Barry Robbins lampoons Donald Trump in an imagined presidential campaign. Reality mixes with absurdity to create cross-party satire for The Trump Diaries 2024. Highly recommended!
One man's life, between birth, love, and death, is shown honestly in Certified. This story finds humor and emotional depth in the intricacies of modern life. Highly recommended!
In The Fox, multiple storylines show the struggle of an animal, the great power of fire, the wealthy desire for fur, and the humor and cruelty within them all. Recommended!
The award-winning Wishes, Sins, and the Wissahickon Creek by PJ Delvin is a contemporary masterpiece in short story collections. Highly Recommended!
Anne Pfeffer crafts an emotionally resonant journey from food-addiction and binge eating to self-confidence and communal support. Highly recommended!
The eclectic Arnold Falls returns in Charlie Suisman's new novel, featuring jazz cattle-calls, mysterious thieves, tiny book cabinets, and small-town heart. Highly recommended!
We'll explore Satire, Allegory, and Humor, as well as provide helpful links to focus your work with this Spotlight on the Mark Twain Book Awards, a division of the 2021 CIBAs.
Alex Sirotkin delivers a debut masterpiece about love, loss, and addiction set against the vastness of a beautiful star-studded universe. Highly recommended!
These titles have advanced from all 2020 Somerset entries to the Long List. Good Luck to all as the CIBA judging rounds continue for the 2020 Somerset Book Awards for Literary and Contemporary Fiction. #CIBAs
This is the official announcement of the 2019 Somerset Book Awards for Contemporary and Literary books, a division of the CIBAs, First Place Category Winners, and the Somerset Grand Prize Winner. Congratulations to all! The 2019 Somerset Book Awards were presented by Michelle Rene, Overall Grand Prize Winner for Best Book of the Year.