Ashland Creek Press: 24 books

  *"This invaluable collection of writing prompts and sage advice should be on every writer's shelf—and used!—alongside Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird and Stephen King's On Writing.” * —Jenna Blum, author of New York Times & international bestsellers Those Who Save Us...

**She’s a vegetarian. He’s a carnivore. ** Will it be a table for one? Meet Léa. She’s the idealistic owner and chef of La Dame Verte, a vegetarian restaurant struggling in a small French town in Brittany. Meet Mathieu. He’s the carnivorous marketing director of the...

"The writing in The Names of Things is beautiful, hypnotic, and exacting…" — Huffington Post Books   "…a thoughtful, patient, and ultimately rewarding book…" —Peter Orner, author of The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo and Love and...

Stories that affirm the indelible bond among humans and animals The relationships among human and non-human animals go back to the beginning of time—and the ways in which these relationships have evolved (and sometimes not) is the inspiration for this collection of contemporary short fiction,...

Book publication is just the beginning… Everyday Book Marketing is for the published author who is not only a writer but who also may have another career, a family, and any number of other obligations that require fitting book promotion into a budget where both hours and dollars may be hard...

"Here is an exquisitely written, completely original, and deeply moving meditation on true love...Love and Ordinary Creatures is Rubio's best book." — Silas House, author of Clay's Quilt and Eli the Good "This stunningly imaginative work explores the psychological and emotional...

A second collection of critically acclaimed stories that affirm the bond among humans and animals The relationships among human and non-human animals have captivated writers since the beginning of time—and the ways in which these relationships have evolved (and sometimes have not) continue...

Along the windswept coast of Ireland, a woman discovers the landscape of her own heart When Annie Crowe travels from Seattle to a small Irish village to promote a new copper mine, her public relations career is hanging in the balance. Struggling to overcome her troubled past and a failing...

A unique anthology of articles and essays to inspire animal-themed creative writing Despite all we know about the sentience of animals, society tends to view and treat nonhuman animals as lesser creatures. And for society to change its views, writers must change their views. We must look closely...

"This is a thriller of the rarest form—one that touches both the mind and the heart. A wonderful read." —Mary Logue, author of the Claire Watkins mysteries "…impressive…ambitious…Mindy Mejia is a talent to watch." —Sheila O'Connor, author of Where No Gods Came...

"This book will bring you closer to the things that are important in life." — Lori Ostlund, author of The Bigness of the World "Jean Ryan's Survival Skills offers a wry look at the ways in which intimate relationships, ambitions, and desires are often foiled and skewed by the...

Fifty miles outside of Rome live the rarest grizzlies on earth In Italian, there is no word for wilderness. Yet in the mountains of Italy, brown bears not only exist, they are fighting to survive amid encroaching development, local and international politics, and the mafia. This meticulously...

Deep in the hills of Lithia brews an epic battle between evil and nature... Nineteen-year-old Kat Jones has been a competitive runner since she was a young girl, but after her mother’s death, the path her life was supposed to take begins to crumble around her -- until one day, she finds herself...

The last mile is the longest... In the final book in the acclaimed Lithia Trilogy, Kat has new losses to mourn but also new reasons to live. On the brink of new beginnings, she is back together with Roman, their relationship deepening more and more even as she wonders whether she may still harbor...