About A Frenzy of Sparks Paperback : 253 pages Publisher : Lake Union Publishing (November 3, 2020) From the author of A Lily in the Light comes a poignant story of innocence lost and what it means to grow up too fast. It’s 1965, and thirteen-year-old Gia, along with her older brother and cousins, are desperate to escape their […]
Kevin Killeen, author of Never Hug a Nun, on tour in December ’12/January ’13
About Never Hug a Nun Paperback: 182 pages Publisher: Blank Slate Press (December 8, 2012) AUTHOR’S MISSPENT BOYHOOD INSPIRES COMIC NOVEL ABOUT GROWING UP IN WEBSTER GROVES From first crushes and cafeteria lines, hidden forts and secret passwords, learning the Cub Scout oath and robbing the Ben Franklin, to hanging out on the train tracks, running from the police, […]
Andrew Goldstein, author of The Bookie’s Son, on tour September 2012
About The Bookie’s Son Paperback: 248 pages Publisher: (sixoneseven) books (May 1, 2012) In 1960, as a way to pay off some of his debt, the bookie, Harry Davis, starts collecting loan payments for the Bronx gangster, Nathan Glucksman. Making his rounds, Harry visits a sweet tailor named Morris, who is a survivor of the Holocaust. Whether […]