University Press of Kentucky to Release MADAM BELLE by Maryjean Wall by BWW News Desk
- October 22, 2014 Historian Thomas D. Clark often claimed that Lexington, Kentucky, long entertained an “infatuation” with Belle Brezing. In truth, there is little known about this alluring and notorious brothel keeper. Secrecy was a moral code in her sequestered world of prostitution, even though the trade operated openly in the Lexington neighborhood surrounding what is now Eastern Street in downtown's east end. Today, that sense of allure continues to draw people into her fold just has it did over a century ago.
DarkFuse Releases THE LAST MILE by Tim Waggoner by BWW News Desk
- October 22, 2014 All Dan wanted was to be a good husband and father, to provide for his wife and daughter, to keep them fed, warm, and safe. But then the malevolent godlike beings called the Masters arrived, and their darkness spread across the world, reshaping it into a twisted realm of savagery and madness. In exchange for his family's protection, Dan now serves one of these alien gods, obtaining human sacrifices to feed his Master's eternal hunger.
Universally Rejected Releases Black Comedy Novel by BWW News Desk
- October 22, 2014 Sean Duenser has published a brutally honest relationship novel called, Master of Emotion, The Agreement. Synopsis: After a pair of bitter break-ups, Jeremy, a jaded and cynical activist turned slinger begins pursuing a live cam girl he met online, Anna May.
'The relationship is over when a girl is through unraveling her man,' states Jeremy in a supercilious dialogue that launches the mood from the outset. 'What could possibly catch her more off-guard than what she'll think was a premature, pre-emptive break-up? Get your balls back, gentlemen! Find your identity and take your power back by realizing every last f*cking one of them will do this to you if they have the chance and motivation. They're not 'little and defenseless!'
Duenser said that he began writing the book after separating from the love of his life. Sean would later become nearly crippled in a motorcycle accident after a hit and run by a drunken motorist and would lose an aunt who was like a second mother to him, soon after. With all his boiling anger and resentment during recovery, Duenser wrote, in his words, this 'stubborn minimalist epistolary novel to channel all of his frustrating negative emotions into a cathartic release.'
One reviewer described that the book 'possesses the unfettered crude wit of Bukowski, the detailed emotional neutering of a Palahniuk protagonist, and an innovative story-telling style as much unfolds through music, emails, messages, and texting for a modern spin on Letters to a Young Poet by Rilke.'
Master of Emotion is a series and The Agreement is the first Act. The novel can be found in all digital formats on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple and everywhere else through Smashwords.
John Altson Releases Remake of Gulliver's Travels by BWW News Desk
- October 22, 2014 In his latest novel, Does Harry Dream of Electric Sheep, John Altson has created a social satire similar in thought and content to Jonathan Swift's famous novel. His book is available at Amazon.com in both print and electronic formats.
John Altson describes the novel as 'a witty novel written for an adult audience (high-school or beyond)' and 'an allegorical novel written on several levels.'
According to Mr. Altson, this novel is:
· A fantasy about a space explorer and his comical misadventures with sheep-like creatures which seem to mirror human behavior
· A tongue-in cheek comedy about life in the United States, circa 2014
· A serio-comedy which explores almost all of the current social and political issues
· A story with a moral
Mr. Altson describes the novel as a work in four sections, similar to sections in Gulliver's Travels. The main character is Harry Enlightenment, a quack psychiatrist ('healer') who wants to be the first earthling to set up a practice on an alien planet.
I. Harry arrives on Planet Baa. In this section, Harry meets with a number of the locals while learning about their divisions by sect. He attends a congressional session, listening to the debates on many issues. He is an honored guest on the Baabaa Show and then plans his visit with a member of congress, to Mesa View, the land of the Technobirds.
II. Harry, with his escorts, tours Mesa View and is treated to a series of weird and comical technical innovations. At the conclusion of his tour, he is accused of stealing technology and banished from the island.
III. Again with his escorts, Harry tours Corporus, the land of the (corporate giant) Ohmys. His stated purpose is to look for potential trade agreements but, in reality, he is just on an expenses-paid spree to learn the culture in advance of his healing practice. His tour includes such enterprises as (the equivalent of): Ralph Lauren, Pepsico, Dow Chemicals, Campbell Soups, General Motors ... many more. At the trip's conclusion, it is apparent to the host congressman that Harry was really on a boondoggle and he is banished to Nowhereland, the island for criminals and misfits.
IV. On Nowhereland and with some unexpected help from the Holies, Harry is given a challenge: If he can reform four out of the eight worst criminals, he will be given his freedom to return home. This is not an easy task as he must reform Attila the Hun, Caligula, Hitler, Lizzy Borden and four others.
There have already been several positive reviews, among them this quote from science-fiction author Jack Powell: 'From the 'Where to begin? In the beginning, I suppose' to the last line of 'I belong here after all.' John has created a complete and complex world like none you have ever known. And, really never expected to know. It's hard to decide whether this is a treatise on accepting others as they are, or a political expose on our own troubled times. By the end you will know which.
Read this book with your tongue pushed firmly into your cheek.
Brill Teams with KITLV to Release 100 Volumes in Open Access on Southeast Asia by BWW News Desk
- October 22, 2014 Brill, the international scholarly publisher, and KITLV, an institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, make the first 100 volumes of the renowned book series the 'Verhandelingen', or VKI, available in open access. The books were originally published between 1938 and 1986, and provide an indispensable research collection on Southeast Asia, and especially Indonesia.
New Thrille Reveals Capital Punishment and Wrongfully Accused by BWW News Desk
- October 22, 2014 ATLANTA, Oct. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ Billed as a Trojan horse for change, this penetrating manuscript aims to defend the innocent, while boldly flipping off the status-quo. A wise man once said, you either accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them. This is the foremost objective of Coming of the Hour, the searing novel by debut author, Harrison Charles; and it succeeds mightily.