The new book SOMETIMES ORANGE IS ALMOST GOLD is now out! What others are saying.
INDEPENDENT BOOK REVIEW – Reviewed by Warren Maxwell, September 24, 2025 STARRED Book Review: Sometimes Orange Is Almost Gold by Jim Antonini and Suzanne Reynolds Hilarious, warmhearted, bite-sized stories of a cult softball team from West Virginia “…a dash of the tall tale, the frenzied sports announcer, and the romantic writer who can memorialize the […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Hot Dog Diaries – Have you heard the podcast?
https://genesplace.com/2025/02/06/genes-podcast-episode-5-hot-dog-diaries/ Jim and Al joined host Paris Winfrey as they discussed the making of the humorous and bestselling book about Gene’s Beer Garden located in Morgantown, WV called The Hot Dog Diaries: Stories from Morgantown’s Oldest and Most Beloved Bar. Give it a listen! The book can be purchased in person at Gene’s Beer Garden […]
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, […]
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 – the perfect holiday gift
Looking for an affordable and fun gift for the holidays! The Hot Dog Diaries is the perfect choice. Over the past eighty years, there have been too many beers and hot dogs consumed to count. But for all the beers poured and hot dogs prepared, there have been just as many laughs—probably more. With this […]