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 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 […]
The Butcher & The Butterfly – Cover Award & Reveiws
The book cover for The Butcher and The Butterfly made the first cut in the 2024 Chanticleer Book Reviews & Media Best Book Design for Fiction. We graciously thank the fabulous Emmy Lowe for the beautiful and appropriate cover art. Recent Reviews of The Butcher and the Butterfly have been positive: …The story of a […]
Holiday Book Sale
Pump Fake Press needs to clear out book inventory this holiday season. HOLIDAY BOOK BUNDLES! Any 2 books = $30; Any 3 books = $40 at https://www.jimantonini.com BULLETS FOR SILVERWARE 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 Year. […]
The Hot Dog Diaries Book Release
In celebration of Gene’s Beer Garden’s 80th Birthday, a book about the bar has been released – The Hot Dog Diaries: Stories from Morgantown’s Oldest and Most Beloved Bar. It has been an eventful month since the book’s release. There was a very successful book release party at Gene’s on June 8th. An unbelievable 106 […]
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 […]
IS THAT ALL YOU GOT?
Today is the anniversary of the publication of my second book, LIKE FALLING FROM AN AIRPLANE. It was published on March 17, 2022. I have been asked about its origin. I was living in Boston and working as a post-doctoral research fellow at Harvard School of Public Health. Because of that affiliation, I was able […]
Pump Fake Press is everywhere, man…
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The Summer of Pump Fake Press
1. WILD BILL RIDES AGAIN A NEW NOVEL COMING SOON – FALL 2023 –Book Description: To escape an unfilled life, a socially awkward middle-aged family man steals one million dollars and goes on an unforgettable joyride from the east coast to the west. As he keeps one step ahead of the law and a fascinated […]
What is the story about the title for “LIKE FALLING FOR AN AIRPLANE”?
At many weddings, the following bible verse is read that describes LOVE. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 Love is patient and kind. Love does not envy or boast. It is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way. It is not irritable or resentful. It does not rejoice at wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes […]