Who Killed Buster Sparkle?

Who Killed Buster Sparkle?
First edition
AuthorJohn W. Bateman
LanguageEnglish
GenreSouthern Gothic
PublisherUnsolicited Press
Publication date2019
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback, paperback), ebook
Pages280 pages
ISBN1947021893 First edition hardback

Who Killed Buster Sparkle?, written by John W. Bateman, is a Southern Gothic novel published by Unsolicited Press.[1][2]

Synopsis

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

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

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

  • ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition (2019, won)[12]
  • Award in Fiction by the Mississippi Institute of Arts & Letters (2020, nominated)[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Local author, SAAC director releases debut novel". Starkville Daily News. June 10, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  2. ↑ "44 Amazing Book Recommendations From Our Favorite Indie Bookstores". BuzzFeed News. March 11, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Book of the Month: Who Killed Buster Sparkle?". Ambush Magazine. May 8, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  4. ↑ Bateman, John W. (June 12, 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)
  5. ↑ Bateman, John W (2019). Who killed Buster Sparkle?. Unsolicited Press. ISBN 978-1-947021-79-2. OCLC 1112125738.
  6. ↑ "Unsolicited Press Bookstore". Unsolicited Press. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  7. ↑ msbookspage (April 6, 2020). "Who Killed Buster Sparkle by John W. Bateman". Clarion-Ledger / Hattiesburg American Mississippi Books Page. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Book of the Month: Who Killed Buster Sparkle?". Ambush Magazine. May 8, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  9. ↑ msbookspage (July 1, 2019). "Mississippi Top Reads / Sunday, June 30, 2019". Clarion-Ledger / Hattiesburg American Mississippi Books Page. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  10. ↑ "History - Welty Symposium - MUW". www.muw.edu. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Panelists". Glitterary Festival. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Announcing the 2019 ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition Winners". ScreenCraft. April 8, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Nominations". MISSISSIPPI INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND LETTERS. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
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