Lee Luskin Could two people be more different? It’s 1964. Rose Mayer is recently widowed—Jewish, outspoken, and a lifelong Democrat from the city. Percy Mendell is a quiet Vermont farmer who has never married and has never voted for a Democrat in his life. When they meet, sparks fly—but not the romantic kind. Yet as the seasons turn across the rugged Vermont landscape, irritation gives way to curiosity, and curiosity to something far more unexpected. At...
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New release from Sibylline Press! MEMOIR | Trade Paper: 9798897400140 $19 | Epub: 9798897400157 $9.99 Hurricane Lessons A Memoir of Betrayal and Becoming Katrina Anne Willis To become herself, she must survive the storm When Katrina, a 46-year-old Midwestern mother of four, becomes consumed with feelings for her female Pilates instructor, she begins to understand that she is and always has been gay. Her husband suggests they open up their 20+ year marriage, which appears to be a reasonable...
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Racing into the Dark: A Novel by Kate Woodworth Saving Her Sister May Cost Beth Everything Sisters Beth and Ellen have always been close. The youngest of three daughters, Ellen is emotional and unpredictable—often dismissed by her family as dramatic or attention-seeking. But as she grows older, the line between Ellen’s imagination and reality begins to blur. When she becomes a mother, her behavior can no longer be ignored, forcing the family to confront a troubling truth. Despite the demands...
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New Workshops for the Next Step in Your Writing Life April is all about momentum—getting your work into the world and connecting it with readers. This month’s Sibyl Writing Craft workshops focus on the next steps: marketing without the cringe, researching with depth, pitching to bookstores and libraries, and showing up with confidence at events. Here’s what’s ahead: WEBINAR • Wednesday, April 8 • 3–4:30pm PST • $65 The Reluctant Marketer: How to Market Your Book When It’s the Last Thing You...
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Triple Threat: The Story of a 1920s Broadway Star by Leisha Douglas The Rise of a Jazz Age Broadway Star Elizabeth Hines rocketed to Broadway stardom in the 1920s, becoming George M. Cohan’s leading lady in his most celebrated musical comedies, including his longest-running hit, Little Nellie Kelly. Written by her granddaughter, this fictionalized biography traces Elizabeth’s rise from wide-eyed ingénue to international star. As she performs across Europe and Africa and moves among the...
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The Obit Habit: A Novel by Romalyn Tilghman Viva is obsessed with obituaries She lives to see who died. After her own life-threatening experience, she turns her obsession into a course at Lakeview City College. Fresh obituaries provide insights into profound world changes, while death appears at Viva’s own front door. As Viva hits bottom, her students hijack the course and commit to building their own legacies. Raucous car washes and poetry marathons become fundraisers for a new library....
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