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Just Released: Under the Covers by Doug Reina

A work of art 25 years in the making, Under The Covers is a deep dive into the mind of award-winning painter and cartoonist Doug Reina. Absurd, hilarious, and surprisingly touching, its images and words explore the anatomy of a yawn; strange creatures with even stranger, human-like qualities; send-ups of everything our society holds dear; very human moments of introspection; the achingly funny that sometimes accompanies the achingly sad, and so much more. It’s a strange and twisty odyssey you won’t want to miss.

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You’re Going to Mars! makes the Audible Editors Select: Best New Releases for November

You’re Going to Mars! just made Audible’s EDITORS SELECT: BEST NEW RELEASES FOR NOVEMBER! From Editor Sam Pagan: “Rob Dircks’ Where the Hell is Tesla? has been something of a cult favorite among listeners for as long as I can remember, and Khristine Hvam Kies is something of a legend …

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Rob & Dave Visit Garden City Park Elementary with Alphabert!

Rob and Dave kicked off their author school tour (okay, it’s just one school so far) with Mrs. Cipolla’s 2nd grade class at Garden City Park Elementary, sharing their first children’s book collaboration, Alphabert! An A-B-C Adventure!  The kids loved listening to Rob read the story and show them the …

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Alphabert! An A-B-C Bedtime Adventure… NOW AVAILABLE!

[button style=’orange’ url=’https://www.amazon.com/Alphabert-B-C-Bedtime-Adventure-Dircks-ebook/dp/B01MZWP7EV’ target=’_blank’ icon=’entypo-mobile’]Buy the Ebook • FREE THIS WEEK![/button]  [button style=’orange’ url=’https://www.amazon.com/Alphabert-B-C-Bedtime-Adventure-Dircks/dp/0692813705′ target=’_blank’ icon=’entypo-book’]Buy the Paperback • $9.99[/button]  [button style=’orange’ url=’https://www.amazon.com/Alphabert-B-C-Bedtime-Adventure-Dircks/dp/0692813691′ target=’_blank’ icon=’entypo-book’]Buy the Hardcover  • $24.99[/button] Me and my brother Dave have teamed up again – this time with our very first children’s book! Alphabert! An A-B-C Bedtime Adventure is the story of Albert, …

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Meet our New Author, Michael McCarthy

“While the novelist is banging on his typewriter, the poet is watching a fly in the windowpane.”  –Billy Collins. Michael McCarthy is, in his words, “a lifelong explorer of the sacred.” Through a deepening poetic lens, he sees profound beauty in the commonplace. The ordinary is indeed richly extraordinary. He …

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Where the Hell is Tesla? Now Available!

“One of the funniest books I’ve ever read! I loved it. Don’t miss this one!”- Patricia Mick, April 2015 “I loved this book! Hysterical, interesting, cool, just awesome. I flew through it in a few days and laughed the whole way through. I love sci-fi, I love humor and this …

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Where the Hell is Tesla? Interview on FanboyPlanet.com

Where The Hell Is Tesla? And Why Does Rob Dircks Ask? — by Daniel DeFabio Rob Dircks’ novel Where the Hell is Tesla? is a fast, fun and funny read. He creates a quantum playground that accomodates almost every fanboy fantasy. Its style has bits of Douglas Adams and Jonathan Scalzi’s Redshirts. …

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Cover Reveal: Recipes for Disaster!

Here it is: the cover to Recipes for Disaster: Eating & Living Well… if You Survive the Apocalypse! Coming in 2015, Recipes for Disaster is a cookbook parody set in post-apocalyptic New England, written by your favorite chef/ entertainer/ impossibly-well-heeled host Margaret Eggsworth.

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