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Book Blast! Step Lively: New York City Tales of Love and Change
For years, ideas for tales based on my life in Manhattan in the late 70’s and early 80’s, were swirling around in my ; Of the 14 tales in my fictional memoir, several of them were written already when I left New York City in 1983, but most of them…
Book Blast! We Lie Here is a haunting new thriller
This summer, you’ll want to add a haunting new thriller to your TBR from the New York Times bestselling author of These Toxic Things, And Now She’s Gone, and They All Fall Down Rachel Howzell Hall. TV writer Yara Gibson has come back to her hometown of Palmdale, California to host her parents’ anniversary party and find…
Book Blast! Emily
Emily is a dark-spiralling tale of a family’s inherited trauma, inspired by American poet Emily Dickinson. This novel is ultimately about reclamation from cycles of abuse. Playwright Teddy Maine is trapped in a disturbing journey that slips in and out of reality, unravelling dangerous and painful secrets as he tries…
Book Blast! Immoral Origins
Immoral Origins. New York City, 1978. Disco and mobsters, gritty streets, needle parks and graffiti on the subways. Jake Barnum lives in Hell’s Kitchen, a petty thief selling hot coats with his buddy Maggs to make ends to meet and help his sick kid brother Emile. At a Halloween party downtown, he meets a…
Book Blast! Watch My Six
Watch My Six is Prince E. Eyo's first book, in which he unpacks his life stories in serial chucks throughout his life. First-generation Nigerian-American immigrant and DMV (Washington, ) native hones and showcases his writing abilities while sharing relatable personal experiences. (more…)
Book Blast! Seems Like Smooth Sailing
This is a coming of age, just flown the nest, tell-all comedy memoir about the ups and downs of working on board a cruise ship as an entertainer. If you have doubts about going on a cruise, then this book might encourage you. If you have ambitions to go and…
Book Blast! Love In A Sunburnt Land V2
From the authors who brought you Love in a Sunburnt Land Volume 1 - five 'single dad' stories that will move you to tears, laughter and leave you just a little bit breathless. Five engaging novellas by five Aussie authors. (more…)
When I See Blue
12-year-old Ben has a bully in his brain who tells him what to do. It makes dealing with a new school, new town and parents who are falling apart seem impossible. This heartfelt story about a boy with OCD celebrates how friendship can make you brave and find the strength…
Book Blast! Warda: My Journey from the Horn of Africa to a College Education
In her powerful memoir, "Warda: My Journey from the Horn of Africa to a College Education,” Somali-American writer Warda Mohamed Abdullahi not only tells the story of her own resilience but also that of striving refugees around the world. Set in the rugged shrublands of rural Ethiopia, the contentious neighborhoods…
Book Blast! Cotton Teeth by Glenn Rockowitz
Father and son simultaneously battle cancer in comedian’s darkly funny and deeply moving memoir Four-time cancer survivor Glenn Rockowitz pens follow-up to bestseller, “Rodeo in Joliet” Seattle, Washington – Four-time cancer survivor, comedian and former SNL writer, Glenn Rockowitz, is back with his highly anticipated second memoir, “Cotton Teeth” (Harper…