Books published by Atmosphere Press

JOIN OSCAR FOR HIS ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME!Oscar is a strange-looking little seagull with blue legs.One day, when danger forces his family to leave the nest, the still-little Oscar has to go it alone.His journey to find his family takes courage,determination, and friendship.

BOBBY KAUFMANN IS A COCAINE DEALER IN TEXAS' BIGGEST PARTY TOWN...23 years old and an alcoholic, Bobby Kaufmann spends his time drinking and making hand-to-hand sales. With one day bleeding into the next, Bobby begins to understand the futility of his way of life. Not lost on him is that every single woman he knows is less interested in him for who he is than what he can get them. For the first time, this state of affairs begins to bother him. So, he resolves to change.The novel opens depicting Bobby's terrifying youth as his mother submits to an enormous drug habit. The rest of the novel chronicles an unsettling eight weeks in which the young adult Bobby, mired in the conflicts of his dead-end youth, tries to make the transition from professional criminal to a legitimate owner of a bar on Austin's famed Sixth Street. Although more resolved than ever to end his self-destructive ways, the real question finally emerges—is Bobby Kaufmann capable of change?  Born and raised in Houston, Jim Williams received a BA in political science from the University of Houston, followed by an MA in political philosophy from the University of Chicago. Williams is a sixth-generation Texan who has lived in Austin for more than twenty-five years. He is currently hard at work on his second novel.

Bunny Leach is a life coach who believes that happiness is a choice. In 2005, after enduring the death of her beautiful, talented nineteen-year old daughter from brain cancer, and the dissolution of the marriage after twenty-five years, she had to find new life. Through her work Bunny has helped numerous individuals overcome major obstacles, reestablish self-esteem, and find new hope and meaning in the midst of transition. Breathing New Life is Bunny's second book, a follow up to Letting Nicki Go: A Mother's Journey Through Her Daughter's Cancer. Her books give hope for those who have lost loved ones, or for anyone who has suffered major hardships in life. Bunny Leach lives in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, enjoying the beauty of the ocean as well as her daily walks and meditation. She is currently working on her third book in the series to follow Letting Nicki Go and Breathing New Life.

Adrift is an exploration of trauma and a quest for transcendence. Between broken souls, broken homes, and frustrating socio-political circumstances, Peloquin asks us to see these experiences not as disparate elements, but as part of a whole. Here, in this place, with this stirring narrator, memory and reality feed off one another, creating a world of inconstancy that can only be soothed by dreams of escape.

This is a story about one Tiki Miki who plays his ukulele differently than the others, and how his different tune takes him somewhere extraordinary.

Kit could see the outline of a man through the transparent curtain. He was rattling the doorknob and pushing on the door. That night had taught her how vulnerable and exposed she was.Then her friends told her about the Guardian Dog Academy outside of town, where she meets Debbie, a dog who gives her back her strength.This is a story about hope, the courage to pursue your dreams, and finding the purpose to take a leap of faith. Alongside Debbie and with a burgeoning romance with her long-time friend David, Kit learns that life is not about age or loss, but is about standing up for animals and people who have no voice, and about finding the power within yourself.

With Lily Woodhouse Carol St. John has given us a voice at once recognizable, yet entirely original. Lily is a small town girl with a simple life, perched on the verge of the future. When her family begins to fracture she finds an unlikely ally in Strange, a boy with little left to lose. But it’s when Lily meets Marshall, known as Brother Barry at the small church he runs in a nearby town, that life comes rushing at her. With her quirky insights and gentle sense of humor, Lily is the kind of girl you root for and wish you could spend time with. Luckily you can, in the form of St. John’s exquisitely rendered novel.                                                                     ~Christopher J. Anderson         Executive Director, Eastern Point Lit House Gloucester, MassachusettsCarol St. John has written a book that poignantly describes a young woman’s awakening of passion, the loss of innocence and a family’s confrontation with secrets too long held. A must read.                ~Glenda Martin                                 Bookwomen St.Paul, Minnesota

How Not to Sell offers every level of salesperson useful tips and strategies to make mediocre salespersons more effective and superior salespersons really effective. A must read. ~Michael Farmer CEO, Innova-LearningThroughout my career I've read many books about sales, and I often find myself thinking about the differences between what authors write and reality as I know it. I have yet to come across anything that provides a realistic characterization of the field. No sales person is admitting what they did wrong and certainly none are writing about how a majority of the time success has as much to do with luck and circumstances than art and skill. No one is writing about reality, until this book. If you have ever posted something to social media about your sales job like #winning or #hustle, this book will surprise you. Because for me, being in sales has never been about waking up, grabbing a protein bar and energy drink, and following one of the so-called sales guru's 15 steps. To me sales is about survival. In some jobs it's been week to week, in others year to year, but nevertheless, survival. Rashad Daoudi has lived the game and understands the grind that sales is. His book reflects this and his ability to separate fiction from reality. ~Todd Svec Vice President, K-12 Solutions

Just as Deb and her mother Estelle are learning how to mesh their individual lives together, nature’s destructive hand comes down, leaving them to wait for a new hope, and help from unexpected others.  In SURVIVING MOTHER Gwen Head has written a story of life struggles, tragedy, and getting one’s life back together to move forward. Written with the caregivers of the world in mind, Head takes the reader into a daughter’s and mother’s life struggles, doubts, and hardships as they deal with the emotional ups and downs of living with Alzheimer’s Disease. In SURVIVING MOTHER we can all find a little inspiration that, in the end, we can all overcome even the toughest obstacles. Excellent subject, timely and very well written. I would highly recommend it to all interested readers. ~ Shirley Lyles, former Mason, Texas Librarian and San Angelo Standard Times Newspaper columnist. Once I got to know the characters, I found I couldn’t put it down. It’s a pretty accurate depiction of what happens when your parent becomes your child. It is something none of us can prepare for. For a person like Deb, who has never had children, it can be overwhelming.  Ms. Head adeptly fleshes out her disparate characters, makes you fall in love with them, root for them, cry with them, and takes you on a journey that is profound. It is at times painful, funny, and completely fascinating. It begs a sequel. I cannot wait to read it.~ K. Michiel Cavuoti, Registered Nurse