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  Give My Regards to Nowhere - A...

  Richard Engling

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  "Richard Engling knows Chicago's famously chaotic and glorious storefront theater scene like the back of his hand. It's the perfect setting for absurd comic hi-jinx." 
  – Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune 
  In this “rollicking ride through the underbelly of the acting world” (Midwest Book Review), Chicago director Dwayne Finnegan has a long shot at the big time and only two obstacles: himself and everyone he knows. Dwayne's got an idea of how to direct Shakespeare's least-favorite play that could set him on the road to Broadway. We're talking Bob Fosse choreography, Jimi Hendrix guitars, and the hottest cast in the city of Chicago. But when the show's producer cuts out with the cash, Dwayne decides to produce the show himself, putting his marriage and his meager finances at risk. What could go wrong? 
  "Engling's satire on storefront theatre is thoroughly entertaining from start to finish." 
  – ChicagoOnStage 
   
  "a scrappy, big-hearted backstage comedy layered with mordant wit and full of a deep, abiding love for its characters..." 
  – Adam Langer, author of CYCLORAMA 
  "Hilarious, witty, touching, intelligent, and spot-on... Entire chapters are laugh-out-loud funny..." 
  – Nadeem Zaman, author of THE INHERITORS and UP IN THE MAIN HOUSE AND OTHER STORIES 
  "...Give My Regards to Nowhere is a magic trick performed in plain view. The novel is comic, wise, and riveting." 
  – Liam Heneghan, author of BEASTS AT BEDTIME 
  "...Engling vividly captures the disparity between grand artistic ambition and what reality has to offer in this very funny, briskly written, and often touching book. Fans and inhabitants of Chicago's (or any city's) theater scene will feel right at home..." 
  – Mark Larson, author of ENSEMBLE: AN ORAL HISTORY OF CHICAGO THEATER

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  Home from Away

  Eric Van Meter

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             Try as he might, Junius "Little Whit" Whitman can't unsee the busted foundation of his father's holy roller faith. All in one night, he's watched a man die in the middle of a prayer service, a tornado level a neighboring town, and his parents' marriage incinerate above him. Even though he doubles down on his efforts to believe, Whit enters young adulthood searching for a faith he can hold onto. 
             As he encounters real diversity for the first time at college, Whit's crisis spins out faster and further than he can keep up with. His friend Isaias teaches him to listen to other people's stories with compassion, which frustrates his assumptions and complicates his view of the world. Expulsion, injustice, and his first love affair combine to leave him unmoored, kept afloat only by the love of his friends and his need for honest answers to life's big questions. 
             Whit's newfound perspective causes him to examine his and his sister's childhood with a different lens, revealing a darker and more damaging past than he'd recognized at the time. Whit can't simply come to terms with what has happened. He must lean on synthetic family, discover tangible grace, and confront his hidden demons if he has any hope of a better life for himself and those he loves.

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  Fight Tub

  William Pauley III

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  The story of a man who became his bathroom.

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  12 Ways to Kill Your Family at...

  Natasha Bache

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  'If you like your mysteries dark and just a little bit twisted' People.com, 11Festive Mystery Books That Are To Die For This Holiday Season 
  🔪🔪🔪🔪 
  Perfect for fans of The White Lotus, Knives Out and anyone who’s ever wanted to strangle someone over Christmas lunch. 
  All Olivia wanted was one last miserable Christmas with her husband’s awful family before moving to Australia. She didn’t expect a murder. 
  Now the snow has cut them off and she’s stuck in a stately country house, with her increasingly deranged relatives and the rising suspicion that someone is picking them off one by one. 
  As the bodies pile up and the festive façade starts to crack, Olivia must survive the season, or, at the very least, get through lunch without anyone else choking on a sprout. 
  Sharp, smart and deliciously twisted, this is Christmas with all the trimmings: cold cuts, warm lies and at least one suspicious pudding.‘There aren’t many books exactly like 12 Ways To Kill Your Family at Christmas…much of the pleasure here is in watching the body count climb, gratifyingly beyond taste and sense’ Irish Times 
  🎄🎄🎄🎄The perfect stocking filler! 
  ‘Delivers more surprises than a box of Christmas crackers and is the perfect stocking thriller for fans of dark and witty murder mysteries’ Fiona Leitch 
  'And you thought your family get togethers were a nightmare…This was wild and twisted and I am absolutely here for it!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  'A festive, cosy murder mystery with real Agatha Christie vibes, a definite must read for all cozy murder mystery lovers' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  'HOLY SMOKES! What the heck did I just read? This book is every level of crazy in all the right ways!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  'This book sank its teeth into me and would not let go until I was done. It was one of the most thrilling books I have ever read! A MASSIVE 5 stars!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  'A sharp, and darkly humorous holiday read. Lots festive mayhem, and a perfect mix of satire and suspense' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  'If you are looking for an entertaining festive murder mystery, or if you have ever wanted to strangle someone over Christmas dinner, this is the PERFECT read for you!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  'Literally every time I thought I knew what was happening I got whiplash and questioned everything I knew' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  'A must-read for fans of dark comedy, family drama, and anyone looking for a nontraditional Christmas story that is as clever as it is entertaining!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  'A dark humoured, twisty murder mystery that keeps you guessing!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  'What a hoot! This book was so much fun.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  'I was hooked from the very first chapter and finished reading it in one day.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  'Dark, funny, and brilliantly written, this was one of those books I didn’t want to put down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  'OMG This book is brilliantly funny, twisty, dark, and very festive! I had so much fun reading this and I want more!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  'This was hilarious in the best of ways and it was absolutely chaotic, I loved it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  'I found myself still turning the pages at 2 a.m., utterly hooked, hunched over the pages, half horrified and half gleeful at just how spectacularly messy this family drama gets' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  'Wow, the ending was totally insane' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  'it’s the kind of book that makes you want to shove it into your friends’ hands just so you can talk about all the jaw-dropping, hilarious moments together' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  'This was wild and twisted and I am absolutely here for it!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
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  Strait Over Tackle

  Colin Conway

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  Rule #1 - Only be where flip-flops can be worn. 
  Former deputy Sam Strait lives his life by a particular set of rules. They provide him freedom to do the things he wants where he wants with whom he wants. For a single man in his mid-thirties, things couldn’t get any better. Then why isn’t he happier? 
  When Sam returns home for the summer, he discovers a stranger dead in his boat. With cops and reporters crawling over his property, gone are the usual plans of soaking up the sun and whiling away the days in the arms of a beautiful woman. Instead, Sam embarks on journey to solve the mysterious death. 
  Soon, he’s being followed, harassed, and assaulted by figures demanding the return of something he had no idea he possessed. Sam would have been better to stay away for the summer, but he couldn’t have. He had to return home. The rules demanded it. 
  Strait Over Tackle is the first book in an exciting new series from the author of the 509 Crime Stories and the co-author of the Charlie-316 series. 
  If you like your crime fiction with a dose of humor, then pick up this book today! 
  (NOTE: The Flip-Flop Detective occurs in the same world as the 509 Crime Stories. The first book in that series is The Side Hustle.)

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  Happily Ali After - And Other...

  Anônimo

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  “Wentworth spins hilarious tales of parenting, relationships and, yes, getting older.” — People 
  The actress, comedian, media darling, and New York Times bestselling author picks up where she left off in Ali in Wonderland, dissecting modern life—and this time, on a mission of self-improvement—in a series of laugh-out-loud comic vignettes. 
  Moved by a particularly inspirational tweet one day, Ali Wentworth resolves to live by the pithy maxims she discovers in her feeds. What begins as a sort of self-help project quickly turns into something far grander—and increasingly funnier—as the tweets she once viewed with irony become filled with increasing metaphysical importance. And thus begins her “Unhappiness Project.” 
  It’s not long before Ali expands her self-improvement quest to include parenting, relationship, fitness (or lack thereof), and dieting advice. The results are painfully (at times literally) clear: when it comes to self-help, sometimes you should leave it to the professionals. 
  At once endearing and hilarious, thoughtful and absurd, Happily Ali After is a thoroughly entertaining collection from “the girlfriend you want to have a glass of wine with, the one who makes you laugh because she sees the funny and the absurd in everything” (Huffington Post).

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