The Middle of the Forest

A List of Good Books

This page is a work in progress, dedicated to a number of talented PublishAmerica authors whose work I am currently reading. The list will grow as I come to know more of them better and better, as we share our thoughts and ideals (and our works), and find new ways to further the success of our books and other writings.

Joyce Ann Edmondson, Falling Petals: A Collection of Poems

Joyce Ann’s lyrical reflections and narratives beautifully express her devout spirituality and give artistic evidence of a life devoted to serving others.

ISBN: 1-4137-4635-7

James Elders, Flatwoods and Lighterknots

James has written a poignantly delightful reminiscence of life in South Georgia during the 1950's

ISBN: 1-4137-8737-1

Betty Fasig, Woofer: Stories you can read to your dog, and other children

You don't have to be either a child or a dog to be entranced by Betty's stories, told from Woofer's and his friends point of view.

ISBN: 1-41375587-9

Andrew Huddleston, Heart and Iron

Andy traces his ancestors, the McCrays, from 1835 through “9-11” and the Gulf War. His fictionalized narrative realistically re-creates not only his own family memories and crises, but the collective struggles of all Americans.

ISBN1-4137-5397-3

Ron Kruger, A Higher Good

Ron’s life changed drastically after a near-death experience when he was fifteen. He relates his life story, his subsequent path to enlightenment, and shares a process for growing in our understanding of God.

Anne Lebrecht, Memories of a Forgotten Past

Anne’s novel relates the story of Janet Selmann from 1940 to 1992, as she remembers her past and searches for answers her parents’ cruel rejection and hostility.

ISBN: 1-4137-7456-3

Mary Ellen Goble Preece, poems, prayers and promises of an appalachian woman

Mary Ellen writes in a delightfully simple and straighforward style of life in Inez, Kentucky

ISBN: 1-4241-0250-2

Dick Stodgehill, Normandy 1944: A Young Infantryman’s War

Dick realistically recalls and relates his experiences with the 4^th Infantry Division in WWII France after the Normandy Invasion.

ISBN: 1-4241-4913-4

Carol Troestler, Flow on Sweet Missouri

Carol combines genealogy and historical fiction in this multi-generational family story of Mary Boothman and her descendants, from their encounters with guerilla terrorists during the Civil War in Missouri on through to life in Illinois during the Great Depression of the 1930’s.

ISBN: 1-4137-4281-5