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Books by Scott Semegran

Here is a list of books by yours truly, available in paperback, hardcover, and eBook versions. If you own an eReader like a Kindle, an iPad, Sony Reader, a Nook, etc., then search in their bookstores with my last name "semegran" or the title of my eBooks. You can download samples or purchase my eBooks directly on your eReader. You can also visit the Sugar Skull Books Store to purchase signed paperbacks or hardcovers.

The Meteoric Rise of Simon Burchwood

The Meteoric Rise of Simon Burchwood

On his way to New York to celebrate his impending literary success, Simon Burchwood is the prototypical American careerist. But a quick detour to Montgomery, Alabama to visit a childhood friend sends Simon on a bizarre journey, challenging his hopes and dreams of becoming a famous writer. This is a character study that delves into the psyche of a man who desperately tries to redefine himself.

Is Simon pompous? Yes. A jerk? Yes. Will you like him? Absolutely! "The book is told entirely from Simon’s viewpoint. Simon is not a very likable guy; as a matter of fact, he is a self-centered, pompous jerk. But for some reason, it’s pretty fun to be inside his head, mainly because he is an inadvertent, oblivious jerk... you will learn Simon’s views on smoking, cleanliness and going to the bathroom, just to name a few. There were times that I laughed out loud... A very good novel that was humorous throughout." 4 and 1/2 Stars - Red Adept Reviews

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Inductee into the Indie eBook Hall of Fame - General Fiction
5 Best Summer Indie Beach Reads - Huffington Post

ISBN: 978-0-557-02832-0

Language: English

Edition: First Edition

Printed: 252 pages, 6" x 9", perfect binding, cream interior paper (60# weight), black and white interior ink, white exterior paper (100# weight), full-color exterior ink

Publisher: Sugar Skull Books

Category: Literature & Fiction

List Price: $16.99

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Printed: 252 pages, 6" x 9", hardcover (dust jacket), cream interior paper, black and white interior ink

List Price: $24.99

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Word Count: 87,727

List Price: $2.99

The Spectacular Simon Burchwood

The Spectacular Simon Burchwood

Recently divorced and his writing career in shambles, Simon Burchwood's life is a complete disaster. He reluctantly finds work as a computer support technician and resigns that his career as the next great American novelist will never come to fruition. When he learns that his ex-wife abruptly moves to Dallas with his children, he embarks on a crazy road trip with a nerdy coworker and a hitchhiking punk rock girl and discovers the inspiration he desperately needs for his new literary masterpiece. Take another trip with the one and only Simon Burchwood.

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ISBN: 978-1-257-94215-2

Language: English

Edition: First Edition

Printed: 236 pages, 6" x 9", perfect binding, cream interior paper (60# weight), black and white interior ink, white exterior paper (100# weight), full-color exterior ink

Publisher: Sugar Skull Books

Category: Literature & Fiction

List Price: $16.99

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Printed: 236 pages, 6" x 9", hardcover (dust jacket), cream interior paper, black and white interior ink

List Price: $24.99

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Word Count: 77,721

List Price: $3.49

Modicum

Modicum

This collection of short stories, musings, and cartoons by writer / cartoonist Scott Semegran explores such themes as suicide, parenting, religion, masculinity, the apocalypse, and, most importantly, erections. It’s guaranteed to make you laugh, cry, and pee your pants (hopefully, not at the same time).

Praise for Modicum:

"Funny, sweet, dark, and sad, Scott Semegran's comics and short stories create a wholly convincing world of love, loss, and fear. His light touch with heavy subjects is a gift, and his forays into silliness are a delight. I can't tell if his kids should read it as soon as possible, or never." - Emily Flake, cartoonist and author of LuLu Eightball

"Hilarious, poignant, twisted... and those are just the stories. Scott Semegran's cartoons bring an added one-two visceral punch to a powerful collection of work." - Davy Rothbart, author of The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas and publisher of FOUND Magazine

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Morningwood Reviews:

Review by: Fred Bubbers on Sep. 19, 2010 :
Great story. It's lighthearted, but at the same time evokes empathy for all the characters. Deftly written.

Review by: Ami Braverman on Mar. 11, 2010 :
I liked this story a lot.
It's light and my type of humor.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Short Story, September 16, 2010

Review by: V. Farinelli "Vic'thor the Viking"

Scott Semegran can pack a lot of emotion in a short story. This story will make you smile and weep at the same time. An amazing writer.

That Mouse Is High Reviews:

Review by: omk3 on Mar. 12, 2010 :
Sweet and funny little story.
Good fun for the few minutes it takes to read it.

Review by: Ami Braverman on Mar. 11, 2010 :
Nice read.
Scott puts a lot of warmth in his stories.

Review by: Neil Saldana on Mar. 09, 2010 :
Nice, straight to the point read with a few laughs is always good.

In My Garage Reviews:

This is a very fast read about three lifelong friends and the way they spend end-of-the-world eve: with each other, of course. The Bottom Line: I’d recommend it if you’re looking for a brotherly love, “bros before hos” validation kind of story. - eBook Alchemy

ISBN: 978-0-557-63501-6

Language: English

Edition: First Edition

Printed: 164 pages, 6" x 9", perfect binding, cream interior paper (60# weight), black and white interior ink, white exterior paper (100# weight), full-color exterior ink

Publisher: Sugar Skull Books

Category: Comics & Graphic Novels

List Price: $13.99

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Printed: 164 pages, 6" x 9", hardcover (dust jacket), cream interior paper, black and white interior ink

List Price: $22.99

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Word Count: 26,500

List Price: $2.99

Mr Grieves

Mr. Grieves

Mr. Grieves started as a poke at human nature through the use of talking, narcissistic animals. It has evolved into a full-on assault to your funny bone. Where else will you find rats fighting over cubicles, camels worrying about aging, a parrot talking to aliens, and a lonely water snail longing for a friend? Welcome to the world of Mr. Grieves!

ISBN: 978-0-557-07109-8

Language: English

Edition: First Edition

Printed: 152 pages, 6" x 9", perfect binding, cream interior paper (60# weight), black and white interior ink, white exterior paper (100# weight), full-color exterior ink

Publisher: Sugar Skull Books

Category: Comics & Graphic Novels

List Price: $13.99

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Printed: 152 pages, 6" x 9", hardcover (dust jacket), cream interior paper, black and white interior ink

List Price: $21.99

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List Price: $2.99

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Mia Ryan Book

MIA RYAN AND HER FEARLESS CAT, ANGEL-BOY in: Tea, Cupcakes, and the Great Ant Famine

Mia Ryan and her cat Angel-Boy were enjoying their tea party when all of a sudden one of the cupcakes sprouted legs and ran out of the house. After chasing the cupcake, Mia Ryan learns about the Great Ant Famine from her newest little friend Anthony the Ant. Read about the choices Mia Ryan makes to help Anthony and the rest of his friends.

ISBN: 978-0-557-10787-2

Language: English

Edition: First Edition

Publisher: Lulu.com

Category: Children

Printed: 24 pages, 8.5" x 8.5", saddle-stitch binding, white interior paper (60# weight), full-color interior ink, white exterior paper (100# weight), full-color exterior ink

List Price: $13.70

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ISBN: 978-1-4523-5587-0

Word Count: 1,645

List Price: $0.99

A Perfect Moment

A Perfect Moment

A Perfect Moment is indeed an interesting and adventurous journey through the sometimes sordid, and often awesome moments of its protagonists. From the charming fantasies of an elusive dream world to the gruesome and often nightmarish experiences of those not so enchanting moments where we come to understand that, "Good comes from the bad. It always does. You just need the patience to wait and ride it out." Without a doubt, A Perfect Moment is insightful and imaginative in the way it develops a divergent and non-linear path through time, while deflecting conscious memory in its very moments of becoming. - BOOKS IN REVIEW by Janet Koch, Arena Magazine

ISBN: 978-0-557-11185-5

Publisher: Lulu

Language: English

Edition: Second Edition

Category: Literature & Fiction

Printed: 230 pages, 6" x 9", perfect binding, cream interior paper (60# weight), black and white interior ink, white exterior paper (100# weight), full-color exterior ink

List Price: $14.97

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Word Count: 55,896

List Price: $0.99

Reviews for A Perfect Moment:

A Perfect Moment, Austin writer Scott E. Semegran's latest novel, is well worth the read, especially for those of us who have our own special and unique memories of the Austin experience, and who rather enjoy pulling out bits and pieces of those moments dusting them off and reliving or reinventing them, if you please. In any case, you shouldn't miss this momentous opportunity to experience Semegran's take on A Perfect Moment, which challenges the reader to take a step outside of and beyond our own isolated experiential moments in time, or our "virtual" lives as we know them. From the beginning to end, this novel depicts the unfolding of personal experience, specific moments, singular lives acting independently, yet unknowingly in tandem, wherein a series of separate events and individual life circumstances bring these personal and isolated moments to a point of intersection, a juncture in time. The novel's form achieves power and momentum by the way in which it reflects its content. While each chapter represents a singular and isolated moment, a vignette, each builds upon the previous, like so many past remembrances coming together to form A Perfect Moment, which then assimilates itself into the presumptuous context of a whole before once again detaching, disconnecting, and deflecting, but not before reminding us that, "We're all linked through a chain of events. Everything happens for a reason."

A Perfect Moment is indeed an interesting and adventurous journey through the sometimes sordid, and often awesome moments of its protagonists. From the charming fantasies of an elusive dream world to the gruesome and often nightmarish experiences of those not so enchanting moments where we come to understand that, "Good comes from the bad. It always does. You just need the patience to wait and ride it out." Without a doubt, A Perfect Moment is insightful and imaginative in the way it develops a divergent and non-linear path through time, while deflecting conscious memory in its very moments of becoming.

BOOKS IN REVIEW by Janet Koch
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Short Stories

the_butterfly_effect The Butterfly Effect

Description: A father watches his daughters lovingly care for a squirmy gang of caterpillars. When they morph into butterflies, the girls witness the true meaning of life... unfortunately. A short story by Scott Semegran.

Kindle Bestseller - Literary Fiction