My Book “Different” is Free on Kindle Today

My book #Different is a #FREE download on #kindle right now. Grab a copy today. This is an illustrated #fantasy novel for adults and YA. Not for children 😇 I hope this helps keep you entertained while we stay safe at home.

Amazon U.S. —> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H7GAJTM/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i2

Amazon U.K. —> https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00H7GAJTM/ref=dbs_a_w_dp_b00h7gajtm

New Frank Mundo Poem “re: Your Mother” Published Today

My new poem, “re: Your mother“, was published today for aaduna magazine’s National Poetry Month initiative: Four for the 4th.

It’s the second poem posted on the page (Be careful of the first poem. It has some adult language).

Check it out if you have a minute.

The poem is part of my e-pistle series that includes: “re: Your brother“, and more to come.

aaduna is a timeless exploration into words and images – is a globally read, multi-cultural, and diverse online literary and visual arts journal established in 2010. Visit http://www.aaduna.org where they put measurable actions to words.

New Frank Mundo Poem Published Today at Beautiful Losers Magazine

I have a new poem called “The Upsell Artist” published today at Beautiful Losers Magazine, a great little lit mag I really like.

The subject matter is a bit racier than my usual stuff, so be warned.

If you want to check it out, please visit Beautiful Losers Magazine.

Here’s the URL if the link doesn’t work –> https://medium.com/beautiful-losers/the-upsell-artist-by-frank-mundo-67b749cbfa73#.xalsj7o31

Be sure to “like” it and share it if you can, so they invite me back in the future.

Thank you for your support. It means a lot to me.

Oh, I have another new poem coming in April — a National Poetry Month feature for aaduna magazine.

Stayed tuned for another post with more info as we approach April.

Frank Mundo 2016 Best of the Net Anthology Nominee

Honored that my poem “Aubade” has been nominated for the 2016 Sundress Publications Best of the Net Anthology. Thank you to Marie C Lecrivain, editor-publisher of poeticdiversity: the litzine of Los Angeles.

poeticdiversity: the litzine of Los Angeles’ nominees for 2016 Sundress Publications Best of the Net Anthology.

CREATIVE NONFICTION

1) G Murray Thomas -“A Personal History Of Rock ‘n’ Roll: Spoken Word”

PROSE

1) Carol Schwalberg – “Knock-Out”

2) Lynne Bronstein -“A Present For the Teacher”

POETRY

1) Gwyndyn Alexander – “Poet in Atlantis”

2) Deborah Edler Brown – “Taller Than the Moon”

3) Frank Mundo – “Aubade”

4) Angel Uriel Perales – “Minuet of the Burning Fields”

5) Ben Trigg – “Shoes”

6) Viola Weinberg Spencer -“Salvadore Dali Takes His Anteater For a Walk”

 

Congrats to the nominees.

http://www.poeticdiversity.org

Carolyn See, California Literary Legend, Dies at 82

You know that one teacher that changed your life, that one teacher that made you see a better version of yourself was actually possible and attainable?

That was Carolyn See for me. She was my teacher, my friend and mentor. I am a better writer and a better human being for having known her and learned from her and worked with her.

I just can’t say enough how much she changed my life for the better. She was the best!!! I’ll never forget her. I’ll never forget what I learned from her.

RIP Carolyn See, my friend and mentor. I love you, and I miss you!!!

To learn more about Carolyn See and her amazing body of work, here’s the announcement in the LA Times today.

New Poem Published Today at Angel City Review

My new poem, “Waste of Shame,” a sestina I wrote for my brother, was published today in the latest issue of Angel City Review –> This magazine focuses on Los Angeles writers, established and new.

Check it out if you have a minute.

Other poetry contributors:
Janice Lee and Michael Duplessis
Emily Fernandez
Nelson Alburquenque
James Cushing
Alyssa Crow
Oktavi Allison
Mike Sonksen
Marcus Clayton
Sarah Thursday
Luivette Resto
AJ Urquidi
Kirk Sever
Jesse Bliss
Maja Trochimczyk

There are also short stories and non-fiction work in the magazine — a lot of great stuff for whatever you’re looking for.

Different by Frank Mundo is FREE this Weekend

You read it right. My book Different is free this Saturday through Monday, March 25-27 on Kindle. Check it out.

If you choose to read it, please share your review on GR and Amazon. Love it or hate it, I appreciate your time and your opinion.

Here’s the link: http://www.amazon.com/Different-Frank-Mundo-ebook/dp/B00H7GAJTM

Different is an illustrated novella for adults. It’s in the Urban Fantasy or Contemporary Fantasy genres. There are six reviews on GR, and four on Amazon: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19454182-different

Summary: If you like those “peculiar” children Tim Burton is about to make famous, you might like Different.

One morning 12-year-old Gregory Gourde wakes up in his bed with an impossible new feature: his head has become a watermelon. We follow Gregory down a rabbit hole of sorts to a new world and an audacious exploration of what it really means to be different in this dark yet humorous nod to Kafka’s “Metamorphosis” and Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland”.

The illustrations in Different are woodcut-style black-and-white drawings (after the famous Alice in Wonderland art) by Keith Draws, who also illustrated my other book, The Brubury Tales (Illustrated Edition) and the cover of my short-story collection, Gary, the Four-Eyed Fairy (who, incidentally, makes an appearance in Different).

*Adult language and content. Not for children under 13 or 14.

I hope you enjoy Different.

Classical Carousel Reviews The Brubury Tales

I am honored and so grateful for the amazing reviews and responses to my book The Brubury Tales that continue to come in.

Just today, an in-depth book review of The Brubury Tales was posted at Classical Carousel, an exceptional literary blog that reviews classic books by dead authors almost exclusively. But, because the site was already taking on  Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, The Brubury Tales (my homage to Chaucer’s amazing work) was chosen to be included in a side-by-side reading challenge of old and new! That decision alone was a huge honor and an awesome reminder to me of how lucky I am to keep finding an audience for such an unusual book — based on a work that means so very much to me.

You can read the full review of The Brubury Tales here.

And please be sure to check out the full reviews of The Canterbury Tales as well, and all the many Classical Carousel reviews of some of the best books by some of the best dead writers ever.

The Brubury Tales is available in paperback and ebook formats at Amazon.

 

The Brubury Tales is an ambitious homage to Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. It takes Chaucer’s story and frame to Los Angeles just after the riots, where seven security guards on the graveyard shift swap tales in a hilarious storytelling competition for Christmas vacation time.

 

Different by Frank Mundo is FREE today at Amazon

Yesterday was my 7th wedding anniversary with my beautiful wife, Nancy.

Today, I’m feeling blessed, so my book “Different” is ‪FREE‬ for everyone to download at Amazon.

Here’s the link in the US: http://www.amazon.com/Different-Frank-Mundo-ebook/dp/B00H7GAJTM

*It’s also free on Amazon UK and all Amazon sites.
I hope you download it and give it shot. It’s definitely an usual book, and a little dark and ‪‎different‬ (not for the younger kids less than 13 years old), but it has a lot of heart, too.

Check it out. Check out the reviews. Maybe it’s something you’ll want to read over the holidays. The best part is, if you don’t like it, it won’t cost you a thing.

I know there’s a billion books out there, so I’m always honored when someone chooses to read my work.

If you do choose to download the book and give it a shot, and you like the book (or don’t like it), please share your review on amazon for other potential readers. I really appreciate your time and effort — and your support of my work.

Other books by Frank Mundo

“Aubade,” New Poem by Frank Mundo Published by Poetic Diversity

Honored that my new poem “Aubade” (which is an aubade and a sonnet) is published in the latest issue of poeticdiversity.

Read it here along with all the great contributors.

An aubade is a morning love song (as opposed to a serenade, which is in the evening), or a song or poem about lovers separating at dawn. The sun is often addressed directly in this poem.

The poem was written earlier this year for my wife.

Books by Frank Mundo