Little Is Left to Tell – Steven Hendricks

Campanile Books is excited to announce the acquisition of Steven Hendricks’ debut literary novel “Little is Left to Tell“, originally published by Starcheone Editions. Readers enter a narrative rabbit hole through bedtime stories that Mr. Fin, a man with dementia, conjures for his long-lost son. Virginia the Wolf writes her last novel to lure her daughter home. A rabbit named Hart Crane must eat words to speak, while passing zeppelins drop bombs. Mr. Fin tries to read the past in marginalia and to rebuild his son from boat parts. The haunting fables in this lyrical first novel trace the fictions that make and unmake us. “In LITTLE IS LEFT TO TELL one scene is quietly illuminated and then that illumination glides to the next, equally quiet and wondrous. Like a dream that inhabits an entire life, even a life of reading, this is a deeply rich and surprising novel.”—Amina Cain Read more about author Steven Hendricks here >> Press Kit for Steven Hendricks >> Read more about the book here...

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New Release: Keel & Saddle

Campanile Books is excited to release a new edition of an American Original, by the grandson of American patriot Paul Revere. Keel & Saddle: Forty Years of Military & Naval Service  The autobiography of Joseph W. Revere, a great American hero of the Mexican War and the Civil War (and grandson of Paul Revere). At the age of fourteen young Revere entered the United States Naval School, and began a long career of service on sea and land in almost every portion of the globe. In his sixteenth year he sailed for the Pacific, and was attached to the squadron employed in suppressing the African slave trade. After narrow escapes from disease, wreck, and mutiny, he was detailed to the European squadron, and visited every country of Europe, and the Mediterranean shores of Asia and Africa. His knowledge of many languages secured him a favorable position, through which he met the most distinguished personages of the day. He was an eyewitness of the Carlist War, and served with the Mosquito fleet on the coast of Florida during the Seminole War. In 1838 he served in the first naval squadron which circumnavigated the globe. When in India he saved the British man-of-war Ganges from shipwreck, and was presented for his service with a sword of honor by the governor-general.   Throughout the Mexican War he was on the coast of California. At Sonoma he raised the first American flag north of San Francisco. Soon after this he resigned, and was employed by the Mexican government in reorganizing the artillery service. At the outbreak of the Civil War he offered his services to the general government and received a commission as colonel of the Seventh New Jersey Volunteers. The brilliant record of this gallant regiment, second to none in the service, has been largely attributed to the severe discipline it received under General Revere, whom General Hooker pronounced the best disciplinarian in the army. He was in all the battles of the Peninsular campaign; was promoted to the rank of brigadier-general, and commanded the Second New Jersey Brigade until after Fredericksburg. He was assigned to command of the New York Excelsior Brigade, and at Chancellorsville Revere’s brigade led the van in the desperate struggle after the route of the Eleventh Corps, when Howard’s men retreated before the impetuous onslaught of Stonewall Jackson.   Censured by General Sickles for his conduct in this battle, Revere was for a time deprived of his rank; the opinion of his troops, and of Generals Meade, Sedgwick, and other high officers, held him innocent of any offence. President Lincoln declared that he had been unjustly treated...

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Autumn Truth – New Memoir

February 2014 — Campanile Press is proud to announce the appearance of a new voice in memoir and travel writing. The dark and murderous history of Sarajevo and the many intricacies of the Bosnian heritage in the region are the subject of Edward Salinas’s acclaimed new memoir. In Autumn Truth, Salinas writes of his time living and working in Sarajevo, and his attempt to bring to light the complex history that created the present turmoil.   To schedule Edward Salinas for appearances or readings, contact Linda Marus, Publicity Manager  linda.marus@campanilebooks.com...

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Available Now: Sinful Folk by Ned Hayes, illustrated by Nikki McClure

January 2014 — Campanile Press is proud to announce the publication of the new historical novel from Ned Hayes, with cover and internal illustrations by New York Times bestselling illustrator and author Nikki McClure. “A pilgrim tale worthy of Chaucer, told by a master storyteller,” — Brenda Vantrease (best-selling historical novelist) Sinful Folk is the story of a treacherous journey as seen by Mear, a former nun who has lived for a decade disguised as a mute and fearful man, raising her son quietly in an isolated village. When her son is killed, Mear wakes from her complacent life and undertakes a desperate journey. The villagers travel across a harsh and unforgiving winter landscape. Propelled forward by a vision of justice, the villagers persevere in the face of bandit raids, ecclesiastical execution orders, starvation, kidnapping, and dissension in their own ranks. Sinful Folk begins in terror and heartache, and ends in triumph and redemption. Endorsed by bestselling historical novelists such as Karen Maitland (The Owl Killers, Company of Liars), Ella March Chase (The Virgin Queen’s Daughter), Brenda Vantrease(The Illuminator, The Heretic’s Wife), and William Dietrich (The Barbed Crown), SINFUL FOLK is a breakthrough novel that stakes a new claim for women’s historical fiction. SINFUL FOLK is an inspiring story of a woman’s perseverance and courage in a stark medieval world: a riveting and suspenseful story told with lyrical beauty and unwavering vision. Like Anita Diamant’s The Red Tent and Geraldine Brooks’ Year of Wonders, Sinful Folk retells history from the perspective of a forgotten woman who finds her voice. An inspiring story of tenacity, perseverance and courage, Sinful Folk will be on many reader’s best-loved bookshelves this winter and spring.   To schedule Ned Hayes for appearances or readings, contact Linda Marus, Publicity Manager  linda.marus@campanilebooks.com...

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Hope Road, new novel from Thomas Singe

December 2013 — Campanile Press is proud to announce publication of Hope Road by Thomas Singe, available today at every bookstore! Hope Road is a contemporary novel of lasting import. When a day laborer of uncertain ethnic origins begins to influence the scions of an exclusive private school in suburban Los Angeles, one privileged father creates a vendetta to get rid of this seemingly untoward and unsavory man.   In the course of their conflict, the prejudices of the father and his friends come harshly to the surface, as the day laboring carpenter demonstrates profound love, versatility, and extraordinary vision that takes him from merely being a carpenter to being a vast influence over everything that happens at the school.   A “powerful novel of change and insight” (Kathryn Boree), Hope Road is not only the story of one man’s grace under pressure, but also the story of our own broken culture. Hope Road is the story of our breakdown, and a roadmap of how we might reclaim our lost ambitions and find meaning once more.   To schedule Thomas Singe for appearances or readings, contact Linda Marus, Publicity Manager  linda.marus@campanilebooks.com...

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