Wild Bill Rides Again named a finalist for the Kirkus Indie Book Award
Pump Fake Press is excited to announce that WILD BILL RIDES AGAIN by Jim Antonini was named a finalist for the Kirkus Indie Book Award in the Mystery and Thriller Category. WILD BILL RIDES AGAIN summary: To escape an unfilled life, a socially awkward middle-aged family man steals one million dollars and goes on an […]
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 […]
WILD BILL RIDES AGAIN named Eric Hoffer Book Award Finalist
Pump Fake Press is excited to announce that WILD BILL RIDES AGAIN by Jim Antonini was a category finalist in the prestigious Eric Hoffer Book Awards. Less than 10% of registrants reach this position. It is a worthy honor as WILD BILL RIDES AGAIN reached the upper portion of the judging. The list of finalists […]
Great Moments in Chico’s Bail Bonds Softball History – The Eve of 2026 Opening Night
In celebration of the start of the 28th Chico softball season, we will be posting daily recaps of the greatest games in the Bonders’ long and illustrious history. Twenty-seven seasons of Chico game recaps, stories, and player profiles are included in a recently published award-winning book entitled SOMETIMES ORANGE IS ALMOST GOLD. The book won […]
Great Moments in Chico’s Bail Bonds Softball History – Two Days until Opening Night
In celebration of the start of the 28th Chico softball season, we will be posting daily recaps of the greatest games in the Bonders’ long and illustrious history. Twenty-seven seasons of Chico game recaps, stories, and player profiles are included in a recently published award-winning book entitled SOMETIMES ORANGE IS ALMOST GOLD. The book won […]
Great Moments in Chico’s Bail Bonds Softball History – Three Days until Openings Night
In celebration of the start of the 28th Chico softball season, we will be posting daily recaps of the greatest games in the Bonders’ long and illustrious history. Twenty-seven seasons of Chico game recaps, stories, and player profiles are included in a recently published award-winning book entitled SOMETIMES ORANGE IS ALMOST GOLD. The book won […]
Great Moments in Chico’s Bail Bonds Softball History – Five Days until Opening Night
In celebration of the start of the 28th Chico softball season, we will be posting daily recaps of the greatest games in the Bonders’ long and illustrious history. Twenty-seven seasons of Chico game recaps, stories, and player profiles are included in a recently published award-winning book entitled SOMETIMES ORANGE IS ALMOST GOLD. The book won […]
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 […]