Welcome to Bywater Press
Bywater Press is a small publisher of electronic and print books.
We specialize in helping independent authors make their
work available through ebook and print-on-demand channels.
We are always happy to talk to new authors interested
in our editing and publishing expertise.
Coming soon ...
- The Scales of Astraea:
A new edition of the 2017 volume of eco-poetry,
featuring more than a dozen new poems by Djana Bayley.
Published in 2022
- The Heart of a Donkey: Pasado's Story:
A children's book by Rebecca Pierce Murray
about Pasado the donkey, after whom Washington
state's animal cruelty law is named. Illustrated by Lori Burkheimer.
Available at
Amazon
or
Barnes
& Noble.
“Meet Pasado the donkey! A crafty character with
a love for life. Pasado shares his story of growing up in Bellevue,
Washington in a place called Kelsey Creek.
After Pasado's death at the hands of three teenagers in 1992,
Pasado's Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary was founded,
and it is introduced by some of its residents.”
Published in 2021
- The Bird and the Hippo (with workbook):
An edition of Rebecca Pierce Murray and
Karin Exter's book with a discussion guide
and workbook to further engage readers in Fritz and Middy's
adventures, and to encourage them to think about friendship and
giving.
From
Barnes
& Noble
or
Amazon.
Published in 2020
- Landscapes of the Heart,
a collection of ninety-six poems and art by Djana Bayley.
Available from
Amazon
or
Barnes & Noble.
“Djana Bayley's second volume of poetry features poems
welling from the enchanted lands of memory and dreams – places
familiar to us as our heart beat, yet at the same time strange to
our conscious mind and even mysteriously threatening. In these
lands colors are more vivid, scents stronger, sounds sharper and
emotions revealed in more desperate extremes than experienced in
the everyday world.”
- A Bike Trip Across America: A 3,411 Mile Journey of
Discovery:
Travelogue of a solo cross-country bicycle adventure
by Patrick McGinty. Available from
Amazon
or
Barnes & Noble.
“Whether biking across America is your dream or you
simply want to read about a regular guy's experience
accomplishing a dream of making that trip, in this book I'll put
you in my seat so that you can feel the trials, tribulations, and
triumphs yourself.”
- The Bird and the Hippo:
A children's book,
written by Rebecca Pierce Murray from her
experiences as a child in Kenya,
beautifully illustrated with watercolors
by Karin Exter. Available from
Barnes & Noble
or Amazon.
“After Fritz, a Hollywood-bound bird, mistakenly flies to
Africa, his life takes an unexpected turn when he meets a
Lady Hippo named Middy. Together they learn about
friendship, forgiveness, and how a wrong turn
can ultimately lead to the right place.”
Other publications
- The Scales of Astraea:
Poems of the Earth, Its Creatures & The Old Gods,
poems and art by Djana Bayley.
Purchase at
Amazon
or
Barnes & Noble.
-
A Deed With No Name by Jenna Vincent,
the first of the author's novels about 911 dispatcher Rae Vigil.
Purchase at
Barnes & Noble
or
Amazon.
- Impossible Odds, a short story collection
by Jenna Vincent. Available from
Amazon
or
Barnes & Noble.
- Fer Yew Der Vor Iss Ofer by Lawrence G Copeland,
a memoir of the author's time as
an officer in the Army Air Corps
and German Prisoner of War during World War II.
Sample and purchase in print or ebook at
Blurb.com.
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