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 […]