Trousered Ape

An exercise in presumption.

Tuesday, December 07, 2021

FYI: Authorial Websites

The Bride and I both have websites as authors: Hers and mine.

Posted by Bob the Ape 8:57 AM

Wednesday, December 01, 2021

Literary Announcements (including one of no little significance)

The Bride’s fourth (and concluding) novel in the Caldwell series, A Place to Belong, is now available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle.

She will be publishing the first book in a new series some time in 2022.

And now the big one:

My book of children’s stories, Unexpected Tales from A to Z, is also available on Amazon. (Just in time for Christmas! Suitable for young readers; also suitable for reading aloud.)

Blurb:

Some things you just can’t expect.

Among them you will find:

Bartholomew and the Banana Blizzard. The denizens of Burensburg are threatened by the activity of a thoughtless gold-mining operation, until Bartholomew finds a solution.

Esmé and the Eloquent Eggplant. Esmé likes to talk to plants. One of them starts to talk back — but there's more here than meets the ear.

Hendrik and the Horrible Hollyhocks. First there was one hollyhock on Hendrik's farm. Then there were two. Now they're out of control and nothing seems to stop them.

Miranda and the Mesmeric Maestro. The War of 1812 is raging and President Madison is quacking like a duck. Miranda finds that a knowledge of Homer is useful.

Pepy and the Princely Prestidigitation. Pepy's father and the Prince of Egypt have been captured by the Amorites. Pepy is no sorcerer's apprentice, but he knows a bit of stage magic. Is it enough?

Ursula and the Urgent Ululation. A pair of train robbers are holding Ursula and her aunt prisoner in a cottage deep in the Black Forest — but they don't know about Ursula’s friend.

The heroes and heroines of these stories are ordinary boys and girls confronted with problems, from an Argumentative Alligator to a Zany Zoo, that call forth cleverness, ingenuity, and courage.

Posted by Bob the Ape 8:42 AM