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Haiku Notebook Second Edition    by W. F. Owen
Price: $3.99 USD. 8460 words. Published on June 26, 2010. .

In addition to the humorous poems on the Internet, haiku have literary roots in ancient Japan. Award-winning haiku poet W. F. Owen presents a primer for the serious-minded poet in this second edition of Haiku Notebook. The book is written in haibun style (prose combined with haiku), so readers can see the origins, themes and contexts of the poems. There are over 260 poems presented.
Minifiction Volume One: Marouflage    by James Stanson
Price: $2.99 USD. 13070 words. Published on July 6, 2010. .

Minifiction Volume One: Marouflage contains 90 carefully-crafted stories and fictions that open up 90 new worlds in less than a page each. Each piece explores the limits of conventional story telling, the extremes of parody and the absurdity of fictional advice. Marouflage will appeal to those who savour their reading, as well as those looking for a quick story with an unexpected twist.
The Chronicles of a Hip Hop Legend, Paths of Grand Wizardry    by D.D. Turner
Price: $9.00 USD. 73220 words. Published on July 7, 2010. .

New author masterfully mixes the beats of Hip-Hop culture and fantasy-fiction influence in a page-turning novel about an extraordinary teen with an extraordinary destiny...
No Bear, No Forest    by Barry Rachin
Price: Free! 87790 words. Published on July 8, 2010. .

Mrs. Chowdhary, who manages the Bay View Motel, named her youngest daughter after Saint Theresa, the Little Flower of Jesus. Unfortunately, Terry has more in common with Attila the Hun than her nineteenth century namesake. No Bear, No Forest is a collection of quirky, short stories about people trying to make a go of it in a decidedly user-unfriendly universe.
Under a Glass Bell    by Anais Nin
Price: $4.99 USD. 27440 words. Published by Sky Blue Press  on July 9, 2010. .

Often considered Anais Nin's finest work of fiction, this collection of short stories was self-published by Nin with an old-fashioned hand press in 1944. Among the titles are "Houseboat," "The Mouse," "The Labyrinth," and "Birth."
Blood & Chocolate    by Mark Zero
Price: $7.99 USD. 101870 words. Published on July 11, 2010. .

When Marnie Hawthorne inherits her family fortune, a chocolate empire built on the world-famous Hawthorne Toffee Bar, she also inherits a secret her reclusive grandmother took to her grave. The truth behind the Hawthornes' rise from small town candy makers to international chocolate magnates is as disturbing as it is unbelievable and the only man who knows the whole story has a reason not to tell.
ΕΞΙ ΜΗΝΕΣ ΣΤΟ ΒΟΡΕΙΟ ΙΡΑΚ    by Vassilis Perros
Price: $9.90 USD. 28560 words. Published by Bookstars  on July 14, 2010. .

Μια αληθινή μαρτυρία ενός Έλληνα εθελοντή στο Ιρακ
Homecoming Book XII    by Ora Munter
Price: $0.99 USD. 3560 words. Published on July 16, 2010. .

In order to fulfill the "Oracle of the Rising Queens," Kiki must reclaim her life on earth. But the Emperor of Dark Chocolitz and his ferocious forces relentlessly try to defeat her.
Liberation Theology    by Jonathan M Barrett
Price: $0.99 USD. 5190 words. Published on July 17, 2010. .

Jim Croft is a young priest in crisis. Burnt out from his work in a Cape Town township at the end of the Apartheid era, he escapes to the relative Eden of Zimbabwe for a break. But this Eden has its own temptations.
A Letter to the Establishment: The Cautionary Tale of Hunter S. Thompson    by JC Andrijeski
Price: $1.99 USD. 14470 words. Published by White Sun Press  on July 18, 2010. .

Drug-crazed, iconic, outrageous--Hunter S. Thompson’s own reputation as the rock star writer of the 1970s obscured the meaning behind much of his work, even for many of his fans. An essay on Hunter S. Thompson as a journalist, and the implications and intention behind his style of “gonzo journalism” on current day media…as well as what set him apart.