Home Before Midnight Publishing is the creative home of author and musician Joe Markko—bringing together books, music, essays and more than half a century of storytelling.
From historical fiction and memoir to the untold history of Christian rock; these are stories shaped by experience, faith, memory and the enduring belief that words and music can still matter in a distracted world.
Discover the Books
Explore the award-winning historical novel The Cowbird’s Song, the deeply personal autobiography When Someday Comes, and The Birth of Christian Rock and the Story of Agape—the remarkable story of the Jesus Movement and the musicians who helped create a new genre of American music.
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Hear the Music
Long before Home Before Midnight became a publishing house, there was music. Discover the songs of Joe Markko with recordings from Home Before Midnight, the Troubled Planet Project and the All Saved Freak Band.
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Essays, Articles & Stories
Read essays and articles drawn from a lifetime of experience—along with stories about the people, places and events that helped shape the books and music found throughout this site.
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Welcome to Home Before Midnight
This is more than a catalog of books and recordings. It is an evolving collection of stories, music, history, faith and memory gathered across a lifetime. Browse awhile. Read something. Listen to a song. Perhaps, somewhere along the way, you’ll find something of value, something worth taking home.
Ancora Imparo.
Still, I am learning.