Cover Reveal: SINGING LESSONS FOR THE STYLISH CANARY by Laura Stanfill

We’re delighted to announce a new title and cover design for Laura Stanfill’s debut novel, forthcoming from Lanternfish Press on April 19, 2022.

Lanternfish Press announced the acquisition of Laura Stanfill’s debut novel on April 26 this year with the working title The Bright Side. The novel will be published with the title Singing Lessons for the Stylish Canary as part of our Spring 2022 catalog.

The cover of Singing Lessons for the Stylish Canary was designed by Kimberly Glyder with art direction by Amanda Thomas.

Georges Blanchard is revered in the small French town of Mireville both as a master serinette maker and for a miraculous incident in his childhood that earned him the title "The Sun-Bringer." As his firstborn son, Henri Blanchard is expected to follow in his footsteps—but Henri would rather learn to make lace than music boxes.

When Henri discovers a stash of American letters in his father’s drawer, he learns he's not the firstborn son of Georges Blanchard at all: Henri has an older half-brother born to one of Georges's American customers. When he crosses the ocean to encounter his half-brother at last, Henri discovers that there's an entire world beyond Mireville—and there may be a perfect place for him yet.

Once upon a time, Laura Stanfill lived in a New Jersey house filled with music boxes, street organs, and books. She grew up to become the publisher of Forest Avenue Press. Her work has appeared in Shondaland, The Rumpus, The Vincent Brothers Review, Santa Fe Writers Project, and several print anthologies. She believes in indie bookstores and wishes on them like stars from her home in Portland, Oregon, where she resides with her family and a dog named Waffles. Learn more at laurastanfill.com.