It’s Shakespeare’s birthday, and we’re celebrating the national release of our flagship fiction title for 2025:
Blue Mountain Rose: A Novel in Five Acts,by Julie Hammonds
An early reader wrote this lovely description: Blue Mountain Rose “takes place in Flagstaff, at a fictional outdoor theater known for bringing in big-name actors for stunning productions of Shakespeare plays. The book is a love letter to Shakespeare, to Flagstaff and to all those Shakespeare festivals that take place around the world!”
“Masterful, delightful, and thoroughly engaging … it makes the theater world come alive”
Lillian R., Gustavus, AK
Author Julie Hammonds says, “It’s been a lifelong dream of mine to see my name on the cover of a book I was proud of, but I wasn’t ready to write a story like ‘Blue Mountain Rose’ until now. I needed to spend decades seeing plays and working behind the scenes in various theaters whenever I had the chance. And I needed to learn about how great art like Shakespeare’s plays can help people face the challenges of life and connect with each other.”
“With meticulous details and singular settings, the novel ‘Blue Mountain Rose’ captures the enduring and transformational power of Shakespeare’s works.”
