Life in Me Like Grass on Fire: Love Poems, an anthology edited by Laura Shovan
Published by the Maryland Writers’ Association
Featuring fifty poets, this collection guides readers through a seven-fold expression of love: first love, lost love; love of art and work; friends and family; love of nature; love floods the senses; the madness of love; and love as we age. Without the typical saccharine of most love poems, these reveal a depth of experience, fresh and unexpected perspectives, and no lack of pain and joy. With insight, wit, and honesty, Life in Me Like Grass on Fire creates a view of love that is playful, resigned, passionate and, ultimately, hopeful. (Synopsis revised from www.marylandwriters.org.publications.html.)
Tracks – A Novel in Stories by Eric D. Goodman
Published by Atticus Books, June 2011
Climb aboard this compilation of stories set on a train from Baltimore to Chicago. Each story is told from the perspective of one of the passengers. The cast of characters includes a soldier, a salesman, a former mobster, a Holocaust survivor, a couple in love, a woman grieving her parents, a poet, and a hit man. The stories stand alone but link together to form a cohesive, exciting novel. (Synopsis revised from www.tracksnovel.com).
Innocent: Confessions of a Welfare Mother by B. Morrison
Published by Apprentice House, July 2011
Growing up in a prosperous neighborhood, B. Morrison was taught that poverty was a product of laziness and public assistance programs only rewarded irresponsibility. However, when her marriage soured, she abruptly found herself an impoverished single mother. Disowned by her parents and facing destitution for herself and her two small sons, she was forced to accept the handout so disdained by her parents and their world: welfare. This dramatic memoir tells how one woman finds and grasps the lifeline that ultimately enables her to become independent. (Synopsis provided by the author.)
InSideOut Coaching: How Sports Can Transform Lives by Joe Ehrmann
Published by Simon & Schuster, August 2011
From a former Baltimore Colts football player comes this inspirational book explaining how coaches at every level can transform the lives of their players through their sports. The book uses examples from Ehrmann’s own experience to explain how to become a “trans-formational coach.” It focuses on teaching and mentoring rather than just winning games. (Synopsis revised from Amazon.com.)
Night Undone by K. S. Brooks
To be published by Cambridge Books, summer 2011
More than a year after sustaining a career-ending injury, former Special Agent Kathrin Night is not adjusting to civilian life and its wearing on her relationship with Russian FSB Agent Aleksey Khovechkin. Then, just before he leaves for Russia, Aleksey reveals his deepest, darkest secret to Kathrin. Had he, in fact, used her to escape his duties, or was his allegiance to her genuine? Determined to see justice served, Kathrin hatches a scheme to help Aleksey while at the same time reviving her career in espionage. The Vancouver Winter Olympics could be the perfect venue for her plan, but can she pull it off without destroying their relationship, causing an international incident, or getting either of them killed? Night Undone is a sequel to The Kiss of Night. (Synopsis provided by the author.)
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