Jonathan LaPoma

Author / Screenwriter / Songwriter

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DEVELOPING MINDS Now Available for Purchase

Jonathan LaPoma’s award-winning literary fiction novel, DEVELOPING MINDS: AN AMERICAN GHOST STORY, is now available for purchase on Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble.com, and on the publisher, Laughing Fire Press’s, website.

DEVELOPING MINDS follows a group of recent college grads who struggle with feelings of alienation and their addictions as they try to survive a year of teaching at two dysfunctional Miami public schools. Kirkus Reviews called it an “Entertaining and authentic look at the troubled American education system,” and the San Francisco Book Review called it “Incredibly artistic . . . raw and endearing.” It can be seen as mix between TEACHER MAN by Frank McCourt and POST OFFICE by Charles Bukowski.

A NOBLE TRUTH an Official Selection of Glendale Film Fest

Jonathan LaPoma’s coming-of-age drama A NOBLE TRUTH is an official selection of the 2015 Glendale International Film Festival. A NOBLE TRUTH follows two friends who take a road trip throughout the United States and into Mexico to explore what truths unite people in a world slipping deeper into apathy and discord. But in this quest for truth, truth is the last thing either man seeks (EASY RIDER meets GOOD WILL HUNTING).

A NOBLE TRUTH is available for purchase on Amazon.com or on the Laughing Fire Press website.

This is the script’s 13th award/honor.

DEVELOPING MINDS Earns a 5-Star Review from Readers’ Favorite

“Readers will be gripped by the many dimensions the plot has to offer…The story is honest, authentic, entertaining and poignant, and the contrasting images of a young man trying to grow in his personal life and the failures of the Miami school system have been woven together well without sounding forced.”

Jonathan LaPoma’s award-winning novel, DEVELOPING MINDS: AN AMERICAN GHOST STORY, earned a 5-star review from Readers’ Favorite. DEVELOPING MINDS will be published by Laughing Fire Press in September 2015.

DEVELOPING MINDS, Finalist in STARGAZER LITERARY PRIZES

Jonathan LaPoma’s novel DEVELOPING MINDS: AN AMERICAN GHOST STORY is a finalist in the 2015 Stargazer Literary Prizes. DEVELOPING MINDS follows a group of recent college graduates who struggle through a year of teaching in two dysfunctional Miami public schools. The novel will be published by Laughing Fire Press on September 14, 2015.

“DEVELOPING MINDS is a raunchy, yet captivating story of two best friends, one gay, one not, who decide to spend a year teaching in the dysfunctional Miami school district… Jonathan LaPoma is an extraordinary writer.”

Stargazer Literary Prizes

A NOBLE TRUTH a Finalist in 2015 Twister Alley International Film Festival

The Twister Alley International Film Festival has chosen Jonathan LaPoma’s award-winning coming-of-age drama, A NOBLE TRUTH, as a finalist in their 2015 screenwriting competition. This is the script’s 12th award. A NOBLE TRUTH will be published by Laughing Fire Press in early 2015.

A NOBLE TRUTH an Honorable Mention at 2015 Mountain Film Festival

The Mountain Film Festival has awarded Jonathan LaPoma’s coming-of-age drama, A NOBLE TRUTH, honorable mention in its 2015 screenwriting competition. A NOBLE TRUTH follows two friends who take a road trip throughout America in search of what truths unite people in a nation slipping deeper into apathy and discord. It can be described as EASY RIDER meets GOOD WILL HUNTING. A NOBLE TRUTH has won 11 awards and will be published by Laughing Fire Press in early 2015.

A NOBLE TRUTH an Official Selection of the 2015 Buffalo Niagara Film Festival

Jonathan LaPoma’s feature-length coming-of-age drama, A NOBLE TRUTH, is an official selection of the 2015 Buffalo Niagara Film Festival. Jonathan is from Buffalo, and the first act of his script is set there, so this is a particularly special honor for him. A NOBLE TRUTH follows two friends who set out on a road trip to explore what truths unite people in a modern American slipping deeper into apathy and discord. It can be described as a mix between EASY RIDER and GOOD WILL HUNTING. A NOBLE TRUTH will be published by Laughing Fire Press in a month or so and will be available for download on the press’s website.

A NOBLE TRUTH to be Published by Laughing Fire Press

Laughing Fire Press will publish Jonathan LaPoma’s screenplay, A NOBLE TRUTH, in various electronic formats available for purchase at www.laughingfire.com in early 2015. In the past year, A NOBLE TRUTH has won 9 awards/honors, including first place in both the Awareness Festival and West Field Screenwriting Awards (“The New York Award”). It can be described as a mix between EASY RIDER and GOOD WILL HUNTING.

DEVELOPING MINDS: AN AMERICAN GHOST STORY Set to be Published by Laughing Fire Press

Jonathan LaPoma’s debut novel, DEVELOPING MINDS: AN AMERICAN GHOST STORY, is set to be published by Laughing Fire Press in the spring of 2015. Laughing Fire Press is “…one of many independent presses and groups concerned with raising public awareness about the social, political, cultural, economic, and ecological issues in today’s world.” (http://www.laughingfire.com/about/)