1. BULLETS FOR SILVERWARE
“…this Appalachian tale of murder and drugs even has its own soundtrack; I swear I could hear the radio and smell the characters, because the descriptions in this novel are so well written. This is one of the rare times I’ve read a book in one sitting because I had to know what was going to happen next…” S. James McLaughlin, Sheperd.com
BULLETS FOR SILVERWARE was a finalist for the Appodlachia 2020 Best Appalachian Book of the Year and a pick as one of the best books to cleanse your true-crime palate.
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2. WILD BILL RIDES AGAIN
“…a marvelous adventure story …written fluidly, keeping readers on the move…”
“…Antonini has given us much to think about — not in the sense of prompting us all to escape our current existence and step over boundaries to seek something better. But perhaps to cherish what we have and be grateful for it, even if this volatile world of ours will always plant seeds allowing us to contemplate the wild and crazy…”
WILD BILL RIDES AGAIN made the BookTrib list of 24 favorites from 2023 that you’ve never heard of.
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3. SOMETIMES ORANGE IS ALMOST GOLD
STARRED Book Review: Sometimes Orange Is Almost Gold by Jim Antonini and Suzanne Reynolds
“…a dash of the tall tale, the frenzied sports announcer, and the romantic writer who can memorialize the most insignificant moments, lift up failure, laugh at it, and love it…”
“…I’ve never read a book quite like this one. It has charm, wit, adventure, and a strange anthropologic intrigue. It is a record of a unique kind of community, one that centers around sports yet values friendship and joy above anything as commonplace and shallow as winning…”
“…there’s a special beauty to this book that comes from a sheer of-the-moment authenticity…”
SOMETIMES ORANGE IS ALMOST GOLD authored by Jim Antonini and Suzanne Reynolds made the Independent Book Review’s list of The Best Books We Read in 2025
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