Pump Fake Press Book Spotlight – Candyland (2026)
CANDYLAND is noir fiction and follows the merrymaking of a close-knit group of friends through the pool halls and night clubs of the thriving music scene of 1990s Boston. A mysterious and sudden murder leads to heartbreak and mayhem. CANDYLAND is the long-awaited sequel to Antonini’s first novel BULLETS FOR SILVERWARE—an award-winning and best-selling thriller […]
Read CANDYLAND – the new Pump Fake Press book by Jim Antonini
What others are saying about CANDYLAND: “… Few writers manage to make setting feel like a character, but Antonini pulls it off here…” “… dialogue crackles with authenticity…” “… nostalgic hangout story and page-turner, anchored by characters very well drawn…” -BookTrib, August 17, 2026 Read the full review here: Candyland | BookTrib. “… a moving […]
What Others are Saying about CANDYLAND – the New Novel from Pump Fake Press
From BookTrib – August 17, 2026 “…a novel that captures a very specific time and place with such vivid detail that readers will feel like they’ve spent a night out with the characters rather than read about them…” “…Antonini’s dialogue crackles with authenticity…” “…a book that manages to be both a nostalgic hangout story and […]
New Book Alert – Coming later this summer – CANDYLAND – the new book from Jim Antonini
CANDYLAND is noir fiction and follows the merrymaking of a close-knit group of friends through the pool halls and night clubs of the thriving music scene of 1990s Boston. A mysterious and sudden murder leads to heartbreak and mayhem—changing their lives forever. CANDYLAND is the long-awaited sequel to Antonini’s first novel BULLETS FOR SILVERWARE—an award-wining […]
I’M NOT JIM ANTONINI…
After reading a couple of my books, an old friend from my WVU pharmacy school days reached out to me. He said my books opened a ‘floodgate of memories’. We messaged back and forth on Facebook a few times and caught up on each other’s lives. Then not having heard from him for a couple […]