About Onion River Press

Walter Blasberg

Walter Blasberg thought owning a historic Vermont inn would mean candlelit dinners and foliage season. What he got instead was a septic system with an acute sense of bad timing, a rotating cast of chefs who made Gordon Ramsay look stable, a New Year's Eve brawl that brought down the Christmas tree, and a great flood that nearly took the whole place with it.

Along the way he also found an unlikely family - his partner John, John's mother Aida who became the inn's force-of-nature housekeeper, his ex-wife Anne, and a rotating cast of John's and Walt's family members who showed up season after season to cook, clean, wait tables, and somehow make it all work.

Modern Vermont Innkeeping is the real story behind the romantic façade of country inn life - told with the honesty, warmth, and humor of someone who lived every improbable minute of it.

Think Modern Family meets Kitchen Confidential - Vermont edition 

Grace H. Pugh

Grace Pugh was not your typical friend, mother, or elementary school teacher, she was a modern woman with a vision and a passion. She was a pilot, flight instructor, and champion of aeronautics. She was Vermont's First Lady of Aviation and the first female licensed pilot in the state.

Grace met the love of her life, Harold Pugh, a handsome daredevil of the sky. In 1932, Harold became the Burlington Airport manager and they were married two years later.

Harold and Grace were visionaries and understood the role aviation would play in our nation's history. Together they dedicated the next thirteen years to the growth and development of the Burlington Airport and the promotion of aviation. A thing they were truly passionate about.

Peter F. Langrock

Breaking bread or sharing a libation with someone changes your relationship with that person. This book tells the stories that arise out of just such common occurrences. It is intended to arouse the readers' own memories of meals and libations shared, and how that has changed relationships and, in the words of Robert Frost, "that has made all the difference."

Colin Thompson

An underdog love story set against the backdrop of Los Angeles' later Obama Years. Writer/director Colin Thompson's debut novel is a late coming-of-age story wrung from the sadness and madness of banging one's head against the moon on the fringes of Tinsel Town.

Venice, California. 2014. Ryan Wilson, a once hopeful aspiring screenwriter is transitioning to hopelessness. The clock, the bank, the zodiac-they all point toward the exit door of this creative dream. Hapless and broke at 31-years-old, he finds himself one more sandbag for the hourglass, taking a job coaching middle school lacrosse in the affluent neighborhood of Brentwood. In a town and entertainment industry built on connections, a pool of wealthy parents is a great place to look for a guy with everything to gain.

And as luck would have it, a connection reveals itself: Camilla Emerson Tourney, the wife of his Hollywood Hero, writer/director colossus Buck Tourney. Trapped in a crisis of her own-hers of apathy and routine-the attraction is immediate but fraught: is he just some sort of slum crush? A dive-bar holiday for a bored Hollywood Aristocrat? And what about him? Is she only magnetic because of who her husband is? Had they met in Denver would he feel the same?

At times and at turns warped with polemic introspection, The Spoils is a ride through the looking glass of the young-ish American Man. Neurotic, hedonistic, sensitive and tawdry, Ryan Wilson takes us along as he sailor dives into the murky waters of adulthood: the battleground of infidelity and integrity, drive and success, love, status, and the ruthlessness of trying to make it in Hollywood.

Lindsey Godwin (Author), Molly McGuigan (Author), Miriam Novotny (Author)

Ditch the Ditty: Doing What Matters Instead of Doing It All is a bold, refreshing guide for women who are ready to break free from the endless cycle of over-commitment and people-pleasing. If you've ever felt buried under obligations, pulled in too many directions, or like you're doing everything for everyone else but yourself, this book is your invitation to stop.

With humor, personal stories, and proven strategies, Ditch the Ditty invites you to reclaim your time and energy. You'll learn how to say "no" without guilt, break away from the pressure to be perfect, and start making choices that align with what truly matters. Imagine living a life where intentional decisions replace busyness, and mindful productivity takes priority over doing it all.

This isn't just about saying "no" to others-it's about saying "yes" to yourself. Whether you're a working professional, a busy mom, or simply someone tired of juggling too much, this book will show you how to set healthy boundaries, overcome burnout, and let go of outdated gender norms that keep you stuck.

Filled with research-backed insights and practical tools drawn from personal development and self-improvement, Ditch the Ditty will guide you to focus on what's most important, build confidence, and create a life where you're not just surviving, but thriving-on your own terms.

Ready to ditch what's holding you back and start living intentionally? This book will give you the tools to do just that.

Ashley Barcroft

The Challenges We Faced; The Women We Became shares firsthand experiences in women's lives worldwide. It is a compilation of interviews addressing the overarching question: What is a challenging experience you have faced, and how did overcoming it make you stronger?   

Many of us encounter difficult experiences at different stages in our lives, and these events are often accompanied by a sense of isolation and despair, which can result in long-term effects, getting in the way of productive and happy lives. The Challenges We Faced, The Women We Became can make people in these situations better understand that they are not alone in what they are going through and make them aware that accomplished women around the world have also endured similar challenges and were able to find a way to overcome them to become who they are today. The Challenges We Faced, The Women We Became, provides comfort, inspiration, and newfound self-belief for people struggling to combat the challenges they are confronting and anyone hoping to learn from others' experiences. Any profits made from The Challenges We Faced; The Women We Became will be donated to Amnesty International.