Ashland Creek Press: 24 books

"…witty, profound, and beautifully observed…" — Margot Livesey "Hart's Maine landscape is rich with eccentric characters…the reader will float on a cloud nine of classy entertainment." — Mameve Medwed "[Float] is all of these things: joyful and troubling,...

The long-awaited sequel to The Tourist Trail Robert Porter has quit the FBI in search of his long-lost (and presumed dead) love, Noa, only to find himself on the wind-raked shores of Southern Africa working for a seal-rescue organization. When a confrontation with local sealers ends in murder,...

  "Appealing…the aptly named Dr. Green and her friends are fresh enough to recycle." —Publishers Weekly "[Falling Into Green] is an eco-mystery set at a fast pace, punched through with staccato sentences, twisting plot, shifting landscape, and a mighty heroine for...

A seasonal journey to creative and joyful writing In Earth Joy Writing, Cassie Premo Steele draws upon her life’s work as a teacher of writing, literature, and mindfulness to help writers foster a greater connection between the natural world and their own creativity. Earth Joy Writing is...

"Thoroughly entertaining." —Kirkus Reviews You can't outrun your past... In The Ghost Runner, Kat is still in Lithia, trying not to see Roman’s face everywhere she looks. It’s not easy, but she tries to move on: She starts taking classes at the local college, keeps up...

  “All of her stories are heartbreakingly honest ... I wouldn't be surprised if she started getting compared to Alice Munro or Jhumpa Lahiri." -Seattle Books Examiner   “Forgetting English is an enjoyable read; Raymond's style of writing is engaging, her locations exotic,...

An IndieReader Discovery Award Winner Biologist Angela Haynes is accustomed to dark, lonely nights as one of the few humans at a penguin research station in Patagonia. She has grown used to the cries of penguins before dawn, to meager supplies and housing, to spending most of her days in one...

Sometimes, life becomes unleashed... Sixteen-year-old Iris Moody has a problem controlling her temper—but then, she has a lot to be angry about. Dead mother. Workaholic father. Dumped by her boyfriend. Failing English. When a note in Iris’s journal is mistaken as a threat against her...

"A green parable infused with a rich sense of place: an organically grown confection." —Kirkus Reviews "Combining mystery, romance, vampires, and strong vegan and environmental messages, [ Out of Breath] will have readers of light paranormal novels running to the next...

"Chadha’s prose is equally gorgeous and precise, and always full of energy and movement." —John Vernon, author of Lucky Billy and The Last Canyon "A luminous and sophisticated novel, Balance of Fragile Things offers a compelling view into modern family life with all its complications,...