The Elevated Press

  The Elevated Press brings to life the stories of award winning writer Steven Schindler. His work has been compared to such diverse authors as Richard Price, Paddy Chayefsky, Nicholas Sparks, Nora Roberts, Betty Smith, Philip Roth, Nick Hornby and Jean Shepherd.

 Whether hanging out on the stoops of the Bronx, a dilapidated mansion on Cape Cod, an underground guerilla-video loft in Soho or on location interviewing Hollywood's rich and helpless, Schindler's novels ring true to the times, places, events and characters who inhabit the worlds he creates.

And now, Schindler sets his sights on the fascinating California high desert in High Desert High, where close encounters of the weird kind are as much a part of the landscape as the ubiquitous Joshua trees.

Also by Steven Schindler

SEWER BALLS,  FROM THE BLOCK, FROM HERE TO REALITY,

ON THE BLUFFS, THE LAST SEWER BALL,  HIGH DESERT HIGH 

 HIGH DESERT HIGH

Steven Schindler's NEW novel

Undercover cop Paul Santo chased drug dealers and junkies through the worst parts of New York City during the worst of times. He did his job well and was decorated for it. But times have changed and so has Santo. After decades on the job he was fed up with the pressures from bosses and the street. He snapped one boozy night, retired the next day, and after a family tragedy, drove cross-country with his estranged daughter to begin a new life in the mysterious California high desert. Just as the Joshua trees reach up to the heavens, Paul’s journey transcends earthly ambitions when strange sightings could mean a path to enlightenment… or madness.

 Watch Steven Schindler on-location in the Bronx  and in the SoCal high desert discussing "High Desert High"

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High Desert High Reviews:

"In this sharp novel, Schindler does a fine job creating the believably gritty life and mind of a NYC cop... a provocative physical and emotional trip."

-Publishers Weekly/ BookLife

"An extraordinary and deftly crafted read from beginning to end, 'High Desert High' reveals author Steven Schindler's impressive flair for originality and narrative driven storytelling replete with unexpected twists and turns."

-Midwest Book Review

"High Desert High hews closer to perceived reality than many metaphysical journeys, giving it broad appeal"

- Foreword Magazine 

https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/high-desert-high/

 "A sublimely unusual tale of a man’s dementia or, perhaps, his awakening." - Kirkus Reviews

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/steven-schindler/high-desert-high/

  Available in paperback, Kindle, and for the first time for a

Steven Schindler novel, an Audible Audiobook on Amazon!

 Steven Schindler somewhere near Joshua Tree CA

(photo credit: Glenn Williams)