Calling Crane Books

A modern-day fable about the
energy industry, big media,
and the nature of time.

Kilowatt tells the story of Reb Morgan and Alice Carpenter, journalists from a small community radio station in the mountains of northern California, who embark upon a perilous journey into the very heart of corporate America. EnerTex, a Texas-based energy company with close ties to the White House, claims to have discovered a revolutionary process for generating electricity that is both environmentally “clean” and affordable. But they refuse to reveal the details of this new technology under the pretense that to do so would threaten national security. Has EnerTex successfully found a way to address the world’s pressing energy needs and avoid global warming? Or have they, instead, opened a veritable Pandora’s box that could endanger the future beyond imagining?

Ruff Tales

Professional storyteller Joe McHugh has gleaned the best of the homorous anecdeotes, outlandish tall tales, and eerie ghost stories he has come across in his travels around the country in this delightful collection for young and old. Although these tales are centered around a rural general store in the rugged mountains of southwestern Pennsylvania, they could as easily be heard in the bayous of Louisiana or on the front porches of New England.

Better Than Money

Yarns of giants and wizards and ghostly visitations represent oral literature at its very best.Faithfully handed down from one generationor the next, they are the currency of the imagination that help us better understand the mysterious and magical journey of life.

The Flying Santa

This true story of a man and his family’s unique expression of gratitude to the lighthouse keepers of New England helps remind us of the real meaning of Christmas.