Welcome to Coachwhip Publications

Coachwhip Publications is a micropublishing venture utilizing print-on-demand technology, owned and operated by Chad Arment, currently of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. You can browse the sections below to see available titles. Feel free to contact me at the email address (at left), or through the Facebook page, if you have any questions or suggestions.

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What's New

Great white shark stories and natural history from Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. Illustrated guide to social bees and wasps of the Atlantic states. Three mysteries by J. J. Connington: Murder in the Maze, The Castleford Conundrum, and The Tau Cross Mystery. Also, speculative fiction by Richard Middleton and Barry Pain.

Coming Soon

More golden-age mysteries . . .

Raising beetles . . .

Herping Taiwan . . .

Primitive weapons . . .

and more . . .

Cryptozoology

Cryptozoology is the methodological investigation of alleged mystery animals from around the world. Also, a few BioFortean titles are offered, involving unusual biological mysteries.

See Cryptozoology titles.

Natural World

Titles include guides to invertebrates, birds, extinct species, new species, general natural history, and more.

See Natural World titles.

Crime & Mystery

A number of classic title reprints and anthologies are offered, in the categories of detective fiction, criminal rogues, supernatural detectives, and true crime.

See Crime and Mystery titles.

Speculative Fiction

This broad category includes supernatural fiction (ghost stories and weird tales), fantasy, and science fiction. One particular variety of interest is cryptofiction, which involves stories with unknown or undescribed animals.

See Speculative Fiction titles.

Recreation & Entertainment

A wide range of topics are included here, such as magic & illusions, games (especially board games like checkers), comic art (particularly platinum-age newspaper comics), arts & crafts (like nature crafts), and sketching.

See Recreation Titles.

History

Several historical subjects are of interest, including Native Americans and their art, militaria and espionage, and speculative history. (For ease of classification, I'm throwing archaeology and anthropology titles in here, also.)

See History titles.