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Thanks Andy Abramowitzto Courtney Brach of Touchstone Publicity | Simon & Schuster, Inc., I am giving away one print copy of Thank You, Goodnight by Andy Abramowitz.

Description of Thank You, Goodnight by Andy Abramowitz:


Nick Hornby meets Almost Famous in this side-splittingly funny coming-of-middle-age debut novel about the lead singer of a one-hit wonder 90s band who tries for one more swing at the fences.

Teddy Tremble is nearing forty and has settled into a comfortable groove, working at a stuffy law firm and living in a downtown apartment with a woman he thinks he might love. Sure, his days aren’t as exciting as the time he spent as the lead singer of Tremble, the rock band known for its mega-hit “It Feels Like a Lie,” but that life has long since passed its sell-by date.

But when Teddy gets a cryptic call from an old friend, he’s catapulted into contemplating the unthinkable: reuniting Tremble for one last shot at rewriting history. Never mind that the band members haven’t spoken in ten years, that they left the music scene in a blazing cloud of indifference, and that the only fans who seem to miss them reside in an obscure little town in Switzerland.

If Teddy manages to snooker his band mates out of their adult lives, can a once immature, self-involved fallen idol find his way back to the top–and possibly back to the one who got away? Thank You, Goodnight is debut novelist Andy Abramowitz’s hilarious, honest, and heartwarming story about love, lyrics, and finding one’s legacy in the unlikeliest of places.

Praise for Thank You, Goodnight by Andy Abramowitz:


KIRKUS: “The pacing is quick, the emotional current soars, and the dialogue rings true. Abramowitz’s debut is both funny and compassionate, using the world of the music industry to illustrate the questions of life and legacy that so many of us ponder.”

RICK SPRINGFIELD, bestselling author and Grammy Award-winning musician: “Thank You, Goodnight is a hilarious send-up of the music industry, late-onset adulthood, and where the two often uncomfortably meet.”

BOOKLIST: “Very funny, deftly done . . . With a good deal of compassion and a great eye for the comic detail, Abramowitz delves a little deeper here. . . . A pleasure to behold.”

JOHN KENNEY, author of Truth in Advertising: “In the character of Teddy Tremble, Andy Abramowitz has created a kind of twenty-first-century Binx Bolling, a man in desperate search for meaning, maturity, and redemption. Funny, tender, and moving.”

JUNE 2015 INDIE NEXT LIST (Georgette Coan, Barbara’s Bookstore): “A heartwarming, funny look at love, life, and second chances.”


About Andy Abramowitz:


Andy Abramowitz

Photo Credit: Caryn Abramowitz

Andy Abramowitz lives in Center City Philadelphia with is wife and two daughters. He practices law by day and various artistic endeavors by night. Thank You, Goodnight Night, his first novel, is the product of frequent bouts of insomnia.

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Tad CrawfordThanks to Ashley Vanicek of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., I am giving away one copy of ‘A Floating Life by Tad Crawford.

Book Description:

In his debut novel, Tad Crawford tells of a nameless narrator who, following a harrowing job interview in a steam room, leaves his youthful dreams behind, no longer certain who or what he is. He finds himself at a party talking to a woman he doesn’t know who proves to be his unsatisfied wife. Soon separated but still living in the same apartment, he is threatened by a litigious dachshund and saddled with a stubborn case of erectile dysfunction in a world that seems held together by increasingly mercurial laws and elusive boundaries— if not by the golden bars of a sub-basement apartment offered for rent.

His relationship deepens with an elderly Dutch model maker named Pecheur whose miniature boats are erratically offered for sale in a hard-to-find shop called The Floating World. Enlivened by Pecheur’s dream to tame the destructive forces of the ocean, the narrator begins to find his bearings.

With quiet humor and wisdom, ‘A Floating Life’ charts its course among images that surprise and disorient. In this urban fantasy, bears cavort in caves in New York’s Central Park, a man can enjoy the pleasures of breast-feeding his own child, and WWII isn’t completely over for some.

‘A Floating Life’ is a rollicking, unforgettable, and inventive journey—and it is also a source of insight, solace, and inspiration.

About Tad Crawford:Tad

Tad Crawford grew up in the artists’ colony of Woodstock, New York.  He is the author of many nonfiction books and has appeared in venues such as Art in America, The Café Irreal, Confrontation, Communication Arts, Family Circle, Glamour, Guernica, The Nation, and Writer’s Digest. Crawford is the founder and publisher of Allworth Press, and lives in New York City.

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BalouBook Description:

Due to popular demand, Balou from “I stand corrected” shares his wisdom with the feline world. In ten short and concise lessons, he teaches cats how to survive living amongst humans and how to help them understand and respect the needs of their pets. A must read for all cats and the people that pay their mortgage.

My Thoughts:

Most humans who have cats know that their cats rule the roost.  They have us humans wrapped around their little paws.  We feed ant nurture them according to their schedule, not ours.  We pay for all their belongings, the items we mistakenly think are ours, and we pay the mortgage or rent for them.

In “Balou Uncensored”, Balou shares all of his secrets to how all cats can get exactly what they want from us.  I always thought that cats were born knowing all this but evidently Balou felt that there are cats out there that need his help.

I loved Balou in Patricia Asedegbega’s ‘I Stand Corrected’ and I loved him in this book too!  I am not sure if cats know how to reads, so I recommend that humans who read this book keep it a secret from their cats.  If you must discuss the book, make sure it is not in ear shot of your felines!

I highly recommend ‘Balou Uncensored’.  It is a really fun book with lots of laughs.

5/5

I bought this ebook after reading ‘I Stand Corrected‘ by Patricia Asedegbega.  The opinions are my own and honest.

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