Elm Grove Publishing

04/06/2026

Monday, April 6th
HAPPY TARTAN DAY!
Celebrating the launch of our latest book:

12/22/2025

11/12/2025

Just released! Scholars, historians and collectors have waited a long time for this amazing work on the uniforms and insignia of the Royal Australian Air Force by the late John Mcdonald to finally make it into publication – and from what we are hearing it was well worth the wait! Order your copy today directly from the publisher at www.elmgrovepublishing.com or from your favorite bookseller.

01/15/2025

January 15, 2025
The second of two BRAND NEW BOOKS for 2025 is the whimsical "A Brief History of Friendship" by Edward S. Louis. Subtitled "Stories from Harmon Falls," this charming collection of anecdotes features semi-biographical musings from the author's childhood and coming-of-age set in the fictitious community of Harmon Falls.

If you enjoy Garrison Keillor, then this book is definitely for you!

These twelve stories focus on a group of neighborhood children who come together to save their beloved park—forming deep, lifelong friendships that will endure into adulthood.

While these stories offer insight into many aspects of friendship, they also explore—and in many ways define—what it means to grow up in small town America.

Available from all good booksellers or directly from www.elmgrovepublishing.com

01/15/2025

January 15, 2025 and we are delighted to announce the release of not one but TWO brand new titles for 2025!

First up: "BECOMING A THUNDERBIRD PILOT" is the much-anticipated new book by Jeffrey D. Guidry. Following his highly successful "The Red Helmet" and "The Yellow Helmet," "BECOMING A THUNDERBIRD PILOT" explores the application process, the semi-finalists scrutiny and the brutal finalist interviews for the lucky few getting “The Call” to fly with the internationally acclaimed USAF demonstration team. Includes the critical process of team assimilation, winter training, and carrying out the Thunderbirds mission to “Recruit, Retain and Inspire.”

Dozens of interviews with current and former Thunderbird commanders, leaders and demonstration pilots who share their introspective look back on what it took to become one of America’s Ambassadors in Blue!

386-pages, large format 8.5" x 11" (215mm x 280mm) casebound hard-cover, profusely illustrated with color and b/w photographs, most of which have never been previously published.

A must-have for every fast-jet aviation enthusiast!
Available from all good booksellers or directly from www.elmgrovepublishing.com

12/23/2024

To everyone who has written, published or even read a book in 2024, or plans to write a book in 2025...

10/01/2024

The wait is over! Volume 4 Survival & Rescue Equipment of World War II by Dustin Clingenpeel is now available from all good online booksellers or directly from the publisher.

Volume 4 in this series focuses on personal accessories and hardware, including side-arms, holsters and ammunition, fighting knives and pocket knives, rescue axes and machetes, compasses, fishing kits—as well as survival booklets, pamphlets and other printed materials.

Together with Volumes 1, 2 and 3 this series offers an indispensable resource for collectors, researchers and historians. Noted collector and military historian Dustin Clingenpeel has spent over 30 years gathering, examining and documenting survival and rescue gear and researching its history and development.

274-pages, color and b/w photos throughout, price $74.95

09/16/2024

Happy to announce today's release of a wonderful new memoir, "Becoming Lila" by Lila Hietala Sanden.

"Becoming Lila" is an American coming-of-age story... and so much more. Laced with the author’s zest for life, her passion for the people surrounding her and a wonderful, absurdist humor—even in the shadow of tragedy and loss—it is the story of a life well-lived.

From her earliest memories of growing up in a traditional Finnish family in Minnesota, to the harrowing days of high school and an increasingly abusive alcoholic father—to a fairytale romance with a future US Navy Captain, seemingly forever on the move while raising her own children.

There is much today’s generation can learn from Lila. Her voice is strong—it makes the reader want to listen—yet her words are gentle and poetic. The stories are sometimes emotional, sometimes hilarious, but always mesmerizing. Becoming Lila is a poignant and entertaining memoir—as relevant today as it ever was.

For a free sneak preview or to order your copy, visit:
https://www.elmgrovepublishing.com/becoming-lila

06/26/2024

GREAT NEWS for everyone who has been waiting for the eBook...

“95 POWER PRINCIPLES: Strategies for Effective Leadership in Local Government” by Nelson W. Wolff

eBook available Monday, July 1 from:

Amazon (Kindle)
Apple Books (itunes)
GooglePlay
Barnes & Noble
Kobo
Scribd
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storytel
Overdrive
Bibliotheca

Price: $9.99

05/20/2024

Today we are pleased to announce the official publication of "Heroes: Humanity's Resilience. A Sketchbook of War in Ukraine" by Sara Barcus

A facsimile of Sara Barcus's original sketchbook, "Heroes" depicts events from the first year of the war following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, illustrating the heroism and resilience of Ukrainians during the senseless destruction and trauma of Russia’s brutal invasion. 77 original sketches based on actual, first-hand accounts of those who lived and died (and continue to survive) amid the carnage.

A well known and respected San Antonio based mixed-media artist, Sara Barcus began posting her sketches on social media and soon gained a massive following, including soldiers and families serving on the front lines of the fighting, many of whom reached out to her with their personal stories of horror and sacrifice. The sketches are based on actual stories and experiences from the war as relayed to the artist or reported via various sources.

The sketches formed the basis of a highly-acclaimed art show/exhibit at HíjoleSA, Blue Star Arts Complex in San Antonio, Texas in 2023.

Since the exhibit, many of the original sketches have been sold, with all profits from sales being donated to support UNBROKEN Ukraine https://unbroken.org.ua/. Some sketches are still available and can be purchased directly from the artist. Please message for details.

Book size: 8.5" x 11" 126-pages, full-color throughout on premium art paper.

https://www.elmgrovepublishing.com/heroes-sketchbook-of-war-in-ukraine

Please note: The artist/author is donating 100% of royalties from this book—as well as profits from ALL sales of the original artwork—to UNBROKEN, Ukraine’s work in rehabilitation and prosthetics.