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Set in 1942, WAVES ON THE POTOMAC tells the story of Meg, a WAVE, (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) assigned to break Japanese codes in Washington DC, available for purchase here: External link opens in new tab or windowAmazon Link


The Body in the Barrel


The Body in Barrel, is a crime noir novel set in 1973 San Diego, available for purchase on Amazon: Here


The Bell Tower: A cozy mystery set in an Arizona retirement community, available for purchase External link opens in new tab or windowHere.

Susan Lewallen's second novel is set in Tanzania, where the author spent twenty years working as a medical doctor.

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Corey Lynn Fayman’s Ballast Point Breakdown won the San Diego Book Award for the Mystery Category AND for the Grand Geisel Prize.

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 The anthology Crossing Borders published by the San Diego Chapter of Sisters in Crime won the San Diego Book Award for best anthology. It includes a story by Konstellation Press founder Cornelia Feye, entitled Bahnhof Friedrichstrasse, about a border crossing between East and West Berlin. Available External link opens in new tab or windowHere

A murder mystery set in a remote Zen monastery, available for purchase: External link opens in new tab or windowHere 


Modern Metamorphoses: Stories of Transformation - a Short Story Anthology, available now: External link opens in new tab or windowAmazon Link

 A police procedural set in Sonoma county: External link opens in new tab or windowAmazon Link

 The fourth book in the Rolly Waters series, set in Point Loma: External link opens in new tab or windowAmazon Link 


The first Novel by Ted Shigematsu, a story of a Japanese family in California, available now: External link opens in new tab or windowAmazon Link


 House of the Fox, by Cornelia Feye, available here: External link opens in new tab or windowAmazon Link


The story of two women in Tanzania, by Susan Lewallen, out now: External link opens in new tab or windowAmazon Link




A Young Adult (YA) Mystery set in SoCal in the 1970's, available here:External link opens in new tab or window Amazon Link


a tender force by melissa joseph, available here:

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Barefoot Monks with Sullied Toes by carlos carrio


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"Carlos’ poems are a plethora of evocative and pithy metaphors for the reader to take away, remember, and reflect upon. When you read poems such as Space and Time, you will see for yourself. He has touched love, contemplated loss and rejoiced in togetherness. He has indeed witnessed himself as evident in this exquisite book of poetry."

Melissa Joseph, author of Moments with Baxter and a tender force


 

Crown City by the Sea by Jennifer M. Franks


Set during the waning years of the Victorian era, 1885-1900, this historical novel tells the compelling tale of the creation and early years of the Hotel del Coronado. As entrepreneurs Elisha Babcock and Hampton Story quickly discover, it takes more than a dream to turn the barren island of Coronado, California into a world-renowned, destination resort. The story is told through the eyes of young Ava Hennessey, whose family runs the island’s stables. Ava’s adventures, along with historical characters (John D. Spreckels, Jesse Shepard, Kate Morgan, L. Frank Baum) are intertwined with the trials and triumphs of the audacious founders.


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 Private Universe by Cornelia Feye

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"Ms. Feye’s Private Universe is a compelling and engaging story that weaves adventure, colorful characters, picturesque settings, and unrelenting suspense into a multilayered and uniquely-crafted novel. Its non-linear narrative describes a metaphysically-infused journey into the authenticity of self through the eyes of Vega Stern, an intelligent young women who’s lured into the drug scene of 1970s Germany by a seductive “bad boy.” When this dangerous relationship reaches the tipping point and Vega is faced, suddenly, with the prospect of unredemptive addiction and probable death, Vega chooses instead to transform her self-directed recovery into an exploration of spiritual significance, meaningfulness, and genuine self-love. With the symbolism of Great Art her signposts and the Great Masters her mentors, Vega pivots her alienation and exploration into a revelatory breakthrough that illuminates her life and empowers others seeking a "second chance."


                             -Glen Vecchione, author of The Dream Box



 

Lessons in Disguise by Kate Porter

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Lessons in Disguise follows the journey of a handcrafted book from its printing in 1820 to its eventual home in 1975. As the book is passed from person to person, each finds within its pages parables, fables, and practical lessons that shape their lives. Stories form the era of slavery, Civil War, women’s suffrage, and Jim Crow are told by the eight caretakers of the old book, making this novel read as though it were an intimate memoir.

"Lessons In Disguise" is a true epic novel, with an aging, much handled little lesson book -- a character in itself -- as its enduring Hero. "Lessons..." unfolds episodically over the span of many generations. The characters we meet all speak with distinct, authentic voices. Ms. Porter's prose is compellingly readable, creating a real page-turner; every episode is completely self-contained and satisfying; and all episodes join together seamlessly, making an impact even greater than the sum of its parts. And the book itself, as an object, is lovely! One may even be tempted to pass it along from generation to generation."


                                 – Bill Dam (Amazon Reviewer)


 


Family Myths

by Tamara Merrill

Book Three of the Augustus Family Saga

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The dramatic final chapter of the Augustus Family Trilogy. Once again an Augustus is protecting themselves and the family name with lies. In 1960, rich, pampered, Elizabeth Augustus leaves college and disappears into the developing, San Francisco, California hippy scene. Her father, who is tormented by guilt over his unwillingness to tell his daughter Elizabeth that she was, in fact, his child, hires a detective. The search goes on for years as Elizabeth hides in plain sight, living a life completely unlike the one she imagined when she ran away. Eighteen-year-old Elizabeth created afake identity. As she matures her new identity matures with her, and she becomes whoever she believes she needs to be in order to be accepted. Beneath the shield of her lies, Elizabeth’s deceptions become her truth and the truth of all who know her.







Magic, Mystery, & Murder: An Anthology Collection

Anthology Collection by April Baldrich, Cornelia Feye, Max Feye, Tamara Merrill, Kate Porter, Claire Rann


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A serial killer, a magical salamander, a long-dead Irish ancestor, a Navajo Medicine Man, a dragonfly, an abusive husband, a murderous surgeon, and an assortment of dysfunctional family members and ghosts, make up some of the characters in the 2nd Thursday Coronado Library Writers anthology Magic, Mystery & Murder.


Winner of the 2019 San Diego Book Awards!


Book Launch: December 2, 10"30 AM - 12 noon, Coronado Library

 

The wine tasted sweeter in the paper cups

by carlos carrio

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Divided into four seasons of romance – tenderness, passion, madness, longing – the poems in thewine tasted sweeter in the paper cups reflect passionate desire, quixotic idealism, andmelancholic pathos in the great tradition of sensual love.
"In this convoluted, complex world, it is refreshing to find a writing that so simply speaks ofhuman emotions and positive love, writing stripped of convoluted wordplay, yet filled with rawyearning and the closeness of humanity. “Your remedy writes these words” extols a yearning notdisguised and welcomes a new poetic voice."

                  –Nick Samaras, poet


Captured Moments by Mary Kay Gardner

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Mary Kay Gardner has been writing poetry all her life. Her poems reflect her outer and innerworld, at different times, in different places; growing up in Michigan, living in California,spending time in Santa Fe and Colorado.