Paper Tiger is a self-publishing imprint for books about the messy, real, occasionally funny work of rebuilding a life.
Grief. Dating after loss. Raising kids while managing your own anxiety. If you're in any of those seasons, you're in the right place.
The Mutual Appreciation Society — available May 5
Nicole is 43, widowed, and on the apps. She's a Jane Austen devotee navigating modern dating in Nashville — with predictably mixed results. (From the author: I mostly lived this. Consider it a Hallmark movie with better writing and a more realistic ending.)
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I'm Cara Baker Davis. I write books that I need — and hopefully, exactly what you need, too!
Things I made because I needed them.
I've made a few free resources over the years — the Feelings List, the Sanctuary Within workbook, and a guide to the Enneagram. They're free, no strings attached, and genuinely useful whether or not you've read any of my books.
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Dating After Loss
Dating again after losing someone isn't something most people talk about honestly....
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Parents & Kids
Anxiety doesn't skip a generation. These books were written for children...
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Grief & Caregivers
Caregiving is one of the hardest things a person can do,...
Essays
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The List I Made as Therapy That Became a Book
In the summer of 2023, I was three years into dating after losing my husband and I was doing it badly. Not badly in the way people mean when they...
The List I Made as Therapy That Became a Book
In the summer of 2023, I was three years into dating after losing my husband and I was doing it badly. Not badly in the way people mean when they...
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Behind the Pages: The Writing Journey of Sanctuary
Success, for me, wasn't about sales numbers or building a platform. It was about creating something authentic that might help others feel less alone in their struggles.
Behind the Pages: The Writing Journey of Sanctuary
Success, for me, wasn't about sales numbers or building a platform. It was about creating something authentic that might help others feel less alone in their struggles.
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Living with Gun Violence Anxiety: A Tennessee P...
My daughter is creating a short film about how gun violence affects student mental health. I'm proud of her courage but devastated she knows this fear at all.
Living with Gun Violence Anxiety: A Tennessee P...
My daughter is creating a short film about how gun violence affects student mental health. I'm proud of her courage but devastated she knows this fear at all.