Books and Courses Designed for Writers Sibylline Press is thrilled to launch Sibyl Writing Craft, a new series of writing-craft books and dynamic online courses led by seasoned women writers and publishing professionals. Our 2026 offerings debut with nine inspiring courses that tackle every part of the writing life—from sharpening your sentences to finding your way in the world of publishing. Guided by Mentors Our instructors are experienced writers and publishing professionals who share...
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New release from Sibylline Press! Memoir | Paperback $20 | ISBN: 9781960573759 | eBook $9.99 | eISBN: 9781960573766 FINDING A PLACE IN THE NATURAL WORLD AS A HUNTRESS After thirty years cultivating fruits and vegetables, raising children, and teaching literature, Deborah Lee Luskin stepped out of her garden and into the forest. At sixty, it was time to age fiercely, overcome her suburban fear of getting lost in the woods and her urban reliance on street signs to know where she was. She wanted...
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New release from Sibylline Press! Fiction | Paperback $20 | ISBN: 9781960573452 | eBook $9.99 | eISBN: 9781960573513 A small-town minister takes on tradition, controversy, and unexpected love... Recently widowed, Miranda McCurdy reinvents herself with a new calling. As Reverend McCurdy, she is assigned to a tradition-bound coastal church in Maine. But her efforts to bring progressive change spark fierce resistance—especially after she challenges the town’s beloved Thanksgiving pageant. As the...
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New release from Sibylline Press! A long-buried secret. A friendship on the brink. A family forever changed. In 1964, Joan Cavanaugh has a secret affair that leads to the birth of a daughter whose true paternity she takes to her grave. Fifty years later, when 23andMe unearths the buried truth, the foundations of two tightly connected families are deeply shaken. The House of Cavanaugh is a gripping story of hidden pasts, unraveling loyalties, and what it really means to be family. LEARN MORE...
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New release from Sibylline Press! Fiction | Paperback $20 | ISBN: 9781960573476 | eBook $9.99 | eISBN: 9781960573537 | OUT NOW! Lucy—single, childless, in her thirties—studies insects and ecosystems, in part to make sense of human behavior. That hard-won insight is shattered when her mother dies prematurely, her sister claims the California family home, and Lucy learns that her biological father is apparently a Costa Rican they knew when the family spent summers in the coastal village of...
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New release from Sibylline Press! Historical Fiction | OUT NOW! | Paperback $22 | ISBN: 9781960573445 A gritty story of a woman learning to survive in 20th century Gangland New York... In early 20th-century Sicily, noblewoman Mimi Inglese, a talented painter, dreams of escaping the rigid expectations of her class by gaining admission to the Palermo Art Academy. But when she contracts tuberculosis, her ambitions are shattered. With the Sicilian nobility in decline, she and her family leave for...
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You're going to love this wild ride through Hollywood. Memoir | OUT TODAY | Trade paper $20 | ISBN: 9781960573421 WARREN BEATTY WALKS THROUGH THE DOOR... In this offbeat memoir, Nikki Nash tells the story of an obsession that starts with a young girl’s movie-star fantasy. At fourteen, longing for excitement and something of her own, Nikki fixates on superstar Warren Beatty. She’s determined to find him and have him in her life forever. She creates a solid plan that she initiates four years...
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New release from Sibylline Press today! Fiction | Available Now | Paperback ISBN: 9781960573438 | $21 Sometimes, life doesn't follow a lesson plan... After being attacked by a disgruntled parent in the parking lot of the private San Francisco Bay Area high school where she has taught English for the past twelve years, traumatized Chelsea Garden flees to her hometown of Imperial Flats in the Northern California foothills. When Chelsea meets beleaguered principal of Imperial Flats High School,...
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Announcing Fall 2025 Titles from Sibylline Press! Fiction | August 5, 2025 | Paperback ISBN: 9781960573438 | $21 Other People's Kids: A Novel by Kim Culbertson After a violent incident at her prestigious Bay Area school, English teacher Chelsea Garden returns to her rural hometown seeking refuge and a fresh start. There, she reconnects with a burned-out principal and an old flame, both working at the local high school. Other People’s Kids follows three educators at different stages of their...
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