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Book Blast! Teslanauts by Matthew Donald
In 1922, seventeen-year-old Raymond Calvert learns that his father, MIA since the Great War, was part of a secret government agency known as the TESLANAUTS. Led by the great inventor Nikola Tesla, a man who the world had assumed was laying low and in poverty, the organization uses advanced technology…
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! 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! 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! Death By Dusbar – A Story of Antyfas
The A Story of Antyfas series is written for (and approved by) middle-grade children. In the world of Antyfas, you may find an invisible monkey on one page or a baking orc on another! Inspired by all the ridiculous, frightening, wonderful, and adorable things she has discovered during her time…
BOOK BLAST! EN ROUTE: The Best Is Yet To Be
EN ROUTE: The Best Is Yet To Be by Elora Canne EN ROUTE covers the challenges and elations of travelling in a campervan, fighting off cabin fever and coyote’s and peeling away relationship detritus as Elora and her husband travel the world. A sizeable segment of their travels included family…
Book Blast! Me and My Shadow
When the line between truth and lies blurs… Imagine being flooded with shame, unworthiness, and paranoia. Each day you wake up to a life that feels just beyond the reach of your control. No matter how many attempts you make to move forward, you are met repeatedly with betrayal and…
Book Blast! The Daddy Chronicles
Jayne Martin’s forthcoming memoir in flash The Daddy Chronicles releases on 3/15 with Whisk(e)y Tit Press. It may be short but it certainly serves up its share of gut punches in unique micro-memories of what it was like growing up without a father figure. Did you know that one out of three…