My name is Skyler Bram, and I naïvely thought I had everything figured out at the end of my freshman year of high school. My half-sister, Kina Dunlap, and I went from arch enemies to the best of friends, I stood up to my bullies, and I even caught the eye of Regent High’s most eligible bachelor, Bradley Harrison. However, my dates with Bradley haven’t gone so well, and I can’t stop thinking about my new friend Becca Cohen. Guess I still have a lot left to figure out. Targeted Age Group: … [Read more...] about Bargain Book: Skyler’s Sophomore Soundtrack by Michael Barrett
Body: or, How Hope Confronts Her Shadow and Calls the Flutter Girl to Flight by Sean Coons
Hope hates her body. She always has. The fact that she’s a graphic artist who manipulates images of women’s bodies for a living only makes matters worse. Hope’s teenage niece, Lana, has a physique Photoshop can’t touch. But in her dance world, finesse in motion requires mastery of body, which, for Lana, spirals into obsession. Looking into the mirror, Hope and Lana have in mind a continually altering ideal of beauty defined always as thinner than they are in the moment. Hope turns to … [Read more...] about Body: or, How Hope Confronts Her Shadow and Calls the Flutter Girl to Flight by Sean Coons
Bargain Book: Little Bram by Michael Barrett
A 2018 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist. It's the fall of 2002, and Skyler Bram is bracing herself for another year of torture from her half-sister Kina Dunlap. But when a family emergency strikes, the girls are forced to live under the same roof. Instead of drawing a line down the middle of their bedroom and letting the war wage on, Skyler and Kina make what they believe to be the mature decision to call a truce and put their past behind them. Together, they'll break each other out of … [Read more...] about Bargain Book: Little Bram by Michael Barrett
Tasty Bits by Jon Sindell
Tasty Bits by Jon Sindell From Jon Sindell's comic kitchen come forty-one morsels to please the palate of the most thoughtful fan of funny, from savory satires to pungent parodies to spicy spoofs to nutty narratives and more. "Jon Sindell has read everything, thought about everything, laughed about everything, and shown us how to laugh too, just when we need it most. His crazily inspired and carefully crafted short humor pieces stand with the best that any contemporary American has done in … [Read more...] about Tasty Bits by Jon Sindell
The Pugilist Poets of Venice by Jon Sindell
The Pugilist Poets of Venice by Jon Sindell "A rollicking, big-hearted tale, full of laughter, bravery and unflinching humanity." ~ Emily Kiernan, The Great Divide A Boomer, an Xer, and a Millennial walk into a book and ask: "Are friends really `the family we choose for ourselves?' And how cool is cool, really?" Meet Hammerhead Hirsch, a charismatic middle-aged boho known in the 60s as The Pugilist Poet for his Golden Gloves boxing crown and Beat poetry chops. Thirty years later Head has … [Read more...] about The Pugilist Poets of Venice by Jon Sindell
Beautiful Monsters by Brian Anthony
Beautiful Monsters by Brian Anthony In London, in the year 1916, an ailing Sherlock Holmes is attended by his old friend and colleague Dr. John Watson. Sensing that time is short, Holmes relays one final, remarkable story to his biographer, that of Holmes’s own mentor, Professor Harry Nelson Beadle. In 1874 thirty-year-old Professor Beadle, laureate at Cambridge University with degrees in biology, anthropology, and sociology, is widely respected by faculty and students alike. But the … [Read more...] about Beautiful Monsters by Brian Anthony
The Grumpy Guide to Radical by Andreia Nobre
Tired of explaining reality to fiercely obstinate men about why women need feminism, Journalist Andreia Nobre, a writer at Brazilian publication QG Feminista, took the task to clarify some of the misconceptions widely spread about the radical feminism and the feminist theory. The author would like to make it very clear that feminists don't hate all men - but you can, if you want to. Targeted Age Group:: 16+ What Inspired You to Write Your Book? I started studying the Feminist Theory in … [Read more...] about The Grumpy Guide to Radical by Andreia Nobre
Number Eight Crispy Chicken by Sarah Neofield
The immigration minister has been detained. Minister for Asylum Deterrence and Foreign Investment, Peter Ruddick, is en route to the remote Pulcherrima Island, the site of his latest privately-run, fast food chain-inspired detention centre. But chaos ensues when Peter misses his connecting flight and finds himself confined to the visa-free zone of the Turgrael airport, without a business lounge in sight. Stranded in a foreign territory with nothing but McKing's Crispy Chicken burgers to eat … [Read more...] about Number Eight Crispy Chicken by Sarah Neofield
The Grumpy Guide To Quit Smoking by Andreia Nobre
There are many ways to quit smoking. But what is a person to do when they are... the grumpy kind? The Grumpy Guide is a short tale about how cranky people can quit smoking too, while remaining blissfully moaning. It must be a joke. But it's cheaper that a packet of cigarettes. It’s a “lighter” decision for some. It may all be up in smoke. All puns intended. Targeted Age Group:: 16+ What Inspired You to Write Your Book? Last year, I was trying to quit smoking, and a friend said she … [Read more...] about The Grumpy Guide To Quit Smoking by Andreia Nobre
Beautiful Monsters by Brian Anthony and Bill Walker
Beautiful Monsters by Brian Anthony and Bill Walker Beautiful Monsters, a novel by Brian Anthony & Bill Walker, with illustrations by Rick Geary In London, in the year 1916, an ailing Sherlock Holmes is attended by his old friend and colleague Dr. John Watson. Sensing that time is short, Holmes relays one final, remarkable story to his biographer, that of Holmes’s own mentor, Professor Harry Nelson Beadle. In 1874 thirty-year-old Professor Beadle, laureate at Cambridge University with … [Read more...] about Beautiful Monsters by Brian Anthony and Bill Walker
Mel and Shar’s Erotic Adventures: Tales from the Boomer Life by Maddy Bordeaux
Are baby boomers panting for Elderly Erotica? Mel and Shar, two friends of a certain age, say, “Absolutely!” So, despite the fact that neither lady has ever watched a porn video or read anything steamier than Eighties romances, they decide Elderly Erotica is their ticket to fame and fortune. Because…why not? Surely, at least a few of their fellow boomers—who were once into sex, drugs, and rock ‘n roll—remain interested in something spicier than the Senior’s Menu at Black-eyed Pea. Can … [Read more...] about Mel and Shar’s Erotic Adventures: Tales from the Boomer Life by Maddy Bordeaux
The MisreadBible: Genesis by J. R. Eldridge
A collection of twisted Bible tales from the warped mind of J. R. Eldridge. Drawing from his fascination with religion and mythology, Eldridge takes the reader on a journey from the creation of the universe to the arrival of the Israelites in Egypt in this blasphemously funny retelling of the Book of Genesis. A lonely deity creates the universe in his mother’s basement and makes a little clay man who falls in love with his own rib. After the humans engage in some freaky angel sex, God decides … [Read more...] about The MisreadBible: Genesis by J. R. Eldridge
