Cynren Press

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

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illustration of a person standing in front of a graveyard amid flames and dark clouds with text reading 'Never hide from the devil'.

nEVER hIDE FROM THE DEVIL

N.T. McQueen

2026 ippy silver medalist

YA Multicultural Fiction

A parable of courage and impossible choices in the midst of unimaginable horror.

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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.

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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.
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 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.
Book cover featuring a black and white photo of a man with short hair, with the title 'The Assassins' and the author's name Patrick Baylor, edited by William S. Bike.

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A book cover for 'Never Hide from the Night' by N. T. McQueen, featuring a dark, moody illustration of a person with short hair standing in front of a graveyard with crosses and burning buildings in the background, with the title and author's name written in yellow handwriting style.
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.
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 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 '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.
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 of 'Never Hide from the Devil' by N.T. McQueen, featuring a dark background with a silhouette of a person and a gravestone, flames, a crescent moon, and handwritten-style yellow text.

“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  ↗

A promotional poster for a book titled 'Brilliant Women and the Men Who Took Credit for Their Work' by Cindy J. Murphy, JD. The poster features a blue background with white line drawings of a hand holding a yellow pencil, writing the author's name.

“Murphy will motivate readers to challenge stereotypes.”

— LIBRARY JOURNAL  ↗