On October 1st, the Kindle Book Awards announced that Urbantasm, Book One: The Dying City is a 2019 finalist for Young-Adult Fiction. Our book had been initially nominated as one of 20 semifinalists in the category at the beginning of September. … Read the rest
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Urbantasm, Book Two: The Empty Room is officially published, with a paperback version available here for purchase, and a Kindle version here.
For more information on Urbantasm, a magical teen-noir serial novel inspired by life in Flint, Michigan, please visit the project website here: http://urbantasm.com… Read the rest
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Just over one year ago I was delighted and honored when Bob Thomas of East Village Magazine wrote a stirring and thought-provoking review of Urbantasm, Book One: The Dying City.
Today I am delighted and honored all over again by his equally wonderful review of Urbantasm, Book Two: The Empty Room. … Read the rest
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Last year, when readers opened their copies of Urbantasm, Book One: The Dying City, one of the first things they saw was a gorgeous, black-and-white map of Akawe, Michigan rendered by Sam Perkins-Harbin of Forge22.com. Now, in anticipation of Urbantasm, Book Two: The Empty Room Sam has released an updated map with more neighborhoods, more landmarks, and two suburbs that feature in the second book. … Read the rest
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Sometimes life imitates the art that imitates it. Last night the United Autoworkers went on strike against General Motors as their contract expired. Of course, an automotive strike plays a very large part in Urbantasm, Book Two: The Dying City. As a show of solidarity with this new generation of UAW members, I wanted to post another excerpt from Urbantasm. … Read the rest
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In preparation for the publication of Urbantasm, Book Two: The Empty Room, Gothic Funk Press will be publishing two more excerpts from the novel. You can read them here:
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I am super psyched to share that Urbantasm, Book 1: The Dying City is a 2019 Semifinalist for the Kindle Book Awards in the category of Young Adult fiction.
The story isn’t over yet, either, as five of the semifinalists will be selected as finalists, and then one as a winner, in the weeks and months to come. … Read the rest
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I was thrilled the other day to discover the first review of Urbantasm, Book Two: The Empty Room. M.L. Kennedy, both a friend and a gifted writer, was the first to punch, and I couldn’t be happier with his thoughts on the new book: “[Urbantasm, Book 2: The Empty Room] walks a tightrope of gritty realism and mythological storytelling… It’s a sprawling meditation on love and loss and sex and sexuality.… Read the rest
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In preparation for the publication of Urbantasm, Book Two: The Empty Room, Gothic Funk Press will be publishing two excerpts from the novel. The first excerpt, titled “The True Story of the Michigan Coney Island” is available now here and at urbantasm.com… Read the rest
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