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Bowler Hat Comics

announced  that the eagerly awaited app for KID BEOWULF AND THE BLOOD-BOUND OATH, the  first book in the exciting Kid Beowulf series, is now available. Interested? Learn more here.

new releases

Morgan’s Pasture

by Wallace J. Swenson

“ARSON SUICIDE IN THE SIERRAS—THREE DEAD”

“The headline screams up at me from the concrete stoop and at first I can’t bring myself to pick up the paper. It’s insane, but I feel if I leave it there, what I fear to be true will remain just that, a fear.”

Child psychologist Will Border retreats to the summer of his thirteenth year after a traumatic event forces him to reexamine childhood events and the choices he made in becoming a man. A period piece set in 1950s rural America, Morgan’s Pasture guides young adult readers in examining their own roles in life as they develop into loners, followers, or even reluctant leaders like Will. With one eye on child psychology and the other on plain common sense, Morgan’s Pasture offers a unique perspective on the growth of a boy and the longing of a man for a mythic peaceful pasture, not as a place to live, but as a reason to.

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Magic Gardens: The Memoirs of Viva Las Vegas

by Viva Las Vegas

Endorsed by Gus Van Sant, Nick Tosches, Andrei Codrescu & Katherine Dunn

A Midwest preacher’s daughter with a fabulous academic pedigree, Viva could have chosen any career, but chose to become a stripper. This personalized tour of her milieu offers a unique perspective on a thriving industry that is largely condemned or ignored, while painting portraits of women who are passionate, smart, and entrepreneurial. With language that is at turns gritty and glorious, she preaches new paradigms regarding the sex industry and the women who work in it. Part coming-of-age story, part Portland (Oregon) love letter, and filled with sexy strippers, Magic Gardens appeals to diverse audiences worldwide. It’s a magical tale that makes a valiant case for following one’s dreams, whatever they may be.