Like my first book, HELLO, NORMA JEAN (Savant 2010), THE LOONS (Savant 2012) also started out as a screenplay written several years ago. In converting THE LOONS into a contemporary comedy-of-errors novel, I worked hard to maintain the freshness of a play and the visuals of a movie. Reminiscent of the screwball comedies of the 1930s, THE LOONS is replete with heavy doses of love woven throughout the chaos.


As with HELLO, NORMA JEAN, I was excited that Savant Books and Publication saw promise i...
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Two authors, Jean Blasiar and Jonathan Marcantoni, have come together to tell the story of a little girl so devoted to her father that she sets out to do what others have not been able to do.  Find him.

Set against the backdrop of World War II, Melanie Commons takes on the role of provider and caregiver that countless women took on during that tumultuous period in our history. Taking a job in an airplane factory, she is given the support and confidence that she was not able to find prior to t...
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Hello!  My name is Tatsuyuki Kobayashi.

I began making woodblock-prints while studying at Sugino Fashion University. In 2006, I presented my collected works in an international exhibition entitled "Rashoumon" at the Gallery La Mer in Tokyo. I exhibited more of my works in a second exhibition entitled "Self-portrait," a part of "The World of Five Individual Artists," again at Gallery La Mer in Tokyo. Inspired by Daido Moriyama's photography, I am continuing my exploration of the "Interzone" in ...
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