Acorn Publishing (2025)

20/03/2025

‼️ AUTHOR ANNOUNCEMENT ‼️

We are so pleased to introduce you to the wonderful Jean K. Kravitz! Her debut historical fiction novel, Scars of Sand and Soil, is slated for publication this July.

📖 BOOK DESCRIPTION
What’s left of a man’s soul when everything he loves is taken from him?

It’s 1864, and Gabriel Cooper couldn’t care less about the civil war raging around him. Framed for crimes he didn’t commit, he’s been sentenced to a Confederate chain gang, where swampland justice rules and alligators prey on the unwary.

So when Colonel Robert Tremont rides into camp offering freedom in exchange for fighting on the front lines, Gabriel jumps at the opportunity. He thrives as a soldier, but the end of the war leaves him adrift.

Gabriel ends up in New Orleans, where he meets Simone Livingston, a fiercely independent woman with hidden scars of her own. Kept on a tight rein by her overbearing father, Simone only wants freedom—and the enigmatic Gabriel.

But Gabriel has unfinished business and a mind for vengeance. Will he be able to create a peaceful life with Simone or will his greed and thirst for retribution keep them trapped in a dangerous web of deceit—a web Gabriel fears can only be untangled with murder.

17/03/2025

Look who just got featured in the Sunday edition of the San Diego Union Tribune!
Deborah Rudell’s gripping memoir, Grit & Grace: The Transformation of a Ship & a Soul, is out now!

📚 Book Description 📚

Look who just got featured in the Sunday edition of the San Diego Union Tribune!

Deborah Rudell’s world unravels when the leaders of her spiritual commune are exposed, arrested, and imprisoned for bioterrorism and attempted murder. Crushed and adrift, she moves her family off the commune to create a sense of normalcy. But when her husband seeks an opportunity to dismantle and rebuild a derelict fifty-foot schooner, Deborah uproots their children once again and joins him in Kauai. For the next five years, she dedicates her life to restoring a boat.

Pouring herself into the work at hand can only distract her so much as disillusionment about the cult’s lies and manipulation slowly rises to the surface. While she grapples with emotional turmoil and contemplates a new life path, Deborah sets out to accomplish something she never thought possible: sailing across the Pacific to the Olympic Peninsula. Will the dangers that come with navigating the ocean be too much to bear, or will she find resolution and fortitude in the turbulent adventure?

Grit & Grace: The Transformation of a Ship & a Soul is one woman’s account of conquering overwhelming challenges with tenacity and ingenuity and ultimately discovering her inner strength.

Grab your copy today!

14/03/2025

First batch of Author Signing signs for the LA Times Festival of Books!!! Super excited to join one of the biggest book festivals in the world!!

13/03/2025

🌟 Exciting News! 🌟

The San Diego Writers Festival is right around the corner, and this year’s lineup is absolutely incredible! 📚✨

📖 New York Times Bestselling Authors
🏆 Pulitzer Prize Winners
🎬 Authors with Hit Netflix Shows
🎤 Award-Winning Documentarians
💥 Panels on true crime, mystery, romance, memoirs, military stories, and more!
🖋️ Workshops on unblocking creativity, sound bathing, Qi-Gong, and mindfulness for writers.
🍽️ Hot food, poetry readings, open mic, and the best cappuccinos around!
🤩 And best of all… it’s FREE!

🗓️ Saturday, April 5th
📍 Coronado Public Library

This is a one-day event you don’t want to miss! Whether you’re a seasoned writer or just starting your journey, there’s something for everyone.

👉 Register now: https://sdwf2025.eventbrite.com

💥 Please share this with your friends and fellow writers so we can make sure everyone knows about this incredible event—let’s pack the house and make it an unforgettable day! 🙌✨

12/03/2025

Acorn author Phyllis Schwartz had a blast today in San Diego talking to KFMB -TVs Evan Noorani about her must-read children's books.

11/03/2025

We have chills that this beautiful novel, The Seer by Raquel Y. Levitt, is out now! ✨

Book Description 📚:

In 1890s Missouri, secrets are a matter of survival.

Clairvoyant Sarah Richardson screams as her older sister Katherine is forced into a straitjacket and thrust into a carriage bound for the St. Louis City Lunatic Asylum. She is devastated to learn Katherine has been blamed for her inadvertent role in an abused woman’s murder. Now, too frightened to speak up, she hides the truth that it should have been her in that carriage.

Sarah’s mounting guilt becomes too much, and she heads to St. Louis, determined to regain her sister’s confidence and prove herself worthy of forgiveness.

While working to heal their relationship, Sarah meets a timid housewife who tries to hide her bruises. When troubling psychic visions of the woman begin to affect her, she sees an opportunity to atone for her past mistakes. Desperate to do whatever it takes to make things right, Sarah embarks on a perilous journey that may cost her everything—including her own life.

09/03/2025

More incredible pictures are being posted on social media by Acorn author Maggie Master's biggest fans!

Here's what one of her friends had to say:

I know so many of us have that special friend that does exceptional things that we like to brag about. Well, when she was published in the New York Times, or the Washington Post, or the Baltimore Sun, I couldn’t help but brag about Maggie. Now, bragging takes on new heights and I am beaming with pride over my friend who has written/published her first book!! Please get your copy of The Hopeling to see for yourself how exceptional my friend is.

09/03/2025

Spectacular turnout for a spectacular book!!!

We can’t imagine a better way to have celebrated the launch of The HOPELING than with a standing crowd of loved ones, surprise guests and in conversation with Emma Snyder at the best community space in the city Bird in Hand Cafe.

Congratulations !!!!

06/03/2025

📣NEW RELEASE!📣

We are so pleased to announce the release of THE HOPELING, a powerful middle-grade novel, by Maggie Master!

📚📚📚Book Description:

THE HOPELING
by Maggie Master

Ipsa hates reading prayers.

Unfortunately, that’s the eternal task she’s been assigned.

An angel in the Prayer Reading Department, Ipsa must read and sort a never-ending flood of earthly requests before delivering them to the mysterious Answering Department. Unlike other prayer readers, Ipsa finds most humans—known as hopelings—annoying and their prayers forgettable.

Until she stumbles upon one prayer she’s not supposed to read.

Its cryptic message sparks her curiosity. Ipsa can’t understand why she feels so drawn to its sender, a fourteen-year-old boy living in the aftermath of a school shooting. As she searches for clues to help him, she uncovers a host of secrets that lead to an unsettling question: Why are so many prayers going unanswered?

In a race against time, Ipsa must decide how much she’ll risk for a hopeling she’s never met.

04/03/2025

Mornings at Acorn: reading through an incredible new submission! One of the best parts of our jjob is discovering fresh voices in fiction. Writers—what's your current work-in-progress about?

01/03/2025

Acorn , author of Manflu, and Acorn , author of the Kassidy Simmons series, share literary insights at a February writers conference.

27/02/2025

⚓ NEW RELEASE! ⚓

Ready to dive into your next great read? We are thrilled to announce that Deborah Rudell’s gripping memoir, Grit & Grace: The Transformation of a Ship & a Soul, is out now!

📚 Book Description 📚

Deborah Rudell’s world unravels when the leaders of her spiritual commune are exposed, arrested, and imprisoned for bioterrorism and attempted murder. Crushed and adrift, she moves her family off the commune to create a sense of normalcy. But when her husband seeks an opportunity to dismantle and rebuild a derelict fifty-foot schooner, Deborah uproots their children once again and joins him in Kauai. For the next five years, she dedicates her life to restoring a boat.

Pouring herself into the work at hand can only distract her so much as disillusionment about the cult’s lies and manipulation slowly rises to the surface. While she grapples with emotional turmoil and contemplates a new life path, Deborah sets out to accomplish something she never thought possible: sailing across the Pacific to the Olympic Peninsula. Will the dangers that come with navigating the ocean be too much to bear, or will she find resolution and fortitude in the turbulent adventure?

Grit & Grace: The Transformation of a Ship & a Soul is one woman’s account of conquering overwhelming challenges with tenacity and ingenuity and ultimately discovering her inner strength.

Grab your copy today!

26/02/2025

📣COVER REVEAL!📣

We love this mysterious cover for Saving Yukon, by Bryan Burnell, coming to you this spring!

📚Book Description:

Saving Yukon
by Bryan Burnell

Matteo Ferrari has always been different. Gifted with unsettling clairvoyance, he sees shadows where others see light and hears whispers from the unknown. But when he fails to protect the ones he loves, his abilities vanish, leaving him lost and desperate. To reclaim his powers and find a new path, Matteo abandons his old life and ventures into the Alaskan wilderness.

Gabriella Valentina knows the pain of loss all too well. Once enchanted by the spotlight, she now flees from her past, seeking refuge from fear and sorrow in the same wild expanse.

When Matteo and Gabriella’s paths cross amidst the eerie beauty and hidden dangers of the Yukon, they must confront not only the shadows of their pasts but also the dark forces that lurk in the forest, waiting to claim them.

24/02/2025

Wahoo!!!! Congratulations to Acorn author, Deborah Rudell, on her big turnout for her first of many booksignings! Thank you in Del Mar. 🤩

Do you have your copy of this jaw-dropping true story yet???

14/02/2025

We are in love with this killer cover of CHASING SHADOWS by A.C. Adams! This thriller comes out in April and we cannot wait!

Book Description 📚📚📚:

When renowned professor Dr. Aidan Ryan vanishes without explanation, he leaves behind a haunting message revealing he has a new life and can never return. His devastated daughter Sofia embarks on a global search to uncover the truth behind her father’s disappearance. What she finds is more shocking than she could have imagined—a web of family secrets and lies that challenges everything she thought she knew.

After clues send her to Italy, Sofia reconnects with her estranged mother Ella who reveals a hidden past of trauma and deceit. When they discover Aidan’s ties to The Brotherhood, an elusive, powerful society that operates in the shadows of world affairs, Sofia and Ella become ensnared in a deadly conspiracy. Trapped in ancient catacombs beneath the Roman countryside, they must face Aidan’s mysterious captors and fight for their lives. But as they edge closer to escape, one question remains: Will Aidan choose his family or The Brotherhood?

31/01/2025

We are beyond excited to introduce you to the amazing writing duo, A.C. Adams! Their thrilling novel, CHASING SHADOWS, will be out this April.

Book Description 📚:

When renowned professor Dr. Aidan Ryan vanishes without explanation, he leaves behind a haunting message revealing he has a new life and can never return. His devastated daughter Sofia embarks on a global search to uncover the truth behind her father’s disappearance. What she finds is more shocking than she could have imagined—a web of family secrets and lies that challenges everything she thought she knew.

After clues send her to Italy, Sofia reconnects with her estranged mother Ella who reveals a hidden past of trauma and deceit. When they discover Aidan’s ties to The Brotherhood, an elusive, powerful society that operates in the shadows of world affairs, Sofia and Ella become ensnared in a deadly conspiracy. Trapped in ancient catacombs beneath the Roman countryside, they must face Aidan’s mysterious captors and fight for their lives. But as they edge closer to escape, one question remains: Will Aidan choose his family or The Brotherhood?

21/01/2025

📣 COVER REVEAL 📣

We are excited to share the cover for this important WWII memoir, DISGRACEFULLY EASY: A B-24 PILOT’S LETTERS HOME, by William Hanchett coming this April!

Book Description 📚:

In this posthumously published collection of letters and postal cards, William “Bill” Hanchett shares his candid experiences as a flight-school cadet, and later as an Army Air Forces pilot in command of a B-24 Liberator bomber during World War II.

Through Bill’s first-hand accounts, we learn that mastering the art of flying during wartime is about more than understanding engine throttle and airspeed. It’s about wondering when you’ll be called to fight and if you’ll be asked to betray your ideals. It’s about working hard and documenting the days, dreaming about the future, and longing for home.

An extraordinary primary document, DISGRACEFULLY EASY offers us a rare glimpse inside the military in the 1940s, a time when Americans worried about the fate of their great country and looked to the brave and courageous to deliver them from fear. This unique collection will be long remembered as an important addition to the annals of aviation history.

14/01/2025

📣COVER REVEAL!📣

We are flipping our lids over this gorgeous cover of THE HOPELING, by Maggie Master. This work of middle-grade fiction is coming in March!

📚Book Description:

Ipsa hates reading prayers.

Unfortunately, that’s the eternal task she’s been assigned.

An angel in the Prayer Reading Department, Ipsa must read and sort a never-ending flood of earthly requests before delivering them to the mysterious Answering Department. Unlike other prayer readers, Ipsa finds most humans—known as hopelings—annoying and their prayers forgettable.

Until she stumbles upon one prayer she’s not supposed to read.

Its cryptic message sparks her curiosity. Ipsa can’t understand why she feels so drawn to its sender, a fourteen-year-old boy living in the aftermath of a school shooting. As she searches for clues to help him, she uncovers a host of secrets that lead to an unsettling question: Why are so many prayers going unanswered?

In a race against time, Ipsa must decide how much she’ll risk for a hopeling she’s never met.

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