Naperville Writers Book Showcase
Learn about our members’ latest books and links to their websites!
SPACE TIMES MATTER: By Mike Abrow
Do you wonder how the sun and stars work and what are subatomic particles ? Have you heard of dark matter and dark energy but don’t know what they are? Neither do physicists, so join the club. What is space, what is time, and is it forever? How come the universe is just right for life, and are there other universes? Welcome to the frontiers of knowledge!
The Auburn Prince: by Adam Zmarzlinski
After Clementine Aurelius’ parents vanish, forcing her to live with her abusive Aunt Dahlia, a handkerchief given to her in the aftermath of that trauma isn’t just a nostalgic memento of the past, but a clue to an otherworldly conspiracy and a looming war.
To learn the truth about her parents, Clementine must journey into the shadow-draped land of Mundialis, where possessing color is a privilege and a curse. With the aid of the Fox Prince, a cursed beagle, and a magical gecko, the resilient thirteen-year-old must overcome internal solitude, outward madness, and a neglect-born malevolence of the shapeless blight known as the Other.
Here are several links to purchase The Auburn Prince
https://www.amazon.com/Auburn-Prince-Lamentation-CinC%C3%A9line/dp/1951326008/
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-auburn-prince-adam-zmarzlinski/1136658939
https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/author/adam-zmarzlinski
https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Adam_Zmarzlinski_The_Auburn_Prince?id=jeDWDwAAQBAJ
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-auburn-prince
The Eye of Eyes:
February 1901: Jan Cichy, a Polish inventor, sets out from Snowshill, England, on a latitudinal circumnavigation of the globe. A few weeks later, disheveled and on the brink of insanity, he returns to London but quickly departs for the European continent. Months pass, and Prof. Michał Nowak, Cichy’s friend, receives a package from Oman. Inside the parcel are several bone fragments, a small bag of sand, and an exhaustive manuscript outlining what had happened to Cichy during his voyage. Jan Cichy is never seen or heard from again. His text sits unread at the Jagiellonian University Library in Poland but disappears during the horrific turmoil of World War II. Decades later, the manuscript resurfaces at a secret home of a high-ranking Nazi officer. Along with hundreds of texts, works of art, and national treasures, Jan Cichy’s manuscript returns to Poland from Germany. This is the first and only English translation of Jan Cichy’s chilling The Eye of Eyes.
Eye of Eyes can be purchased via the following links.
https://www.amazon.com/Eye-Eyes-One-None/dp/1951326032/
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-eye-of-eyes-jan-cichy/1140158324
https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/author/cichy-jan
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-eye-of-eyes-jan-cichy/17452712
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-eye-of-eyes
Adam Zmarzlinski Biography:
Born in the Tatra Mountains, Adam Zmarzlinski worked at the European Parliament in Brussels and currently he is a legislative affairs and communications analyst for the Illinois State Senate. His works have appeared in past Rivulets editions, Open Culture Studies Journal, Cultural Analysis Journal, and many others. He is a winner of several honors, including Amnesty International’s Fable Writing Award. He has appeared on C-SPAN, C-SPAN 2, WGN-Chicago and TVPolonia. His interests in social, political, and philosophical issues permeate much of his writing. Currently, Adam is working on a non-fiction work about cultural necrophilia, archetypes and storytelling, and a novel about a boy and a platypus. He is the author of two novels, ‘The Eye of Eyes’, a cosmic horror novella, and ‘The Auburn Prince’, a fairytale fan
In Cartography of Curiosities: Poems, award-winning poet and author Bakul Banerjee presents an exquisite collection of eighty-six cross-cultural poems that traverses the rich landscapes of immigrant identity, spirituality, and memories of her journeys across six continents. With a unique blend of scientific insight and ancient spiritual reflections, Banerjee’s work illuminates the profound intersections of culture and the search for divinity on earth.
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Dr. Bakul Banerjee
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The Ghost of Jamie Mcvay: by Ray Ziemer
Author Shout “Recommended Read 2019”
Brian Krueger has a lot of problems: The death of his grandfather and his father’s alcoholism have led to hard times and a move to a new town, where his nearest neighbor is a pyromaniac and a bully. Brian runs to escape his troubles, but it’s on the gravel jogging path that he encounters the ghost of Jamie McVay.
Brian and his new friend, Sharon, investigate the ghost’s origins. Clue by clue, secrets are revealed as the teens discover the truth behind Jamie McVay’s quest for redemption. Along the way, they must deal with teen issues such as school, sports, friends, and rivals. Brian also struggles to reconcile with his father while facing the dangerous Pete the Pyro..
Can Brian and Sharon prevent catastrophe on Halloween night? Will the ghost of Jamie McVay find peace for his unquiet soul?
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Dennis Brunt, a rookie tax attorney, can’t understand why Gerhard Schmidt wants his involvement in the case when Schmidt is charged with serious felonies, including drug dealing, illegal arms trading, and money laundering. The only connection they seem to have is that they’re both Argentinian.
But that connection is tenuous at best. Dennis remembers very little about Argentina since his adoptive parents raised him in America from a very young age. But this is a direct order from the managing attorney, so Dennis can’t say no.
Despite his misgivings, Dennis knows this high-profile case could serve as a springboard for his career. The problem is that it has drawn the attention of the US attorney for the Northern District of Illinois and his agents are stalking both Dennis and his client. But that’s only part of the action Dennis faces as the case takes him back to his former home of Argentina.
Soon, he’ll find out his connection to Schmidt—as well as some unbelievable family secrets.
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Tiny Tales for the Teeming Mind:
by: Prabha Garish
Join us in this celebration of Culture and Color! ‘Tiny Tales for the Teeming Mind’ is a heartwarming collection of short stories laced with humor and good cheer. There are 10 stories spread across 10 countries set in gorgeously exotic locales rarely touched upon before.
This book is a rich expression of the little joys and trials faced by characters of color. These stories weave a funny yet bittersweet and relatable narrative – taking the reader through the various delights, dilemmas, sorrows, and responsibilities of regular people, light-heartedly capturing precious moments in their lives.
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A CHEAP SEXY CAR & More Serious Humor
By: Ann E. Funck
Ann wants a discount muscle car with an engine that won’t attract radar guns. See if that’s possible in a CHEAP SEXY CAR and its Sequel at books end)
The true tales follow chronologically a sample of ants insights
Annie’s Answers — for Everything covers all subjects except war sex,
Making It Worth the Weight! —years of weight-wrestling PLUS a two-word solution that works
Will hookah bars survive the anti-smoking surge and shares her research in Having A Hookah.
Is your front doormat shabby! curb appeal at ground level is debated (and forwarded to Martha Stewart) in Doormat for Dummies
Only Stephen King could imagine such a horror scenario that we fall in innocent grandma and fitness instructor featured in No Longer Stoned. She says “God made the world round so you couldn’t see what’s coming at ya…but being face-to-face with Steve McQueen in the ER makes it bearable.”
Taking classes in ballet Ann would love to be nubile “barre candy.” But her teacher says “Don’t be so tense, you look like you’re ready for a firing squad.” Other observations of Ann’s talents are in A Ph.D in Port de Bras.
Read about much more: TV pyramids composing your own obit shopping. (dying is easy shopping is hard.—This book is 15 years of Funck. She’s serious about humor.
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Remind Me Why I Am Here and A Waking Mind
By: Diana Lund
Remind Me Why I Am Here
It is one matter to forget things when you have a million thoughts flooding your mind and quite another to forget when your head is as empty as a looted store.”
-from Remind Me Why I’m Here
In the spring of 1996, Diana Lund was a top-ranked project manager in her mid-thirties when a car accident instantly changed her personality and her life’s direction. Thrust into short-term memory loss and cognitive deficit, self-perception kept colliding into reality. Neurologists underestimated her difficulties; they sent her back to work, to manage multi-million dollar contracts, in a mentally compromised state.
Beyond an account of devastating internal transformation, Remind Me delves into neurological research and trends. Lund pushes her intellect to its limit to unravel mysteries about her brain and accident. And on her quest to become whole again and to understand the neurological world, she discovers hope.
“A topic that could be dense and heavy becomes a page turner. Even sophisticated professionals can relate to the freshness of observations . . .”
-Leonard Diller, PhD, Prof. of Rehabilitation Medicine, NYU School of Medicine; Director of Psychology, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine
“A superbly written volume . . . illustrating . . . that even so-called minor brain injuries can produce functionally incapacitating cognitive and neurobehavioral impairments . . .”
-Yehuda Ben-Yishay, PhD, Prof. of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine, NYU
“Essential reading for clinicians, families, and counselors.”
-Marilyn Lash, MSW, Partner, Lash and Associates Publishing/Training, Inc.
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A Waking Mind
Diana Lund brings her insightful and witty style to continue her story, which began in “Remind Me Why I’m Here: Sifting through Sudden Loss of Memory and Judgment.” In “A Waking Mind,” she experiences three awakenings after a 1996 car accident and consequential mild traumatic brain injury. Eventually aware of her sudden ineptitude at her technical job, the onset of claustrophobia, and unexpected turns of events, such as, setting out for a zoo exhibit and winding up on the kiddie train, Lund absorbs what it means to be a cognitively-handicapped adult. While acquiring this new view, she begins to see flaws in her core beliefs about intelligence, goodness, and truth. Patterns grow clear. Others are struggling in the same neuronal waters in which she had nearly drowned. Having reached safe harbor, Lund keeps alive hope.
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About the Author
Diana Lund holds a BA in psychology and an MA in mathematics. After brain injury sidelined her computer science career, she began writing. Today she speaks in the Chicago area on mild traumatic brain injury and is penning a second memoir.
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