Who Killed Buster Sparkle?
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 First edition | |
| Author | John W. Bateman |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Southern Gothic |
| Publisher | Unsolicited Press |
Publication date | 2019 |
| Media type | Print (hardback, paperback), ebook |
| Pages | 280 pages |
| ISBN | 1947021893 First edition hardback |
Who Killed Buster Sparkle?, written by John W. Bateman, is a southern-gothic novel published by Unsolicited Press.[1][2]
Synopsis[edit]
Set in Clover, Mississippi, the novel revolves around a drag queen named Peaches who is suddenly visited by Buster, the ghost of an African American man, who may or may not have been murdered.[3]
Release[edit]
Who Killed Buster Sparkle? was first published in print, hardback, and ebook format in the United States on June 12, 2019, through Unsolicited Press.[4][5] Distributed through Ingram Book Group.[6]
Reception[edit]
The Clarion-Ledger praised Who Killed Buster Sparkle?, calling it "a riveting mystery that you won’t want to put down"[7] and Ambush Magazine named it Book of the Month for May 2020 and calls it a "fabulous read" with a "fresh and exciting storyline."[8] Who Killed Buster Sparkle? debuted on the Mississippi Top Reads list at #9 on June 30, 2019.[9] The novel and author were included in the 2019 Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium[10] as well as the 2021 Glitterary Festival in Oxford, MS.[11]
Awards[edit]
- ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition (2019, won)[12]
- Award in Fiction by the Mississippi Institute of Arts & Letters (2020, nominated)[13]
References[edit]
- ^ "Local author, SAAC director releases debut novel". Starkville Daily News. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ "44 Amazing Book Recommendations From Our Favorite Indie Bookstores". BuzzFeed News. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ "Book of the Month: Who Killed Buster Sparkle?". Ambush Magazine. 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ Bateman, John W. (12 June 2019). Who killed Buster Sparkle? (First edition hardback ed.). Portland, Oregon. ISBN 978-1-947021-89-1. OCLC 1090184724.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Bateman, John W (2019). Who killed Buster Sparkle?. Unsolicited Press. ISBN 978-1-947021-79-2. OCLC 1112125738.
- ^ "Unsolicited Press Bookstore". Unsolicited Press. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ msbookspage (2020-04-06). "Who Killed Buster Sparkle by John W. Bateman". Clarion-Ledger / Hattiesburg American Mississippi Books Page. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ "Book of the Month: Who Killed Buster Sparkle?". Ambush Magazine. 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ msbookspage (2019-07-01). "Mississippi Top Reads / Sunday, June 30, 2019". Clarion-Ledger / Hattiesburg American Mississippi Books Page. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ "History - Welty Symposium - MUW". www.muw.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Panelists". Glitterary Festival. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ "Announcing the 2019 ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition Winners". ScreenCraft. 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ "Nominations". MISSISSIPPI INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND LETTERS. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-25.