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 Pump Fake Press Book Selling Events in the Area
Pump Fake Press is excited to announce three book selling events coming in August and September. (1) All Pump Fake Press books will be available for purchase after 1:00 pm on Saturday August 2nd at the Thunderbird Cafe and Music Hall on 4053 Butler Street in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA. (2) Jim Antonini […]
Do you need a fun summer read or something for a book club?
It’s summertime, so many folks are looking for a book to read or something for their book club. May we suggest – WILD BILL RIDES AGAIN. It is a fun and wild adventure book that has drawn rave reviews. What it’s about: To escape an unfilled life, a socially awkward middle-aged family man steals one […]
The Butcher & the Butterly – a walk through New Orleans
The new book THE BUTCHER AND THE BUTTERFLY by Jim Antonini is now out. Book synopsis: A wearied boxer turns his back on a chance at a world championship to search for his estranged brother in New Orleans. Trapped in a strained family relationship, a promising, young ballet dancer looks for an escape. Unexpectedly, their […]
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 […]
The Butcher and the Butterfly – BookTrib review
“The Butcher and the Butterfly” follows several lost souls looking for connection, reconciliation and purpose. “A butcher can hit… A butterfly can dance.” In the boxing world, there are either butchers or butterflies, as Bobby Raymond’s old trainer used to say. The Butcher and the Butterfly, as its title promises, balances the violent with the delicate, […]
Book Release and Art Show – The Butcher & the Butterfly
Join us on Saturday, January 11th from 6:00-9:00 PM at the Apothecary Ale House in Morgantown, WV for the official release and signing of the new book by Jim Antonini, THE BUTCHER AND THE BUTTERFLY. The event will also include art for sale created by the fabulous book cover artist, Emmy Lowe. What others are […]
The Butcher & The Butterfly Book Release
BOOK RELEASE PARTY ANNOUNCEMENT – Tentative Date & Location: January 11, 2025 at Apothecary Ale House, Morgantown, WV Join Jim Antonini (author) and Emmy Lowe (cover artist) for a book signing and a night of fun! Independent Book Review The Butcher and the Butterfly By Jim Antonini Genre: Literary Fiction / Sports Reviewed by Warren […]
New Book Alert – THE BUTCHER & THE BUTTERFLY is out
The Butcher and Butterfly is now available. The book release celebration and party will be held in January (details coming soon). Description: A wearied boxer turns his back on a chance at a world championship to search for his estranged brother in New Orleans. Trapped in a strained family relationship, a promising, young ballet dancer […]
New Book Alert – THE BUTCHER & THE BUTTERFLY – coming soon
COMING IN NOVEMBER! THE BUTCHER AND THE BUTTERFLY BACKGROUND: I met the brilliant and eccentric painter Noel Rockmore in early 1990 at Johnny White’s, a since-closed, infamous French Quarter dive bar, on my first visit to New Orleans. We watched a boxing match together there one evening. We had a great time. He was quite […]