Cynren Press

We have (hi)stories to tell

Cynren Press – Award-Winning Publisher of History, Memoir, Biography, Women's Studies & Historical Fiction

FEATURED TITLES

Book cover featuring black and white historical photograph of a busy city street with buildings, pedestrians, and streetcars. Large yellow text reads 'TO SAVE A' and white text reads 'LARRY ZUCKERMAN.' Small yellow square in bottom left corner with a black animation icon and the words 'Foreword Indies Finalist.'

To Save a Life

Larry Zuckerman

2026 Foreword INDIES Finalist

A vivid novel of Jewish immigrant life, ambition, and love in early twentieth-century New York.

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Colorful painted wooden planks with the words "A SHELDON RACE" written on them in colorful letters.

A Rare Obsession

Sheldon Russell

2026 Oklahoma Book
AwardS Finalist

A charming mystery of rare books, secrets, and obsession.

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NEW RELEASES

Cover of a magazine or book featuring a cartoon illustration of a single mother with children, with the title 'Super Woman' and a subtitle 'The Sh*t They Don't Tell You Edition'. The cover also includes a yellow starburst with text indicating statistics about single motherhood.
Book cover for "Kilpatrick's Library of Left Hooks" by Jeff Kilpatrick, titled "Sucker Punches For Anyone Still Standing." The cover features a vintage design with text about the book's contents, including concertos, symphonies, and sick days, published by CYNREN PRESS in Chester, Pennsylvania.

FORTHCOMING

A person standing in front of a large digital display with the text 'Never Hide from the N.T. McQueen novel.' The display has a colorful, illustrated background with dark and fiery hues.
Book cover titled 'The Alchemy of Motherhood' with subtitle 'Unspoken Truths of Birth Trauma and the Postpartum Journey' by Casey Keen, MS. The cover features an abstract sculpture with gold veins.
Book cover titled "The House on Ember" by Bill Keenan. The cover features a red background with a stylized illustration of a man in a suit, with a skull shape on his face and orange hair. The lower part of the cover shows the author's name, Bill Keenan, in white text.
Book cover titled 'How Long a Shadow' by Cheryl A. Ossola, featuring an abstract illustration of a woman's face with dark hair and a background of textured blue and orange hues.
Close-up of a book cover titled "Butterfly Under Glass" by Susan R. Merritt, featuring an illustration of a butterfly's wing and part of its body on a textured background.

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Book cover titled 'MOMTISTIC: Autism, Motherhood, and Discovering Myself in Both' by Laura Donovan featuring an illustration of a woman with red hair in a striped purple and pink top holding hands with two children in a park with trees and leaves.
Book cover with pink and peach geometric background, showing the title "The Dames, Dishes, and Degrees, Faculty Wives in America" with sketches of women, one holding a sign and another sitting at a desk.

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Book cover titled 'Pain Scale' by Colleen S. Harris, featuring a black background with a curved, glowing, orange-yellow line resembling a spinal cord or nerve pathway.

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Book cover titled 'Captured Lightning: Memoir of a Bullwhip Artist' by Robert Dante, featuring blue leaves and black background.

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Book cover of 'Never Hide from the Devil' by N. T. McQueen, depicting a young boy standing in a graveyard at night with burning flames and smoke in the background and a dark sky with a crescent moon.

“A suspenseful but tender tale that exemplifies the power of intersectionality.”

— ★  KIRKUS (STARRED REVIEW)  ↗

“A gripping tale of love and survival.”

— ★ foreword reviews (STARRED REVIEW)  ↗

“A heartbreaking but ultimately hopeful story of an important,

underrecognized historical event.”

—Booklist

Book cover titled "Arribada" by Estela González, with a textured yellow and blue background and a gold seal indicating it is a Publishing Triangle Award Winner.

“Heart-wrenching, thought-provoking, and painfully timely.”

— ★  KIRKUS (STARRED REVIEW)  ↗

Book cover for "To Save a Life" by Larry Zuckerman featuring a black-and-white historical photograph of a busy street scene with people and horse-drawn carriages.

“A vivid picture of immigrant life in early twentieth-century New York City.”

— LIBRARY JOURNAL  ↗

Book cover titled "Run with the Hare, Hunt with the Hound" by Paul M. Duffy. The illustration features two men dressed in historical clothing, a woman with baskets of apples, a dog, birds, and autumn trees with orange leaves.

“A high-wire exploration of the extremes that are necessary to survive.”

— FOREWORD REVIEWS  ↗

selected award winners