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Introducing
Little arms go up all over the rooms when we read from
Prisoner of Filmore Street
by Dawn Story,
Winner of Mayhaven's Award for Children's Fiction
Every child seems to relate to Jimmy's very familiar situation.
Illustrated by Jean Spencer
All about stretching the truth—a little!
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Introducing
A Doorway Through Space
by Judith Bourassa Joy
Winner of Mayhaven's Award for Children's Fiction
A great Sci-fi adventure for older children and young adults.
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Readers Rave about Helen, Ethel and the Crazy Quilt
 
Helen, Ethel & The Crazy Quilt
Based on the 1890 Letters Between Helen Keller and the author's grandmother Ethel Orr
Nancy Orr Johnson Jensen
Illustrated by Dawn Peterson
—Available as Book and Audio Book—
Audio Book Read by the Author
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Crossover Dribble, a novel for older children and young adults. PJ Farris is best known as a nonfiction writer, but has pulled out all the stops in this excellent novel which will be featured in an article in the spring issue of the Illinois Reading Council Journal.
 
A Week of Bunnies
Valerie Huffman Osborn
Illustrated by Michael Osborn
Edited by Kimberly Osborn
—Available as Book and Audio Book—
Audio Book Read by the Author
Music by IQ Illinois Woodwind Quartet
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No Baseball in Fairview
by Lynn Swango
 
A Seasonal Favorite!
New - Audio Book Read by the author
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A duo you won't want to miss!
 
Forty Acres of Thought
Poems From Around the Bend
Roger Huisinga
I Don't Know Jack:
Poems in Search of Reason
—Both Available as Book and Audio Book—
Audio Books Read by the Author
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Two novels that will make you laugh, and think a little, too.
Perfecting Amiable
and winner of Mayhaven's Award for Fiction, Minding Mama
Both by established and talented author, Marilyn Arnold
 
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Mayhaven's first "sleeper"—this ghost story has become a favorite with readers.
 
A Family Possessed
now in second printing
and in Audio Book
by L. W. Stevenson
Read by Brian Porter
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See our catalog for additional books and audio books.
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—Quality Publishing Since 1990—
Mayhaven Authors are all over the place, are doing some great interviews, and have received some great reviews. We are trying to keep up!
Dr. Guillory's will be interviewed about his seventh book, The Lincoln Poems, on WUIS-FM on August 11.
Prolific author Wayne C. Temple will also be present to sign his non-fiction books about the life of Lincoln on February 12, 2009, at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library.
David Selby - Lincoln's Better Angel
Check out David Selby's website for more information on his books (see our catalog).
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Harvey is a guest author. His work, Harvey's Life - Under Construction has been featured over the past few weeks. He welcomes comments on his writing.
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Introducing ORPHAN, Winner of Mayhaven's Award for Fiction, a mystery by Harry Haines set in the exciting, and sometimes greedy, world of horseracing
 This mystery is already a favorite with readers. We will be adding comments and reviews.
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Introducing
KEEP and BEAR ARMS by Robert Isham Auler
A Novel of Suspense
  Robert Isham Auler
“In college, Bob Auler was my station manager at the campus radio station, but fired me, saying I would be better off in print. Then I was his editor at The Daily Illini, and fired him, saying he would be better off in fiction. Turns out we were both right, although he only stayed fired for a week, and later turned to the law, a more lucrative branch of fiction, where he became the Goliath slayer of downstate Illinois.”
—Roger Ebert, Pulitzer Prize movie critic
“Keep and Bear Arms has a fiery start in a time of terrorism....flawed heroes....courthouse characters...lead us down the wrong alley. It is the reader who will be stereotyping, not the book. Auler’s attorney-eye for federal and state conflicts is a great addition to a story of incredible crime....”
—Paul Davis, Retired news director, WGN TV Chicago, Senior Vice President of the Foundation for American Communications, Pasadena, CA, and long-time central Illinois TV anchor
“From an explosion on page one, evolvement of Keep and Bear Arms never lets up! Auler captures the reality of small town living, but this could easily have taken place in any major city in the U.S. Auler blends his expertise and knowledge of the law with the excitement that people love to see in legal fiction. Auler is right on the mark!”
—Paul M. Lisnek, Author of Hidden Jury and Other Secret Tactics Lawyers Use to Win, Television and Radio Legal Analyst, Anchor, “Newsmakers on CNN Headline News, and Comcast Network “Political Update”
“Bob Auler’s writing brings the best of both worlds to the modern reader: attention-grabbing storytelling combined with real-life courtroom drama. you have no choice, but to be moved by his work.”
—Dan Krier, screenwriter and author of Russ Bailey Poker
“...a book every lawyer or law student will enjoy...a “country lawyer” who agrees to defend a client charged with killing a sitting judge....with overtones of middle eastern terrorism....passing on lessons about how criminal law is actually practiced in the court room....Like Anatomy of a Murder, this is a murder mystery with many surprises.”
—Dean John Corkery, John Marshall Law School
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Ten Sisters in 5th Printing - Audio - read by the sisters
Ten Sisters: A True Story (Rackley, et. al.), a PBS documentary based on the book of the same name, is airing on various PBS stations across the country. We all thank you for your calls and letters.
Ask your local PBS station for date and time.
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Mayhaven has published several titles on Lincoln, including four nonfiction works by Wayne C. Temple. He has been called the greatest living Lincoln historian. For the upcoming Bicentennial, we have three new titles on the 16th President: Lincoln's Better Angel by David L. Selby, a novel first written by Selby, who has performed at the Lincoln Center in Washington DC, as a play. This moving and creative work challenges conventional views of Lincoln, but is grounded in historic fact. Lincoln's Travels on the River Queen During the Last Days of His Life by Dr. Wayne C. Temple, is a small, poignant nonfiction work, providing a glimpse of Lincoln in a little known setting and at a time when each moment of his life seems worth noting. The Lincoln Poems, by prolific and insightful writer, Dan Guillory, presents poems, have been called both lyrical and audacious, based on events in Lincoln's life. Together, these three works offer a vivid and penetrating look at Lincoln in his lifetime and as he is viewed in ours.
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See the Author Event page for A Calendar of Readings and Signings
for Dan Guillory's The Lincoln Poems
SEE Authors Events for Author's Schedule
  Dan Guillory
Poems based on many aspects of Lincoln's life.
"Part history, part mythology, and all word music, "The Lincoln Poems" is Dan Guillory's loving tribute to the nation's first and only poet President. Guillory channels Abraham Lincoln through the ages and into the moment, breathing fire and wit and soul into his marbled memory. The results are audacious and inspired. Read these poems. Read them aloud. Give voice to your own inner Lincoln."
—William Furry Executive Director, Illinois State Historical Society
"....This is a fine book, well crafted, well produced, and complete in itself, but it also has a value to drive one further into investigating this man who, in my travels abroad, I have found is better known than any other American. A final word on the last three poems, "Contents of My Pockets, April 14, 1865"; "Bullet in My Brain, April 15, 1865"; and "Alternate Ending". These are a tour de force. I have never felt Lincoln's death more keenly than in readng this trio, after the cumulative effect of the whole book. They are unforgettable."
—A brief portion of a much longer reivew on The Lincoln Poems in the Illinois Times by Jacqueline Jackson, books and poetry editor, and professor emerta of English at the University of Illinois at Springfield:
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LINCOLN'S TRAVELS ON THE RIVER QUEEN
During the Last Days of His Life by Wayne C. Temple (nonfiction)
  Wayne C. Temple
"Once again, Lincoln scholar extraordinaire Wayne Temple has filled a void in the Lincoln literature with an authoritative, exhaustive, and irresistibly lively account of one of the 16th President's favorite perks: his riverboat. Any Lincoln enthusiast lucky enough to pick it up will find it impossible to set aside; impeccably researched, it reads like an adventure story. The River Queen was a witness to history. Fortunately for us, so is Wayne Temple."
— Harold Holzer, co-chairman, U. S. Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
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Lincoln's BETTER ANGEL, a novel by David L. Selby
 David Selby 
David Selby is best known as a memorable television, stage and film actor (Tell Me You Love Me (HBO), and for the classic television favorites, Dark Shadows, and Falcon Crest. He is also a gifted author.
“Lincoln’s Better Angel gives us a history lesson, and Lincoln’s words and actions demonstrate how he changed our way of thinking and made it possible for all of us to be the best that we can be.”
—Rafer Johnson, Author, Humanitarian, and Olympic Decathlon Gold Medal Winner
“From its opening paragraph, Lincoln’s Better Angel is touching, and at times astonishing. David Selby has created a living, breathing Lincoln, true to historical roots, yet alive and relevant in today’s world. Any student of American history will be dazzled by Selby’s interpretation of Lincoln and his plausible reactions to contemporary events. With every page, you tumble further into this amazing world, and meet a charming, wise and surprising ghost of Lincoln."
—Bob Rogers, BRC Imagination Arts, Executive Producer of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum
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Author and historian, Dr. Wayne C. Temple, kept a full house (at -1 degrees) mesmorized on Sunday evening, February 10, at Lincoln College, Lincoln, IL. Without glancing at a note, or missing a beat, he spoke accurately and entertainingly about Lincoln in Central Illinois—a treat for all. By the way, Dr. Temple's book, Abraham Lincoln: From Skeptic to Prophet, has been included in a third list of the top 100 books on Lincoln. Mayhaven is pleased to have published ...Skeptic... and four other books by Dr. Wayne C. Temple.
As an independent publishing house, Mayhaven's authors have provided many views on many subjects in both fiction and nonfiction books. Actor, writer and activist Edward "Ed" Asner and retired government analyist Burt Hall, provided Misuse of Power, providing their political views of both sides of the aisle and on the political climate of the day—even adding a bit of satire.
The presidential election is not far off. We hope those of you interested in contemplating your important vote in the fall election may want to read this, and other's books on political views, to better understand the back story of the current political climate.
Ed Asner    Burt Hall
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