Sixteen-year-old August Bailey yearns for more than pig slop and cow shit. She fantasizes about an apartment in the city, not a tiny house on an Iowa farm. She dreams of new clothes and falling in love with a worthy boy. Not hand-me-downs from the second hand store in Hubble Falls, population two-and-a-half, or having her jock boyfriend grope her and push her for sex. During another fight about makeup and boys, August’s controlling mother slaps her. And August hops the next bus out of town. … [Read more...] about Suicide City, a Love Story by Julie Frayn @juliefrayn
The Coolest Way To Kill Yourself by Nicholas Tanek @NicholasTanek
Okay. So no one actually kills themselves in this book. The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself pulls you into the early 90's New York City rave scene, in all its chaotic, psychedelic glory. The narrator grabs you by your wrist and drags you behind two teenage lovers from New Jersey as they tumble through a whirlwind of reckless hedonism that eventually spirals into a dark, devastating world of drug addiction and heartbreak. As a teenager, Lynn cried, "No one is ever going to write something for … [Read more...] about The Coolest Way To Kill Yourself by Nicholas Tanek @NicholasTanek
Interview with Author – Nicholas Tanek @NicholasTanek
Author Bio: Nicholas Tanek is an American ghostwriter from New Brunswick, New Jersey. He graduated from Rutgers University with a Bachelors in English. Nicholas has been a ghostwriter for over 15 years. His passion for music, which is a major theme in his debut novel, is exemplified through the numerous artist interviews he has conducted over the years, including the likes of Happy Mondays, The Wolfgang Press, Momus, Common, Cee-Lo Green, Scratch (of The Roots), Sticky Fingaz, and many … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Nicholas Tanek @NicholasTanek
Peace by A. D. Koboah @adkoboah
Peace Osei is young, beautiful – and addicted to heroin; the only thing that can keep painful past memories at bay. But when a face from the past re-enters her life demanding answers to questions she is not ready to face, it threatens to send Peace swimming deeper into self-destructive waters. Having spent so long drifting away from the real world, can Peace find the strength to face the past and banish her demons? Targeted Age Group:: Adult What Inspired You to Write Your Book? Most … [Read more...] about Peace by A. D. Koboah @adkoboah
