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Contract Updates
Andrew Shiston, a mariner and world record holder for time at sea from England has signed a contract with Casa de Snapdragon to publish "Diaries of a Merchant Seaman" In Editing queue
Frances Fanning, a novel by a poet, novelist, and columnist in Rio Rancho, New Mexico has signed with Casa de Snapdragon. in Cover design queue
Lynn Strongin, an American ex-patriot living in British Columbia has signed a contract with JB Stillwater Publishing (a Casa de Snapdragon subsidiary) for her book Orphan Thorns -- Awaiting author updates
Contracts Under Negotiation or Pending Signature
Lisa Arnold, a poet and founder of "Echoes of My Soul"
Kathy Wagoner, an Albuquerque New Mexico writer
Michael Kushner, a New Mexico attorney
Constance Gotsch, a radio show host in Farmington, New Mexico
Michele D'Ambrosio, a physical fitness, mind-body coach in Sarasota, Florida
Barbara Novack
Katrina K Guarascio
Titles Released in 2012
Matilda's Upside Down Smile - Janet Yaeger
Matilda is misunderstood by her classmates, and the one 
thing she desires the most seems so difficult for her to attain - acceptance. Read how this little girl discovers the secret of oversoming this problem. The first in a series, geared for late pre-school through 5th grade, but certainly a lesson we carry on through all of our years.
We are proud to announce that this was the first children's book to be released by Casa de Snapdragon.
Titles Released in 2011
Holiday Word Gifts - Janet K. Brennan
that seems to be filled with chaos and busy schedules that we take the time to remember our holiday traditions and, for some, religious meaning for just what it is to celebrate the holidays. More and more we go into malls and shops only to find the same thing we find the rest of the year. Where are the decorations? Where are the lighted trees and beautiful menorrahs we have always seen and cherished? I realized that we really do not need any of those things to help us remain peaceful and joyful through what should be a holy and festive time of year, for the holidays are and will always be in our hearts. They are a part of the loving words that we speak to our God, families, and one another. I wanted to put together a holiday book that would feature writers, artists, and photographers from around the world. In this book, you will join my friends, some of the most talented artists in the world, in their gifts of word to you at this very special time of the year.
Hooked - Dr. Jamie Smolen
Buddy, a scrawny, introverted, pimple faced teen, 
can't resist the lure of the beautiful and seductive Sidney who offers him a pain pill...the way to instant fun and excitement, and for Buddy, a false sense of acceptance. He rapidly descends into the ugly and brutal world of prescription drug addiction. His only hope is to choose the sober path of recovery...not knowing that true happiness will be his greatest gift
Adventures of a Substitute Teacher - Tim Kreiter
"Adventures of a Substitute Teacher" gives 
readers a glimpse of the often amusing, frequently hilarious, and always entertaining happenings inside contemporary classrooms. These real life adventures are seen through the eyes of one who loves children, filtered through the imagination of one who relishes humor, and illustrated by the itchy fingers of one who enjoys cartooning. The stories are true, the names are false, and illustrations are exaggerations. A thoroughly delightful read!
They don't make memories like that anymore ... - Katrina K Guarascio
Katrina Guarascio's collection "They Don't 
Make Memories…" explores the "slap and kick" of love, memory and destiny. These lyrical poems travel the complex and passionate journey between the "I" and "you,"--evoking the self, lover, friend, family member as well as river, flower, ocean and cloud. In these poems, the poet-speaker looks for and finds herself in the interweaving world. These poems embrace a large and personal universe that vibrates "between skin and bone," reverberating with song.
A Thousand Doors - Matt Pasca
Poet Matt Pasca explores 
how personal suffering can be transformed into grace, as if through alchemy, when that grief can be shared with others. Using the Buddhist "Mustard Seed" parable as scaffolding, Pasca's work pays homage to Kisa Gotami's quest to save her son by finding a home where, impossibly, no suffering has befallen the inhabitants. Pasca's poems manuever deftly between the seemingly simple and mundane details of the world around us and the sublime world we often miss in the myopia of our pain. Just as Gotami comes to see her grief reflected in the eyes behind the doors upon which she desperately knocks, we too find our own sorrows and pleasures illumined by the light of Pasca's unflinching exploration and delicate crafting. In the end, A Thousand Doors testifies to the necessity of sharing our stories with courage and vulnerability, and how doing so can lead us further down the path of joy.
Dark Salt - Lynn Strongin
In this collection of late works 
by Lynn Strongin, we find that perfect balance of salt and water spiced with symbolism and metaphor that poet Strongin does so well. Jewish Temple offerings included salt and Jewish people still dip their bread in salt on the Sabbath as a remembrance of those sacrifices.
In the Language of Women - Charles Adés Fishman
In his second book from 
Casa de Snapdragon, Charles Adès Fishman focuses entirely on women - their memories, dreams, griefs, triumphs, and visions. In the Language of Women honors women's lives and frees the voices of those who have found it difficult, if not impossible, to address actions and events that have wounded and transformed them. It is also a book of fifty-two unforgettable poems in which the distinctive journeys of more than thirty women have been rescued from oblivion and brought to vivid life.
That Glorious Child, Fynn - Lynn Strongin
Lynn Strongin's book, "That Glorious Child, Flynn," is a cornucopia of stories about children 
north, south and Irish. The heartbeat is a special needs child, Fynn. In one sense he is one of the new indigo children, exceptionally gifted as well as otherworldly: smaller than other children, a mystical boy born with milk white curls which mysteriously turn black as coal in early childhood. It is also a love story between two women, Fynn's mother, Megan, who is haunted by her strange child, and Erika, born in post world war II Europe. Primarily, this book is an interwoven theme of how Fynn develops in his very specially imagined world. A poignant sub-theme is the friendship and love between the two women, Megan and Erika, expressed in a series of letters written to each other like bursts of star-fire. Open the pages of this book and fall into a tale that shows what happens to alter Fynn's fate and place in the world as he suffers through a violent event in his mother's life; indeed, a tragedy that alters the course of all their lives forever.
Titles Released in 2010
Silverton Gold - Jon Hovis
From the author of "Preacher" and "The Feather Gang" comes an historically accurate tale of a Pinkerton agent tracking stolen gold and outlaws in the high country of Colorado. This wonderful novel showcases life, danger, and mining in the wild west of the 1890s.
A Partial View Toward Nazareth - Kathryn Rantala
Kathryn presents five narratives in prose poetry that explore how the mind orders the universe, how we interpret past and present life experiences, especially relating to grief and loss, under the influence of art and architecture, music, natural history, other formal studies and pop culture--and vice versa.. A Partial View Toward Nazareth was released September 27, 2010 and is available at almost any book store.
Arrival - Mary Barnet
A beautiful book of poetry and contains amazing illustrations by Richard E. Schiff. Arrival was released June 7, 2010 and is available at almost any book store.
Storiana - Penelope Weiss
A book of short stories about life in New York City which was released in Paperback and is available in all online bookstores and most brick and mortar stores.
Gentle Tugs - Janet K. Brennan
Possibly Janet K. Brennan's finest book of poetry to date. Includes wonderful poems by Peggie Devan, Charles Adés Fishman, and Janet Yaeger and has been released in Paperback and is available in all online bookstores and most brick and mortar stores.
Titles Released in 2009
Water under Water - Charles Adés Fishman
Water under Water by Charles Adés Fishman has been released in Paperback and Kindle formats and is available in all online bookstores and most brick and mortar stores. This book is already being used as a textbook for creative writing classes at Farmingdale College in New York and we received a query from a college in Illinois to use it there as well.
The Making of Tibias Ivory - D. Allen Jenkins
D. Allen Jenkins' sequel The Making of Tibias Ivory: Through the Eyes of Innocence was released October 17, 2009 after a very successful pre-order period. It's available at most any online bookstores and is available for special order in almost any brick and mortar bookstore.
Spectral Freedom - Lynn Strongin
Lynn Strongin's newest book Spectral Freedom: Selected Poetry, Criticism, and Prose was released on August 21 and is available at all online bookstores. We were so impressed with this book that we submitted it to the Pulitzer Prize committee for a nomination.
A Scattering of Imperfections - Katrina K Guarascio
Katrina Guarascio's latest book of poetry A Scattering of Imperfections was released on June 1, 2009 and is available via Ingram, Baker & Taylor, and almost all online bookstores including Barnes & Noble.
The Poetry Cafe - John Newlin
California poet, John Newlin, presents a wonderful collection of his finest poetry.
Harriet Murphy - Janet K. Brennan
Janet K. Brennan introduces her first in a series of short stories revolving around life in the hills surrounding Lake Tahoe in the late 1890s and early 1900s. Selected as Reviewer's Choice by Small Press Bookwatch - March 2010