New Titles from Self-Publishers

2024-02-26 -

Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 83 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description provided by its author. Some of these writers are waiting to be discovered; others have track records and followings and are doing it on their own. If you are a self-published author interested in listing titles in this section, please visit publishersweekly.com/pw-select for more information. Fiction Bitter Seeds: The Quest for Black Gold

Eddie Ferraioli. Austin Macauley Publishers. $14.21 paper (400p), ISBN 978-1-0358-13599; $4.45 e-book, ISBN 978-1-0358-1360-5 Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, WH Smith War, love, and sibling rivalries dominate this novel, which begins in the mountains of Naples and ends in Puerto Rico in the midst of the Spanish-American War of 1898.

California Dreaming

Noa Silver. She Writes Press. $17.95 paper (312p),

ISBN 978-1-64742-6606; $9.49 e-book, ISBN 978-1-64742-661-3 Amazon

Inspired by her family’s legacy, Elena Berg moves to California in 2011. Finding it is not what she expected sends her on a journey of selfdiscovery amid societal upheavals.

The Corisco Conspiracy

Raphael Sóne. Austin Macauley Publishers. $14.95 paper (204p), ISBN 979-8-88693009-2

Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, WH Smith Corisco, November 1585: Jesuit agent William Shakespeare attends the first meeting of the Catholic rebels who, 20 years later, will contrive the most diabolical assassination plot in British history.

The English Priest

Amin Karim. Austin Macauley Publishers. $14.95 paper (212p), ISBN 978-1-63829-2050; $4.50 e-book, ISBN 978-1-63829-206-7 Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, WH Smith In the prelude to World War II, against the looming backdrop of impending conflict, this novel unfolds as a tapestry of mystery, spirituality, and the human cost of war.

The Family Stone

Michael R. Lane. Bare Bones Press. $17.95 paper (246p), ISBN 9780-9716453-9-4; $7.99 e-book, ISBN 979-89889722-6-6 Michaelrlane.com

This novel is a family and community saga of life, death, love, heartbreak, betrayal, hope, faith, and redemption.

Henrietha/Waiting for the World to

Change

Joyce M. Johnson. Austin Macauley Publishers. $18.95 paper (278p), ISBN 978-1-63829-6201; $4.50 e-book, ISBN 978-1-63829-625-6 Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, WH Smith Two books tackle sexual abuse and societal issues in the Black community. Themes of abuse, race, and identity intertwine through intimate dialogues and suspenseful cliffhangers in these narratives.

High Tech Uncle Toms

Ronald Coleman. Ronald Coleman. $9.99 e-book, ASIN B0C32QRZCV Amazon The author argues that Black people in L.A. are giving away jobs and money making opportunities.