Dark Wind

Dark Wind

DARK WIND is the story of the six people who refused to leave New York’s infamous Fire Island during the worst hurricane in half a century. It’s also the story of a unique natural arena, and the fury that is suddenly unleashed on it.

"An evocative and splendid account of….remarkable individuals facing powerful external forces." - Publishers Weekly

"A Classic.." -The Village Voice

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Sleeping With the Mayor

Sleeping With the Mayor

SLEEPING WITH THE MAYOR, a New York Times “Most Notable Book,” is the true story of a homeless encampment that springs up on the lawn of City Hall, becomes the darling of uptown dinner parties and boudoirs, and ultimately brings down the city government.

"John Jiler writes with a novelist’s sensibility. Compelling. A persuasive portrait." - New York Times

"A Northeastern urban version of Midnight In The Garden of Good and Evil…." -Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Wild Berry Moon

Wild Berry Moon

WILD BERRY MOON, accompanied by the illustrations of Susan Harris, is the story of a pregnant pig who escapes a farm and raises her piglets in the wild. There she begins an unlikely, cautious relationship with a curious snake. When she is re-captured, the snake leads the babies back to her pen under cloak of darkness for their nightly feed. WILD BERRY MOON is the story of an odd and beautiful friendship.

"Charming and moving….." -Publisher’s Weekly

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North of Here

NORTH OF HERE is a just-finished novel about an out-of-work actor who leaves Manhattan for Prince Edward Island, Canada, where he expects to find clean air, purity and perspective. Instead he becomes involved in a stark love triangle with a musician and a farmgirl. The experience is brutal, and it changes him. When he finally returns to the world of Broadway, he cuts through it with hard new clarity.

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