The Greek Boxer: The Debt of Honor and the Ludlow Massacre

Steven James Hantzis

Alinet, LLC

In the fall of 1913, the foothills of the Rocky Mountains are rife with warring factions, proud immigrants, union organizers, political intrigue, and violence unseen since the American Civil War. Amid the tumult, the wife of a striking miner is murdered. Colorado authorities won’t investigate. To them, the case is trivial. The miners demand justice and, true to their Greek heritage, turn to one of their own, the son of a Nafpaktian assassin, the grandfather of Steven James Hantzis.

Broken

John Paul

Genthner House Publishing Co

Broken is the story of Adam, a young boy who grew up to become one of the most vicious serial killers in the United Kingdom. Contrary to popular belief, Adam did not set out to achieve that notoriety. In fact, he preferred to remain a mystery. Unlike many serial killers, Adam did not secretly want attention. He just liked killing. From his perspective, Adam’s story takes us on a journey through his life. It begins in a trailer park in Vermont and culminates decades later when he finds himself cornered by the police in London. Along the way, we learn about some of Adam’s victims, shedding light on the impact of his actions and the violence of his crimes. We also delve into Adam’s struggles to find love, his inability to hold onto it, and the profound sense of brokenness that defined his entire, short life.

Mountain of the American Dragon

Jon Shannon

North Star Publishing

In this thrilling continuation of The Wilder Chronicles, Maine author and broadcaster Jon Shannon returns readers to a world where modern life collides with ancient magic. Reluctant wizard Wilder Blackwood and his dog Bo—secretly an ancient dragon in disguise—journey deep into the mountains of northern Maine, where the thunder god Pamola rules the skies and the whispers of forgotten spirits echo through Katahdin’s peaks. As storms gather and old powers awaken, Wilder must decide whether to flee from destiny or embrace the dangerous legacy he was born to carry. Both mythic and heartfelt, Mountain of the American Dragon weaves Maine’s folklore and wilderness into a spellbinding story about friendship, courage, and the return of magic to the modern world.

Maine Golf Tales: 18 Special Courses and the Stories Behind Them

Eric Conrad

Innocent Bystander Press

Maine Golf Tales culminates a three-year project that provides surprising back stories about 18 Maine golf courses, geographically spread across the state. Some stories are about history. Some are poignant, current-day stories. Each chapter includes an analysis of the course's most challenging hole by a local golf expert, and an author sidebar about his experience there. The full-color book has substance and will appeal to golfers and non-golfers alike.

From WeHo with Love

Gregory Joseph Firlotte

Sagest

Gardiner resident Gregory Joseph Firlotte has researched 100 years of West Hollywood, California history for a first-ever coffee table book on the founding and growth of this unique city, which was officially incorporated in 1984. Throughout the book, one finds rare and previously unpublished photos from public and private archives, in addition to many "who knew" moments spanning 1921 to 2021. This period aligns with the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce's centennial and history of being a de facto governing body. Music legend and four-time Grammy winner Lou Adler provides the book's foreword, and other contributors include renowned chef Wolfgang Puck, artists David Hockney and Ed Ruscha, and many other well-known figures in the worlds of entertainment, art, pop culture, dining, music, LGBTQ community and Trans history, medicine, Old Hollywood, hospitality, fashion, and design and architecture. There's literally, something for everybody in this book.

Journey Waters: Poems, Prose, Places

Linda Buckmaster

Huntress Press

In Journey Waters: Poems, Prose, Places, former Belfast, Maine Poet Laureate Linda Buckmaster invites us into her retrospective of twenty-five years of writing. She visits the home waters of her childhood in "Space Coast Florida in the Fifties and Sixties;" maps the tender and not-so-tender experiences of her body; and carries her traveling songs from Mexico, Portugal, Newfoundland, the western isles of Scotland, and Maine where she has lived for over fifty years. She brings home to Penobscot Bay the ashes of loved ones passed on to “elsewhere.” A clear-eyed storyteller, Linda’s writing is grounded in place and eclectic observation. Following the through lines of her journeys, Linda takes us to kitchen tables, abandoned grain mills, a children’s heart clinic, cows on a Scottish beach, and an abortionist’s office. The pieces come together to create a life story embedded in the mid-20th Century and into the next.

Every Place I Look: Women with Embers at their Feet

Carol Willette Bachofner

Main Street Rag

Beginning with three retold creation stories and ending with four elegies, these poems show a reclamation of the feminine—sensuality, bravery, and the carnal delights of women’s lived experiences. An undercurrent of darkness lies in secrets the remaining poems release into the fresh air. The author makes no claims of sainthood for these very real women whose stories she has been entrusted to tell. Several of the poems demand a new look the creation/treatment of women, as has been told by religion (i.e. “Elemental Eve,” “The Magdalen Misconception,” and “Rib and other fantasies”). There is plenty of tenderness in the collection, along with rogue romance and betrayal. There is room to rejoice and regret. Some poems confront family secrets—dark secrets, previously thought buried. Above all else, there is truth-telling here. Every Place I Look is a place to honor the long-held secrets and their keepers.

What Would Noah Do?

ML Bruin

Pine Tree Press

This third book in the Noah series follows the happy boy who lives by the sea with his parents. Through his daily adventures, Noah shows by example what it means to be honest, respectful, responsible, and kind. He discovers and shows how good it feels to help others and to do the right thing, even when it may seem uncomfortable. Spot his friend, Ronnie the Shark, who remains part of the adventures! The Noah books are written in a fun, rhyming pattern, with vibrant full-page illustrations, and all contain positive messages.