Amani Publishing

AMANI PUBLISHING

Amani Publishing is the creative home for the stories Marty Eigen has always wanted to tell. A musician at heart, Marty has spent his career shaping melodies that connect with people, and Amani Publishing carries that same spirit onto the page. Every title that bears the Amani name is guided by the same values as the music: authenticity, warmth, humor, and a deep belief that a good story, like a good song, can bring people together. Whether the subject is love, family, memory, or the messy and wonderful business of growing up and growing old, Amani Publishing is about putting real heart behind every word.

The imprint’s first three titles are available now on Amazon, and together they show its range.

A Love Story for the Ages is the most personal book on the Amani list. Based on the lifelong love affair of Marty’s own parents, it follows Sol and Yetta, two young people from immigrant families who meet as teenagers and go on to marry. Their years together bring both triumph and hardship. Sol is hospitalized with a mental illness, searches for a better career, and even finds himself arrested. Yetta, meanwhile, juggles a fulfilling career of her own and an overbearing mother-in-law, yet she stands by him through every dark time. It is their bond and resilience that last a lifetime. This book is for anyone who is a romantic at heart.

We Are Family is a warm and playful story told by a tenor saxophone. Born in France in 1954, he crosses the Atlantic and lands in a Brooklyn music shop, where a loving couple makes an enormous sacrifice to give their son, Robert, an unforgettable graduation present. A lifelong friendship begins. But as Robert’s collection grows to include a clarinet, another saxophone, and lots of flutes, the once-prized sax finds himself zipped inside his case far too often. Funny and joyful, this story of jealousy and belonging reminds readers that love doesn’t have to be divided when a family grows.

Oh Shit! Here We Go Again leaps ahead to 2042, when twenty-two-year-old Kate is asked to record the life story of her nearly one-hundred-year-old great-grandfather, David “Pop-Pop” Green. Kate thinks she’s doing an old man a favor. Pop-Pop knows the world needs to hear his story. As he recounts a life of love, divorce, music, ambition, mistakes, and second chances, the two challenge and occasionally shock each other, and Kate begins to reconsider her own career, relationships, and ideas about happiness. Funny, candid, and heartfelt, it proves that growing older doesn’t mean we stop growing.

From a heartfelt romance to a children’s tale told by a saxophone to a generation-crossing comedy, these first releases set the tone for Amani Publishing: stories that are honest, human, and full of life. Explore the books, follow along as the catalog grows, and discover your next favorite read.