Jordan Musen’s debut novel, The Reed, now available!

Posted on 05. Dec, 2024 by in News

Looking for the perfect holiday gift? Wondering who actually wrote the Bible? Look no further! Jordan Musen’s gripping and provocative debut novel, set in Ancient Israel, uncovers hidden histories and explores the power—
and peril—of storytelling. http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#TheReed

The Buckled Bag is now available!

Posted on 28. May, 2024 by in News

A debutante vanishes leaving behind her devastated family. What happened to her? Is she even still alive? A nurse goes undercover to peel back the layers and uncover the secrets that even her fiancé doesn’t know. http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#BuckledBag

The Borrowed House out now

Posted on 25. Mar, 2024 by in News

Suffragettes, a plot to kidnap the Prime Minister, and an art heist! Get your copy of Mary Roberts Rinehart’s The Borrowed House and read all about it. http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#BorrowedHouse

Locked Doors now available

Posted on 01. Feb, 2024 by in News

A young nurse, an old Southern mansion, a deadly secret, and a family gripped by fear. Get your copy of Mary Roberts Rinehart’s Locked Doors today! http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#LockedDoors

Get some Fun Size Fiction today

Posted on 01. Oct, 2023 by in News

Seth Edgarde’s collection of sixty-five bite-sized stories—none greater than 250 words—gives a window into many different lives, each with its own particular insight into the human experience. Available now. http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#ShortTermParking

Twenty-Two now out

Posted on 07. Sep, 2023 by in News

Out now, our new edition of Mary Roberts Rinehart’s short hospital drama, Twenty-Two. http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#TwentyTwo

Mary Roberts Rinehart’s classic mystery, The Man in Lower Ten, now out

Posted on 15. May, 2023 by in News

We are proud to announce our new edition of The Man in Lower Ten by Mary Roberts Rinehart with its original cover, including mapback, by Robert Stanley. http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#LowerTen

Announcing The Story without an End

Posted on 10. Mar, 2023 by in News

Check out the classic children’s story of the wonder of nature by Friedrich Wilhelm Carové in a new paperback edition from Blackbird. http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#SWE

The Operator by Donald Westlake now out in paperback

Posted on 01. Feb, 2023 by in News

Donald Westlake’s novel, The Operator, is now available. Check it out! http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#Operator

Announcing See the Light by Zahara Carmi

Posted on 06. Dec, 2022 by in News

We are proud to announce the first collection of poems by Zahara Carmi, available now from Blackbird Books. http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#SeeTheLight

Ironbound by Seth Edgarde out now

Posted on 11. Jan, 2021 by in News

Ironbound, a Story of friendship, love, and betrayal along the New York waterfront now out. http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#Ironbound

Nine of Harte’s now available

Posted on 28. Dec, 2020 by in News

Nine short stories of the Old West by master story teller Bret Harte out now in a newly curated collection from Blackbird Books. http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#BretHarte

Campus Doll out now!

Posted on 18. Dec, 2020 by in News

The classic 1961 campus romp by Edwin West, a.k.a., Donald Westlake, out now in paperback. http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#CampusDoll

Lady of the Lake by Seth Edgarde out in ebook and paperback

Posted on 08. Jan, 2018 by in News

A story of innocence, sexuality, and finding your place in the world, all beneath a cool California sun. http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#LadyOfTheLake

Announcing Lumina by Seth Edgarde

Posted on 03. Apr, 2017 by in News

The good news is that we’ve discovered artificial intelligence . . . the bad news is that it’s us! http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#Lumina

Brick City Blues now available

Posted on 31. Jan, 2017 by in News

Finally, an airport romance about an airport romance! But you don’t have to be traveling to enjoy this quick read, so get your copy today! http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#BrickCityBlues

Blackbird releases K., Mary Roberts Rinehart’s romantic mystery, in a new paperback edition

Posted on 18. Dec, 2015 by in News

A Man of Mystery . . . An innocent young girl . . . A brilliant surgeon . . . A woman scorned . . . K.! .http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#K

For Every Season now available

Posted on 08. Jul, 2015 by in News

Introducing For Every Season, an interactive guidebook to preparing both spiritually and mentally for the High Holidays and the Jewish Year. For Every Season is specifically designed for lay people with busy lives looking to get the most out of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, The Days of Awe, and the month leading up to them. So get your copy today! http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#FES

Announcing St. Louis Blues

Posted on 26. Nov, 2014 by in News

If you’ve ever sung the blues, check out our latest, St. Louis Blues, a romantic short that’s sure to win your heart. http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#StLouisBlues

Announcing Seth Edgarde’s new children’s book, Tickleton Abbey, now available in paperback

Posted on 07. Sep, 2014 by in News

You don’t have to be a fan of Downton Abbey to understand the plight of the household staff as well as the Lady and Lord of the manor at Tickleton Abbey, where maids and butt-lers take on a whole new meaning. http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#TickletonAbbey

Author Dani Shear to be interviewed on radio about her children’s book, The Foodie Club

Posted on 21. Mar, 2014 by in News

Author Dani Shear will be on The Mulberry Lane Show this weekend to talk about her new children’s book, The Foodie Club. The interview will air accordingly:

Saturday, 10am-noon (CT) The Mighty 1290 KOIL, Omaha, Nebraska / Council Bluffs, Iowa
Sunday, 7am-9am (CT) KBBK, B107.3, Lincoln, Nebraska
Sunday, 3pm-5pm (CT) News/Talk 1340 KGFW, Tri-Cities, Nebraska (Grand Island– Kearney–Hastings)

Listen live or streaming through the web, but be sure to tune in!

Introducing The Odyssey by Joanne Keegan

Posted on 16. Dec, 2013 by in News

Looking for a school play that introduces the classics in a fun and relevant way? Look no further, The Odyssey by Joanne Keegan is here! http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#Odyssey

Blackbird is proud to announce our first children’s book, The Foodie Club, now available in hardcover

Posted on 07. Dec, 2013 by in News

Have a picky eater on your hands? Follow the adventures of Sunny and Syd, and teach your child to be open to new things, try new foods, and eat healthy in this fun and clever story in rhyming verse. http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#FoodieClub

Blood Sunrise by Seth Edgarde now available

Posted on 25. Jul, 2013 by in News

A college student awakens next to the townie she hooked up with the night before, only now he’s dead, and she can’t remember.

It’s only sunrise, but it’s already promising to be a hot day! http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#BloodSunrise

I Prefer Girls returns to print!

Posted on 06. Jun, 2013 by in News

One of the true classics of the golden age of lesbian pulp fiction is back, in this new edition from Blackbird Books. So check it out! http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#IPreferGirls

Blackbird releases The Circular Staircase, Mary Roberts Rinehart’s classic tale of murder and intrigue, with original mapback cover

Posted on 28. Mar, 2013 by in News

Sporting its famous 1952 Mapback jacket with original cover painting by Robert Stanley, Blackbird Books is happy to release this new edition of The Circular Staircase, a must for all mystery readers. http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#CircularStaircase

Contribute to hurricane relief . . . by reading!

Posted on 16. Dec, 2012 by in News

John B. Thompson’s 1953 pulp classic, Sandy, is now available as an eBook-only special, and Blackbird Books is donating all proceeds to the relief of November 2012’s Hurricane Sandy. So take a trip to Natchez, Mississippi, and help those in New York City! http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#Sandy

Hungry for Westlake?

Posted on 08. Dec, 2012 by in News

Donald Westlake’s 1959 novel, Man Hungry, is back in print. Enjoy the acid-free trade paperback or eBook today! http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#ManHungry

“On Sacred Ground” now available in paperback and eBook

Posted on 24. Jun, 2012 by in News

In this poignant collection of brief essays, over one hundred clergy from diverse religious traditions share the passages from The Five Books of Moses that have brought meaning to their lives. http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#OSG

“Kept” by Sheldon Lord now out in paperback and eBook

Posted on 17. Apr, 2012 by in News

No one but Sheldon Lord could have written this book. No one else would dare to probe so deeply into the inner reaches of human relations. This is a novel you won’t be able to put down! http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#Kept

Take a Ride down “Shabby Street”

Posted on 10. Feb, 2012 by in News

It’s a Hitt…an Orrie Hitt that is. The Prince of the Pulps’ 1954 classic “Shabby Street” is back in print with its original Walter Popp cover. Get your copy today! http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#ShabbyStreet

Blackbird presents Seth Edgarde’s latest novel “The Devil Speaks Hungarian”

Posted on 30. Dec, 2011 by in News

For much less than the cost of a plane ticket and from the safety of your own home, join the chase for a notebook with a mathematical formula that could turn the world on its head! http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#Devil

Announcing “Fiat Money Inflation in France”

Posted on 27. Dec, 2011 by in News

Blackbird’s new edition of Fiat Money Inflation in France, Andrew Dickson White’s account of that country’s post-revolutionary hyperinflation, is both fascinating and alarming. Now available! http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#FiatMoney

Young and Innocent

Posted on 21. Sep, 2011 by in News

New York, 1960… A steamy love triangle at a posh Manhattan women’s magazine… Blackbird Books is happy to present Young and Innocent by Edwin West (a.k.a., Donald Edwin Westlake).

Cast in the mold of Mad Men, this new edition from Blackbird sports its original Robert Maguire cover and will take you back to that arousing time and place. http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#YoungAndInnocent

Back in print . . . Donald Westlake’s 1961 biography of Elizabeth Taylor

Posted on 08. Aug, 2011 by in News

Blackbird Books is pleased to release Elizabeth Taylor, Donald Westlake’s classic 1961 biography of America’s greatest actress (penned under the pseudonym “John B. Allan”).  http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#ElizabethTaylor

Blackbird releases “The Case of Jennie Brice”

Posted on 26. Jun, 2011 by in News

Blackbird is happy to announce a new edition of this classic mystery by Mary Roberts Rinehart, complete with mapback and illustrations by Earl Mayan.  See all the details at http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#JennieBrice

Book Signing at the Flintridge Bookstore

Posted on 18. Oct, 2010 by in News

Seth Edgarde will be at the Flintridge Bookstore at 7:30 on Thursday, November 4th signing copies of his novel Hart Island.  Be there at 964 Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge!

Dartmouth Book Signing

Posted on 03. Aug, 2010 by in News

Meet Seth Edgarde, author of Hart Island, at the Dartmouth Barnes & Noble in Hanover, NH on Friday, August 13th, 2:30 – 4:30.

Author Reading and Book Signing Party

Posted on 02. Aug, 2010 by in News

Author Seth Edgarde will be reading from his novel Hart Island at the Three Bean Cafe in Randolph, Vermont on Wednesday, August 11th, from 5 to 7 p.m.  Come join us!

Blackbird Announces First Book

Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by in News

Check out Hart Island by Seth Edgarde: http://bbirdbooks.com/our-books/#HartIsland

Welcome to bbirdbooks.com

Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by in News

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