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Kirkus Reviews Recommends THE SOUL CITY SALVATION

Kirkus Reviews recommends Jonathan LaPoma's new darkly comic, psychologically epic novel, The Soul City Salvation: "Jay is revealed to be an intriguing soul to follow, and LaPoma seamlessly depicts aspects of Jay’s mental illness as well as his attempts to get successfully published. Read more

California Bookwatch Recommends THE SOUL CITY SALVATION

Diane Donovan of California Bookwatch recommends Jonathan LaPoma's latest novel, The Soul City Salvation, calling it: "A philosophical story of growth, insight, and discovery . . . that moves beyond the usual focus on young adults to consider an adult's evolutionary process . . . Read more

The Two Gay Geeks Interview Jon LaPoma

The Two Gay Geeks interviewed Jonathan LaPoma for their latest webcast. LaPoma answered questions about his novels and screenplays, explaining their origins and thematic material, along with his writing process and history. To listen to the webcast, click here.Read more

HAMMOND the #1 Hot New Release in Sports Fiction on Amazon Australia

Jonathan LaPoma's newest coming-of-age novel, HAMMOND, is the #1 Hot New Release in Sports Fiction and the #8 Hot New Release in Coming of Age Fiction on Amazon Australia. It's also the #2 bestseller in Sports Fiction on Amazon UK and Australia, and the #3 bestseller Read more

The Fussy Librarian Interviews Jon LaPoma

The Fussy Librarian interviewed Jonathan LaPoma, asking general questions about his writing and teaching careers. To read the interview, click here. Read more

DEVELOPING MINDS a Top 12 “Sidesplittingly Hilarious” Novel on Wiki.ezvid

Danica Jambalos included Jonathan LaPoma's coming-of-age novel DEVELOPING MINDS: AN AMERICAN GHOST STORY in her "12 Sidesplittingly Hilarious Novels For All Readers" Wiki.ezvid video. She had this to say about the novel: "Jonathan LaPoma gives us a coming-of-age novel that tackles alienation, misguided hopes, and addiction, Read more

Jon LaPoma Answers Self-Publishing Questions on AMAFeed.com

April 23, 2018: On AMAFeed.com, Jonathan LaPoma answered authors' questions on how to self-publish a book.Read more

THE SUMMER OF CRUD an Amazon Hot New Release

Jonathan LaPoma's dark and disturbing literary novel THE SUMMER OF CRUD is an Amazon Hot New Release on Amazon's UK store.Read more

THE SUMMER OF CRUD Selected to Barnes & Noble Press Presents List

Barnes & Noble has selected Jonathan LaPoma's dark, disturbing coming-of-age novel THE SUMMER OF CRUD to its B&N Press Presents list (February/March 2018) where "B&N Press editors have handpicked the best books from emerging authors and new voices."Read more

UNDERSTANDING THE ALACRÁN a #1 Amazon Best Seller

Jonathan LaPoma's award-winning novel UNDERSTANDING THE ALACRÁN is an Amazon Best Seller in the following Kindle categories/stores: -#1 Metaphysical (Canada) -#1 Metaphysical & Visionary (Canada) -#1 Religious & Inspirational (Canada) -Ranked 28th overall (Canada) -#1 Metaphysical & Visionary (Australia) -#3 Religion & Spirituality (Australia) -#12 Literary Read more