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In 1996, Calliope Press published Maude (1883-1993): She Grew up with the Country, a biography/memoir that parallels Maude's life as she lived to be 110 with the emergence of modernized America. Now in its third printing, and a favorite with book discussion groups, Maude has been adopted by some colleges as a supplemental history text to put a human face on history. The author Mardo Williams, former Columbus Dispatch columnist (who, at age 88, wrote this book about his mother) went on to win the Ohioana Library Award in 2001, their first posthumous award, for his body of work as author and journalist.

Susie Mantell's award-winning, bestselling stress relief audiobook on CD/Cassette, Your Present: A Half-Hour of Peace (Relax Intuit) was awarded among "Best Audios" by Publishers Weekly. Your Present: A Half-Hour of Peace has been a bestseller on Amazon.com and New Leaf for several years.

Carla Thompson says that Bearing Witness: Not So Crazy in Alabama (2005) is a book that has done exceptionally well for August Press (headquartered in Newport News, VA). For more information about the book, you can visit cwritesabook.com. For more information about August Press augustpress.net.

Judy Reiser is the author of 3 humorous / human interest books which have been well-reviewed and have received quite a bit of media attention. Reiser self-published a revised edition of her first book, "And I Thought I Was Crazy! Quirks, Idiosyncrasies and Meshugaas", which was originally published by Simon & Schuster. (The sequel, "Admit It, You're Crazy! Quirks, Idiosyncrasies and Irrational Behavior" was published in April 2005 by Andrews McMeel. Reiser's third book, "In a Cell Phone Minute" was published by Andrews McMeel in September 2005.)

The First Jews In the New World by Joseph Heckelman was published in both soft and hardcovers by Jay Street Publishers. It now has a second edition and is still selling. 2005 was the 350 anniversary of Jews arriving in the New World.

Arts & Healthcare Press published Beyond Katrina: Poetry, Quotes and Images From Those Affected by the Gulf Coast Hurricanes of 2005. This is Arts & Healthcare Press's first publication and they have almost sold out of their first printing since the book came out in November. All proceeds from the sale of the book go to help hurricane victims rebuild.

Deborah Ribis is the author of the book, Get Back on Your Feet: What Every Injured and Ill Person Needs to Know, published by Women In Print, ISBN 0974610917. Deborah writes bimonthly columns for the Press Republican, PULSE magazine, Healthcare Advocacy. She also writes a bimonthly column for the Senior Sentinel, Healthcare Advocacy for Seniors.

Margaret Doyle, whose book, The Fisherman's Quilt and published by Port Gamble Publishing. First published in June of 2004, it has gone into its 3rd printing and sold 3000 copies as of December 2005, mostly in the Pacific NW and Alaska. FishermansQuilt.com, Pub@FishermansQuilt.com

Graywolf Press published:
IF YOU WANT TO WRITE by Brenda Ueland
OTHERWISE by Jane Kenyon
JACK AND ROCHELLE by Lawrence Sutin
DONKEY GOSPEL by Tony Hoagland

TCG Books published Angels in America by Tony Kushner. They have now sold over 460,000 copies in all editions.

Soft Skull Press has published:
The Sleeping Father by Matthew Sharpe
Oh Pure and Radiant Heart by Lydia Millet
Fortunate Son by J.H Hatfield
Get Your War On by David Rees
White Like Me by Tim Wise
Bomb The Suburbs by William Upski Wimsatt
No More Prisons by William Upski Wimsatt
Love All the People by Bill Hicks

Manic D Press published In Me Own Words: The Autobiography of Bigfoot (2003) written and illustrated by Graham Roumieu - with more than 20,000 copies in print, it could be considered a small press bestseller (and a cult classic).

Naom Chomsy's 9-11 was published by Seven Stories Press

Jen Bervin's Nets was published by Ugly Duckling Press

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