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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
What is the story about the Chico Bail Bonds softball team and the Olivia Newton-John trophy behind the bar at 123 Pleasant Street in Morgantown, WV?
This is a question I have been asked numerous times in the past several weeks. Background The Players: Chico’s Bail Bonds is the world’s most beloved softball team from Morgantown, West Virginia. Started over twenty-five years ago, they are a raggedy collection of middle-aged men from all walks of life whose love for softball is […]
When our Chico’s softball team almost became famous…
Morgantown’s ‘Bad News Bears’: Chico’s Bail Bonds More Social Club Than Softball Team – West Virginia Public Broadcasting : West Virginia Public Broadcasting (wvpublic.org)