Category: How It Works Story Blog

I’m very grateful to Zinta Aistars for a wonderful conversation about Contrary Motion. Please check it out here: http://wmuk.org/post/between-lines-andy-mozinas-contrary-motion

BY Rudy Mars (CMP) Kalamazoo, MI — On Friday afternoon author Andy Mozina announced the plan for the Kalamazoo launch of his new novel, Contrary Motion, setting off a firestorm of criticism among industry watchers and the book-buying public. The author will host a “Super Launch” event at Bookbug on Thursday, March 10th at 7… Continue reading Grandiose Book Launch Plan Causes Confusion, Anger

BY Rudy Mars (CMP) Kalamazoo, MI – After returning corrected galleys of his new novel, Contrary Motion, author Andy Mozina flipped his all-terrain vehicle on a dirt bike track outside Parchment, MI, seriously injuring himself in a celebration gone horribly wrong. “Yeah, I was trying to do a wheelie,” Mozina admitted from his porch where… Continue reading Author Suffers ATV Accident after Returning Galleys

Great to see QUALITY SNACKS has been named a finalist for Foreward Review’s INDIEFAB Book Award in the Short Stories category. The winner will be announced in June. https://indiefab.forewordreviews.com/books/quality-snacks/

Keith Taylor, a creative writing professor at the University of Michigan, gave Quality Snacks a wonderful shout-out during Cynthia Canty’s “Stateside” program on Michigan Radio, an NPR affiliate, listing it as one of his “Top Four” for fall reading. Taylor also talks up other awesome books: Motor City Burning, a novel by Bill Morris; Bad… Continue reading Michigan Radio Picks QUALITY SNACKS for Fall Read

BY Rudy Mars (QSP) Traverse City, MI — In an emotional speech at the conclusion of his fiction reading at Squirrel’s Book Grotto, Andy Mozina announced that his personal chef had rejoined his Quality Snacks book tour. “Someone I love is close to me again,” Mozina said. He then invited his audience to look to… Continue reading Personal Chef Rejoins Book Tour

BY Rudy Mars (QSP) Jackson, MI — In an apparent effort to show the softer side of his creative persona, Andy Mozina shocked listeners at Bottomless Cave Books in Jackson, MI, on Friday night by reading exclusively from a new chapbook of erotic poetry entitled Cuddling by the Shed. In the wake of recent incidents… Continue reading Mozina Surprises Audience with Reading of Erotic Poetry

You can’t keep this book down with a pair of pliers and a sledgehammer. Jim Higgins of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel recommends Quality Snacks! http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/books/getting-a-quick-read-speed-dating-8-short-story-collections-b99314013z1-268624792.html Meanwhile, QS surfs a Michigan bestseller list: http://www.themorningsun.com/arts-and-entertainment/20140711/michigan-bestseller-book-list-for-june-2014

BY Dwayne Nelson (QSP) Chelsea, MI — The Q&A portion of Andy Mozina’s reading at The Droll Unicorn Book Shop degenerated into a shouting match between Mozina and several members of his audience, leaving onlookers in tears and prompting a petition to have Mozina depublished. Though what exactly caused the meltdown is unclear, several observers… Continue reading Q&A Turns Sour at Mozina Bookstore Reading

BY Dwayne Nelson (QSP) Grand Rapids, MI — The rigors of a book tour that has brought both high sales and high drama apparently caught up to Andy Mozina at Schuler’s Books in Grand Rapids Saturday afternoon. After thanking his host for her “shamefully generous introduction,” Mozina mumble-sang the opening bars of “The Star Spangled… Continue reading Mozina Collapses at Lectern During Book Event