Outskirts Press Announces Dark Matter: Stories, the Latest Fiction / General Book from Denver, CO Author Stephen Shugart

Denver, CO, January 02, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Dark Matter: Stories by Stephen Shugart, which is the author's most recent book to date. The 6.14 x 9.21 paperback in the Fiction / General category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail price of $12.95. Dark Matter: Stories is also available in its 6.14 x 9.21 hardback w/ jacket edition for $22.95. The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/darkmatterstories was launched simultaneously with the book's publication.

About the Book (Excerpts & Info)

Inventive and Unsettling, the stories of Stephen Shugart exist in their own hybrid dimension of the familiar and fabulous. Their reach in subject matter is matched by the range of the book’s compelling characters: a man who claims he’s so in love that he can endure putting his face in a table saw; a woman married nine times who can make love happen at will. Time and space here become touchstones of articulated and resonant longings for connection and wholeness. Dark Matter is an exciting and eclectic collection that will jolt you awake--Steven Schwartz, author of Therapy and A Good Doctor’s Son

Dark Matter: Stories is a powerful depiction of imagination experienced, a poignant exploration of the intersection of reality and dream and the tenuous division we endeavor to force between them. Shugart’s excellent collection boldly attempts to “peel back the darkness,” to pull back the “invisible drapes that won’t open,” and in so doing, these stories take swipes at the nothingness of modern life and middle-class values, the desperation of Alzheimer’s and divorce, as well as the conflicts and complexities of culture and class, all the while weaving an irresistible narrative that finds glimpses of redemption and light amid the dark matter of our lives.

— Robert Gray, author of Drew: Poems from Blue Water and I Wish That I Were Langston Hughes

Deftly constructed at 275 pages, Dark Matter: Stories is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the Fiction / General category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, Dark Matter: Stories meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $12.95 and $22.95, respectively.

Additionally, Dark Matter: Stories can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press wholesale online bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/buybooks

ISBN: 9781432746285
Format: 6.14 x 9.21 paperback
SRP: $12.95

ISBN: 9781432748203
Format: 6.14 x 9.21 hardback w/ jacket
SRP: $22.95

For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/darkmatterstories

About the Author

Stephen Shugart lives in Denver, Colorado. His stories have appeared in Paraspheres, Madison Review, Colorado Review and other literary magazines and anthologies. He is also a produced playwright and teaches creative writing and composition.

About Outskirts Press, Inc.

Outskirts Press, Inc. offers full-service, custom self-publishing and book marketing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.

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