Welcome to Grain Valley Publishing

Two story worlds, in print and in full-cast audio

Grain Valley Publishing is an independent press in Wichita, Kansas, home to two story worlds.

Maggie Vaults Over the Moon is a coming-of-age novel about a Kansas farm girl who takes up the pole vault after a loss.

The Real Education of TJ Crowley follows a boy coming of age on the Redline in a divided America, and its full-cast audio drama won the Audie Award.

Explore Maggie

A pole vault, and a way back after loss

After a loss turns Maggie Steele's world upside down, she picks up a pole and starts to vault. The sport does not go easy on her, and the book does not pretend otherwise. Maggie Vaults Over the Moon was written for young readers who know what it is to compete, and for the families, coaches, and teachers who stand behind them. The audiobook is narrated by Emmy Award-winning Tavia Gilbert.

Explore TJ Crowley

An Audie Award-winning audio drama, with a Scriptbook to read along

The Real Education of TJ Crowley follows a boy growing up in a divided America, at the age when questions of race and fear stop being someone else's problem and become his. You can read it as a Scriptbook or hear it as a full-cast audio drama, which won the Audie Award. It is built for classrooms, libraries, and reading groups, anywhere people gather to talk about hard things.

About Grain Valley Publishing

Grain Valley Publishing is an independent press in Wichita, Kansas. We publish a small number of books we believe in, and we make audio editions that give them a second life for listeners. Through BookLab™ our publishing-services arm, we help other independent publishers get their books in front of the readers, teachers, and librarians already looking for them. Learn more about BookLab™

We are a bridge publisher, at home in the public square and in the life of faith, and a proud member of the Association of Catholic Publishers. What we believe is set out here.