Recent Books from Moore Media
Beloved Reconciliation, Book 1: 1820-1916 (2024) is a story not only about the strength of Irish women, but of women throughout the world who stand up right next to their male colleagues for justice and equality. They are inspired for the sake of their children, and their children’s children, to reconcile differences and bring peace to their families and homelands.
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The Peculiar of Plymouth (2024) follows our little smudge of a "Peculiar" character around Plymouth. He visits some iconic and well-known landmarks while trying to discover his own identity. Each original graphic is accompanied by an easy poetic verse. A true modern fairy tale set in Plymouth, MA.
MOORE MEDIA provided authoring, illustrating, interior layout, and cover layout.
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1812: A Tale of Cape Cod (Illustrated) (2024) by Michael Fitzgerald. The War of 1812, though not discussed often, remains an important historic time for Cape Cod. Includes original artwork, maps, and illustrations with historical context.
Vanessa Moore (MOORE MEDIA) provided interior layout, original artwork, and cover design.
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African Travels 1967-2010 (2023) by John and Joanna McWilliam is a treasure trove of stories about their experiences living and working in Africa. On motor bikes, crowded lorries, and river ferries, they carry the reader across highways, dirt roads, and rivers into cities, towns, and villages from Sierra Leone to Nigeria to Kenya. The Africans with whom they live and work welcome them, providing i
Capers, Crooks & Kitchens (2022) is a collection of exciting mystery short stories by Louisa Clerici. Each story is followed by a tantalizing accompanying recipe. Perfect for the foodie who craves mystery! Beautifully illustrated custom Tarot cards precede each story with a graphical tie-in.
MOORE MEDIA provided editing, interior layout, and cover design services.
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Rags, Cats, and Crimes (2022) is a book of short stories gathered over a lifetime from friends, relatives, acquaintances, and strangers that have passed through the life of author Glyn Dowden. Some are funny, some sad, some disturbing—but all are unique and entertaining.
MOORE MEDIA provided editing, interior layout, and cover design services.
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About Our Authors
MARGARET MAXWELL McLAUGHLIN has worked in international development for over 30 years with the U.S. Peace Corps, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute (FSI). Her career focused primarily on girls’ education and women empowerment. She has a Masters in Teaching and a Doctorate in International Education. Her published works include a Sun and Moon poetry series and the historical fiction series Beloved Reconciliation.
LOUISA CLERICI’s stories have been published in literary anthologies and magazines, including Carolina Woman Magazine, The Istanbul Literary Review, and Best New England Crime Stories 2016, 2015, and 2012. Her work was featured by SWAN, Support Women Artists Now and National League of American Pen Women. She is the co-creator of The Delishiocity Deck/Fiction Magician Game, the writer for The Plymouth Cookbook, and the fiction editor of Pink Panther Magazine.
GLYN DOWDEN is a Welsh writer who was born during the second World War into a working-class family. He and his young family moved to the United States in 1976. Glyn’s business activities involved frequently visiting and working in most areas of the world. He now resides in Massachusetts, has published a memoir, two poetry books, and a book of fictional short stories. He also performs poetry readings and is working on a new fictional book.
JOHN and JOANNA McWILLIAM met each other in 1973, in Zaria, Nigeria. The couple couldn’t have been more different. John was raised in western New York State and joined the Peace Corps in Sierra Leone as soon as he finished college. This experience set him up for a career in international development. Joanna was born in Los Angeles and settled in Nigeria to study African history and teach. Now residing on Cape Cod, they continue to express a profound appreciation and love of African culture.