The new book – Sometimes Orange is Almost Gold – grabs silver medal at literary awards event
Pump Fake Press is excited to announce that the new book – SOMETIMES ORANGE IS ALMOST GOLD – won a silver medal in the Non-Fiction Humor category of 2025 Reader Views Literary Awards. Literary Awards Winners – Reader Views SometimesOrangeIsAlmostGoldAntoniniReynolds.pdf BOOK SUMMARY: This book captures the colorful and hilarious exploits of a group of orange-clad […]
AWARD-WINNING BOOKS FROM PUMP FAKE PRESS
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 […]
Our new book Sometimes Orange is Almost Gold – The Best Book We Read in 2025 List
Exciting news! SOMETIMES ORANGE IS ALMOST GOLD authored by Jim Antonini and Suzanne Reynolds and published by Pump Fake Press made the Independent Book Review’s list of The Best Books We Read in 2025. See the below: Here’s what the Independent Book Review had to say about SOMETIMES ORANGE IS ALMOST GOLD: Hilarious, warmhearted, bite-sized […]
Books from PUMP FAKE PRESS make great holiday gifts!
Pump Fake Press books make for fun and affordable holiday gifts! Book bundle deals are available at https://jimantonini.com Jim Antonini is an award-winning author from West Virginia. 1. BULLETS FOR SILVERWARE (2020): a gritty, murder-mystery thriller set in the backwoods of West Virginia. It was a finalist for the Appodlachia 2020 Best Appalachian Book of […]
The new book SOMETIMES ORANGE IS ALMOST GOLD is now out! What others are saying.
INDEPENDENT BOOK REVIEW – Reviewed by Warren Maxwell, September 24, 2025 STARRED Book Review: Sometimes Orange Is Almost Gold by Jim Antonini and Suzanne Reynolds Hilarious, warmhearted, bite-sized stories of a cult softball team from West Virginia “…a dash of the tall tale, the frenzied sports announcer, and the romantic writer who can memorialize the […]
New Book Now Available – SOMETIMES ORANGE IS ALMOST GOLD
BOOK RELEASE PARTY – Thursday – October 9, 123 Pleasant Street with Music – Food- Chico Softball Merchandise – Season-Ending Awards Ceremony WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING: INDEPENDENT BOOK REVIEW – Reviewed by Warren Maxwell, September 24, 2025 Hilarious, warmhearted, bite-sized stories of a cult softball team from West Virginia “…a dash of the tall tale, […]
NEW BOOK ALERT – Sometimes Orange is Almost Gold: Morgantown’s Misfits of the Diamond
***AVAILABLE IN OCTOBER*** Authors: Jim Antonini and Suzanne Reynolds Book Summary: This book captures the colorful and hilarious exploits of a group of orange-clad outcasts on their futile two-decade quest for softball glory. Part softball team. Part social club. Part mythology. But mostly failure. Nobody loses better than the Chico’s Bail Bonds softball team–the forever […]
New Pump Fake Press Book Selling Events in the Area
Pump Fake Press is excited to announce three book selling events coming in August and September. (1) All Pump Fake Press books will be available for purchase after 1:00 pm on Saturday August 2nd at the Thunderbird Cafe and Music Hall on 4053 Butler Street in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA. (2) Jim Antonini […]
Book Release and Art Show – The Butcher & the Butterfly
Join us on Saturday, January 11th from 6:00-9:00 PM at the Apothecary Ale House in Morgantown, WV for the official release and signing of the new book by Jim Antonini, THE BUTCHER AND THE BUTTERFLY. The event will also include art for sale created by the fabulous book cover artist, Emmy Lowe. What others are […]
Searching for alternative book set in Appalachia?
BULLETS FOR SILVERWARE is a gritty, murder-mystery thriller set in the backwoods of West Virginia. WHAT IS IT ABOUT? A young pharmacist takes a job in a small rural town and is quickly introduced to a world of drugs, sex, guns, and deceit. Unexpectedly, he falls in love with the local ‘good-time girl’ and finds […]