Spotlight on the 2021 MARK TWAIN Book Awards for Satire & Allegory
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.
CRACKED! A MAGIC iPHONE STORY by Janine A. Southard – Seattle, Cyber-Punk, Fantasy
Down a contemporary rabbit hole, on a playful romp through Seattle, a middle-aged statistician and her friends seem to find everything—except, perhaps, love. An escapist fun read for a serious world.
GRAND THEFT DEATH: A Salty Sisters Mystery by Ann Philipp – Cozy Mystery, Women Sleuth, Suspense/Thriller
Delightfully quirky, fun and surprising with zany capers and felonious grannies! Prepare to have your funny bone tickled!
Sidetracked in Silver City by Jacquie Rogers – Humorous Western
Honey Beaulieu’s heart is as big as Fry Pan Gulch and just when she’s ready to nab a bad guy, Mama’s in jail again! A fast-paced, rip-roaring, rootin’ tootin’ Western for any adult who’s aiming for fun.
Fit to be Dead by Nancy West – Cozy Mystery for clue fans
This author has the keen knack of slyly tucking in clues so that they slip past, then pop up later - a joy for mystery readers!
Ghost Toasties (Good Vampires Book 4) by Karl Larew – Humour/Satire, Vampires, Literary
The Bad Vampires strike again, but this time our Good Vampires have a secret weapon to make Ghost Toasties the much anticipated and hilarious fourth book in Karl Larew’s Good Vampire trilogy.
A SEASON for KILLING BLONDES by Joanne Guidoccio – Cozy Mystery
Ways to soften the blow of moving back home: 19 million in your pocket, starting your own business... a knack for finding dead blondes wherever you turn? -- Not on the list!
A THEORY OF EXPANDED LOVE by Caitlin Hicks, a bold, coming-of-age novel
Bold, authentic, & captivating --a young teen in the 1960s confronts doctrine when it threatens to outweigh compassion.
CROWNING GLORY by Stacy Harshman, an adventure memoir about self-image and anxiety
Fresh perspectives and insights about anxiety and self-image that resonate with emotion while providing readers a fun & candid experience of a fascinating social experiment.