Petra Books

Publisher info

Petra Books: 78 George Street, Suite 204, Ottawa Canada K1N 5W1. Our publishing model that aims to benefit the Author and Publisher equally, achieving goals which are of value — to the Author, quality of design, dissemination through personal networks, bookstores in the community and the Internet — and to the Publisher, expansion of the catalogue and exposure in the marketplace.

POLICY
Editorial selection: the manuscript should be free from gratuitous coarse language or violence, not ethnically, politically or religiously biased, nor stylistically derivative. The author pays for services and receives 50% royalties quarterly of the net from sales from (1) petrabooks.ca website and (2) Ingram's distribution partners and resellers. "Net" means after printing and shipping cost. The author can purchase copies from Petra Books at the printing and shipping cost plus 10% publisher's compensation. Printing and shipping is done by Ingram USA. We undertake to do one title per year free of charge while giving the author a 20% royalty.

In design and layout we use Apple and PC computers with Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office software and subcontract printing and distribution to Ingram U.S.A.

We are just as keen as you are to create the best product and promote it as much as possible.

Book sizes suitable for digital photocopy and small print runs are a model that can cover the costs of design, editing, printing, promotion and sales, should you decide to print. In this way a book can be produced which satisfies the Author's goals as well as the needs of the local market. The global community can be reached through Internet gateways and aggregators, opening the possibility of a wider demand for the work.

Petra Books recommends printing and distributing advance review copies. Whether the Author has invested five weeks or five years in the manuscript, now he or she can complete a first edition, own the working master and the print-ready digital master and reprint any quantity at any time, and benefit from the book existing in national catalogues, in print or online.

Where to find Petra Books online

Where to buy in print

Beyond Late-K
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 75,240. Language: English. Published: February 19, 2023 by Petra Books. Categories: Fiction » Western, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias
Ten Stories explore a world beyond collapse when survivors must strive, without modern technology, to be hopeful and productive even as they are fallible.
Germans of Waterloo Region
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 83,780. Language: English. Published: October 20, 2022 by Petra Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Social Science » Ethnic studies, Nonfiction » History » European » Europe / Germany
In this Oral History Project, the Waterloo Centre for German Studies at the University of Waterloo, Ontario Canada, through multiple interviews and analyses, presents the historical and modern aspects of the German-speaking people of the region.
Liberation: Secrets of the Soul
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 58,930. Language: English. Published: October 4, 2020 by Petra Books. Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary, Fiction » Women's fiction » Feminist
These insightful stories reveal existential moments in the lives of women as they journey to self-fulfillment.
The Pact and Other Stories
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 14,870. Language: English. Published: December 6, 2019 by Petra Books. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Short Stories
Ten new and original stories for children ages 6-10, with painted illustrations by Nadia Ilchuk. Imaginative stories of day-to-day adventures with human and animal characters that teach a life lesson. About 2000 words per story.
The Impish Squirrel and Other Stories
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 16,740. Language: English. Published: December 6, 2019 by Petra Books. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Short Stories
Ten new and original stories for children ages 6-10, with painted illustrations by Nadia Ilchuk. Imaginative stories of day-to-day adventures with human and animal characters that teach a life lesson. About 2000 words per story.
Khalil’s Dream and Other Stories
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 19,190. Language: English. Published: December 5, 2019 by Petra Books. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Short Stories
Ten new and original stories for children ages 6-10, with painted illustrations by Nadia Ilchuk. Imaginative stories of day-to-day adventures with human and animal characters that teach a life lesson. About 2000 words per story.
The Tree of Life
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,090. Language: English. Published: July 8, 2019 by Petra Books. Categories: Fiction » Visionary & metaphysical, Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Asian American
English and Mandarin. An inspirational work of visual poetry. An existential spirit is free to be whatever it wishes. Merging Eastern and Western sensibilities, art and spirituality. 6,000 words, 20 artworks.
Stories for Boys and Girls: A Walk in the Wind
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 31,470. Language: English. Published: June 28, 2019 by Petra Books. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Readers / Intermediate, Fiction » Children’s books » Family / General
Twenty new, original and imaginative stories which feature human and animal characters portray the importance of kindness, acceptance, friendship and loyalty. Lessons in honesty, fairness and sharing are given as the characters meet challenges and support each other. The author deals with issues such as "bad vs good" secrets, strangers, and following rules.
Syrian Brides
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 40,810. Language: English. Published: June 28, 2019 by Petra Books. Categories: Fiction » Women's fiction » Feminist, Fiction » Literature » Literary
This captivating collection offers insights into the lives of Syrian brides-to-be and married women. With warmth and humor, the stories reveal the oppression found in Syrian society, and raise issues such as domestic violence.
Occupation Child
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 170,410. Language: English. Published: March 5, 2018 by Petra Books. Categories: Fiction » Biographical, Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir
Told through the eyes of an observant and resilient boy, the book begins with the German seizure of Athens in 1941. Grim events of war, displacement, and exile never extinguish the curiosity – even the joys – of his childhood. Compelling writing mixes reality and fantasy to concoct a memorable tribute to the human spirit, from Asia Minor to Greece to Canada. —Douglas Babington, Bivouac Prayers
Late-K Lunacy
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 143,430. Language: American English. Published: March 3, 2018 by Petra Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Apocalyptic, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Environment
Set in a midwestern American university town, fictional pre- and post-apocalyptic events lead up to the mid-2030s. Will climate change, the breakdown of myriad systems, and a global pandemic grip the world? Complexity science lends frightening authenticity as the story unfolds, while Bernard challenges readers with a jarring but not hopeless vision of tomorrow.
Guide de Survie
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 14,130. Language: Canadian French. Published: June 18, 2017 by Petra Books. Categories: Essay » Business, Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
Profiles of women entrepreneurs, Quebec, Canada. In French. ... des histoires de femmes inspirantes ainsi que des fiches de travail téléchargeables et imprimables. Un bon boost d’énergie et de confiance pour bien débuter la nouvelle saison!
Normal
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 79,560. Language: English. Published: March 10, 2017 by Petra Books. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Family, Fiction » Biographical
Molloy had to leave home. He felt compelled to get a tattoo he feared may curse him forever. Were The People For a Better World really who they said they were? Could he survive on his own? Have a normal life?
Gay Soulmate Wanted
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 68,620. Language: English. Published: November 28, 2016 by Petra Books. Categories: Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay
“For two people to get along and love each other over a long period of time, there must be a healthy connection on the physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual aspects of life.”
Running Beyond Empty
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 123,890. Language: English. Published: November 10, 2016 by Petra Books. Categories: Fiction » Adventure » General, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary
A Novel, involving contemporary mother-daughter relationship, travel, work, play, friendships, lovers.
Alexandre Vachon: the Scholars' Cleric and the Clerics' Scholar
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 161,930. Language: English. Published: November 4, 2016 by Petra Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Religious biography, Nonfiction » History » North America » Canada
Archbishop of Ottawa and Chancellor of the University 1940 to 1953; Laval University: First Dean of the Science Faculty, and Rector, 1939-1940 “…rich chronicle of one of the greatest leaders of this diocese.” —Marcel André Gervais, Archbishop Emeritus of Ottawa “…the opportunity to get to know a great figure of the Canadian Episcopate.” —Luigi Ventura, former Apostolic Nuncio to Canada.
The Other Side of Reason: A Journal on PTSD
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 24,380. Language: English. Published: August 10, 2016 by Petra Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Psychology » Mental health, Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
Insightful journal of the writer's progress over three years through Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. This book is dedicated to the passengers whose lives were changed forever in a tragic bus-train collision and in memory of those who died.
Dorothea Gutzeit: Be True and Serve
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 61,600. Language: English. Published: August 8, 2016 by Petra Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction » History » European » Europe / Germany
A fascinating view of the “other side” in World War II, on the domestic front. Born in Berlin, Dorothea Gutzeit (1921-2005) spent her formative years in Nazi Germany and in her war-torn city. She then forged a new life in Canada.
Stripped to the Bone: Portraits of Syrian Women
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 26,170. Language: English. Published: May 24, 2016 by Petra Books. Categories: Fiction » Women's fiction » Feminist, Fiction » Biographical
Set between war-torn Syria and the West, Stripped to the Bone explores issues of identity, love, strife, courage and resilience in seven fictional portraits of Syrian women. Paperback edition 5.5" x 8.25" 173 pages ISBN 978-1-927032-46-6
Footpaths and Fishing Boats : Growing Up in Nipper's Harbour
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 33,320. Language: English. Published: November 22, 2015 by Petra Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America
Memoirs: girl growing up in remote Newfoundland fishing port, 1950s-1960s, Canada
Viva: Tools for Well-being
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 10,330. Language: English. Published: March 10, 2015 by Petra Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Healing, Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Personal Growth / General
Pocket book with 40 pictures of animals in nature with "haiku" poems and self-actualization text for individuals in need and in transition. Tool kit for care-givers and social workers.
In the Ocean of Storms
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 6,110. Language: English. Published: November 9, 2013 by Petra Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
Stranded half a million miles from home, cosmonaut Alexei grapples with his existence as the loneliest man in the universe.
The Girl at Panel 857
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,440. Language: English. Published: November 9, 2013 by Petra Books. Categories: Fiction » Historical » USA
January 1945. WWII still rages overseas. Eager to do her patriotic duty, Tennessee farm girl Vera volunteers for a mysterious assignment. What she sees will haunt her throughout her life as a dark shadow falls over the post-war world.
The Highest Step
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,590. Language: English. Published: November 9, 2013 by Petra Books. Categories: Fiction » Adventure » Men’s adventure
From 36 kilometres up, the earth is a beautiful - and terrifying - place.
The Downwinders
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,240. Language: English. Published: November 9, 2013 by Petra Books. Categories: Fiction » Historical » Australia & New Zealand
Australia, 1956. Luke van Houdt has escaped the ruins of war-torn Europe and settled into his new life Down Under, working for a prosperous electronics firm. The economy is booming, and life is good. But while working on a routine job, Luke stumbles upon a dark secret - one that will haunt him for the rest of his life.
The Surly Bonds of Earth
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 6,160. Language: English. Published: November 9, 2013 by Petra Books. Categories: Fiction » Adventure » Action
Christian joined Air Phenix looking for adventure. But when a seemingly routine cargo flight turns into a harrowing, absurdist odyssey to the most dangerous corner of the world, he gets far more adventure than he bargained for.
The Sky is Calling
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,280. Language: English. Published: November 9, 2013 by Petra Books. Categories: Fiction » Adventure » General
We came to Alabama to race. That didn’t work out. But we learned what it means to be engineers.
A is for Atom
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,560. Language: English. Published: November 9, 2013 by Petra Books. Categories: Fiction » Themes & motifs » Technological
Olivia knows the power of science and technology. As radiotherapist, she sees miraculous cures every single day. But an unexpected patient will put her resolve - and personal integrity - to the ultimate test.
Kepi Blanc
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 9,570. Language: English. Published: November 9, 2013 by Petra Books. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General
Gerhardt was born to be a soldier - to fight and die with honour for his country. But when a chance encounter in the North African desert finds him pitted against the legendary French Foreign Legion, Gerhardt embarks on a harrowing odyssey across the changing landscape of modern warfare, discovering what it truly means to be a soldier.
Hypothermia
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,800. Language: English. Published: November 9, 2013 by Petra Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
The discovery of a young boy’s frozen body at sea forces Werner to confront a dark secret from his past - one that could mean the difference between life and death.
The Fisherman and the Genie
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,820. Language: English. Published: October 11, 2013 by Petra Books. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
Adam is the greatest 12-year-old chemist in the world - at least, as far as he knows. To prove his prowess, he attempts his most audacious feat yet: an experiment that will bring the fundamental forces of the universe to the confines of his potting-shed laboratory - and forever cement his reputation.
The Road to Dalhousie
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 37,800. Language: English. Published: June 29, 2013 by Petra Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction » LGBTQ+ » Biographies
Travel memoir. Family and social relations. Gay community. Growing up and coming out in New Brunswick, Canada.
Our Own Devices
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 45,580. Language: English. Published: December 26, 2012 by Petra Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Technological
MID-CENTURY SPECULATIVE FICTION: The Second World War. Nuclear Power. Space Exploration. Three powerful forces that forever changed the course of history. In these nine new stories Messier explores our intimate and often fickle relationship with science and technology in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, and how it came to define our past, present and future. With 27 archival photographs.
Into the Waves: Poems and Other Writings.
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 22,350. Language: English. Published: March 9, 2012 by Petra Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Inspiration » Spiritual inspiration, Poetry » Spiritual
Poetry and prose with colour illustrations dealing with empowerment, spirituality and well-being, emergent from her critique of society's influence on individual choice. Includes a fable and a section on universal laws. Aboriginal, First Nations, Native American writing by Beverly D. Blanchard.
Autumn Wild
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 13,810. Language: English. Published: December 12, 2010 by Petra Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Environment
A personal geography through a West Quebec season Canadian Nature Essays
Westsiders
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 45,310. Language: English. Published: November 29, 2010 by Petra Books. Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary
Finn gives us "real gems" (Darrell Squires, Library Resources Board, Newfoundland) -- sketches from the social fabric and the subtle influence of the American presence in Newfoundland, Canada, in the 1940s and 1950s. Like a ship in the mist there emerges from these ardent, tragicomic lives, a recognition of ourselves. -- * drama * relationships * desire and delusion * --

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