New Publication
The Heart is Meat is the re-creation of a mythic time and place in New York City, an evocation of a vanished attitude, a pre-networked American Romanticism. By Michael Backus.
Letting Go the Leash
By Stephen Ellis Hamilton
The true story of a banker who quits his job of 34 years to save a rescue dog. And himself.
By Duncan McNamara
With a rucksack of largely useless items, Duncan sets off from his home for a 500 mile journey across the dangerous Pyrenees Mountains.
Oil On Water Press
Dedicated To Publishing True Stories
We publish books that offer original, personal, slice of life memoirs you won't find anywhere else. From a road trip to unassuming skateparks across the USA, to a literary meditation on lockdown, and beyond, Oil On Water Press is not just stories but a perfect read.
NEW & RECENT
By Paula Engborg
What’s more astonishing, seeing a Sasquatch or a booted, nude woman atop a 14,000 foot mountain?
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By Robert Rosen
A darkly comic and deeply moving story of a New York City lost to time.
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Author of the Month
Melissa Meszaros
Born and raised in rural Pennsylvania, Melissa Meszaros has set the precedent for breaking tropes and forging the way for the modern nomadic. An entertainment industry publicist, Melissa is also the founder of Grrrl Front PDX Music Festival and the comic book publicity firm, Don’t Hide PR. She is a self-proclaimed grunge aficionado and proudly shares a birthday with Melvins leader, Buzz Osborne.
Author of Heavy Metal Headbang and Song Over the Bones
