Amika Press, 466 Central Avenue #23, Northfield, IL (2024)

06/18/2023

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1956872132?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=amipre02-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=5d9e379fc9b83c860327f045df40941e&camp=1789&creative=9325

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A woman. A stalker. And a retired cop who doesn’t know what to do.

Since he retired, former Chicago Police Department detective Larry Klinger has gradually discovered a deep well of unprocessed grief for his late son who died at the age of six. Now 66 years old, Klinger finally realizes that he needs help to deal with a trauma that occurred nearly 40 years earlier. He joins a group of men who, like him, are struggling to deal with the death of a child.

When a murder occurs, Klinger himself becomes a suspect. What unfolds is a story of love and loss woven into a murder mystery and an examination of a key question faced by countless men today: What is a father's core duty in our complex modern world?

Stalking Justice

02/15/2023

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1956872671/?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=amipre02-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=1224b49e9e296686c09a3fba17430b77&camp=1789&creative=9325
Christopher Guerin’s new book of stories, Loverless Love, is now available.

"In seventeen absorbing stories, Christopher Guerin explores American s*xual mores over the past 50 years. The title novella is a vivid character study of a woman who sleeps next to but not with men. Satire, s*x and s*xual fantasy, and ironies abound—from campus genius to high mountain meadows, from s*xy performance art to the dangerous s*xuality of an ultra-intense workplace."

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Loverless Love: Stories

10/19/2022

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Loyola University Chicago Libraries is proud to present this video series, Alumni Author Spotlight, where brilliant Loyola and Mundelein alumni and affiliate...

10/14/2022

https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/wmbd-this-morning/author-ken-zurski-shares-his-passion-for-history-and-details-from-unremembered-2/?utm_source=wmbd- Our man in Peoria!

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Award-winning author Ken Zurski is a longtime broadcaster, author and speaker, who has made Peoria his home over his 19 years here. Zurski is more than a enthusiast when it co…

10/14/2022

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Award-winning author Ken Zurski is a longtime broadcaster, author and speaker, who has made Peoria his home over his 19 years here. Zurski is more than a enthusiast when it co…

09/29/2022

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1956872604/?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=amipre02-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=86779a5822b892661aba3b6ba806def5&camp=1789&creative=9325
The Reading by Barbara Monier is now on sale!

"An unexpected—and unrecognized—visitor attends veteran writer Esmé’s reading and brings events of forty years past squarely into her present. Struggling with writer’s block and uncertain about a future with her romantic partner, Esmé undertakes a journey through her own history. Esmé revisits a particular year she had written off as the worst of her life as well as her whirlwind early marriage. In the process, Esmé ultimately overcomes the wounded hesitancy that has characterized her life and rediscovers her former courage and openness to risk."

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The Reading

09/20/2022

https://unrememberedhistory.com/2022/09/19/a-book-and-a-bear-claw/

“A brilliant piece of work.… Ken Zurski’s great gift as a storyteller is that he presents as a chronicler of personal histories that have been muted by the veil time. Once the reader is drawn in, however, we are surrounded by the flesh and blood of his subjects, their plots and passions, their loves and losses, the very fire of their lives which leads us to a renewed but once again shocking realization that some very significant parts of everything we consider to be our unique reality has been forged by all that came before. Much of our ‘here’ stands on the foundation built by those who well preceded us and our ‘now’ is more fleeting and borrowed than we might comfortably wish to comprehend within the daily practice of our lives.… What’s fascinating about Ken’s journey is that he’s managed to merge his instinct for journalistic inquiry with the desire to tell campfire stories that have never before been told.… I didn’t want this book to end.… The irony of Unremembered is that you won’t soon forget it.” —Bill Thill, producer, director, writer & industry podcaster

A Book and a Bear Claw. By Bill Thill Ken Zurski’s latest book, “Unremembered – Book 2: Actors, Artists, Entertainers & Influencers” is available for purchase and set to…

09/20/2022

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Unremembered Book 2: Actors, Artists, Entertainers & Influencers is now on sale!

Unremembered Book 2: Actors, Artists, Entertainers & Influencers

08/10/2022

https://www.spreaker.com/user/16413224/season-2-episode-4-ken?fbclid=IwAR2PB0xgkJ6cpZmEgDcDcGpVHjyr6FVfOIz8QRUE9M6FSiMqoODZ44F4FMA

On the next episode Morton based author Ken Zurski joins the guys to talk about Unremembered history

08/06/2022

https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/30-years-later-legacy-of-2-lawmen-killed-in-chicago-courthouse-shootout/?fbclid=IwAR35YHOGqFYHdPQnOO5KFeX-vVHt7wXUQSOVYjWU34ZIOqRlEsWJGcprdV8

Watch the recent news story regarding Harry Belluomini on WGN.

CHICAGO — This is the story of a suburban officer who became a criminal and the two lawmen who stopped his escape attempt from a downtown Chicago courthouse. Jeffrey Erickson hid a handcuff key in …

08/03/2022

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Another historical reprint from Amika Press Classics. 100% of royalties will be donated to The Nature Conservancy!

Daughter of a Welsh gypsy and a crazy bee-keeper, Hazel Woodus is happiest living in her forest cottage in the remote Shropshire hills, at one with the winds and seasons, protector and friend of the wild animals she loves. But Hazel’s beauty and innocence prove irresistible to the men in her orbit. Both Jack Reddin, the local squire and Edward Marston, the young minister, surround her with tender—and ravenous—love.

Hazel’s fate unfolds as simply and relentlessly as a Greek tragedy, as a woman of nature is drawn into a world of complex passion in which she must eternally be apart.

Amika Press Classics is dedicated to publishing historic works in quality typographic reprints. With a focus on women and world culture, this series hopes to introduce contemporary readers to almost-forgotten classics.

Mary Webb (1881–1927) was an English romantic novelist of the early 20th century, whose novels were set chiefly in the Shropshire countryside and among Shropshire characters and people which she knew and loved well. Her writing is notable for its descriptions of nature and of the human heart. She had a deep sympathy for her characters and was able to see good and truth in all of them.

Webb’s writing has been compared to Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D'Urbervilles and Sylvia Townsend Warner’s Lolly Willowes. Although she won the Prix Femina of La Vie Heureuse in 1926, she received little respect from the general public. It was only after her lifetime that the Prime Minister earned her posthumous success, praising her as a neglected genius at a Literary Fund dinner in 1928.

Gone to Earth

07/12/2022

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1956872175/ref=sr_1_1?crid=NV6YJREQ51JG&_encoding=UTF8&tag=amipre02-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=399d18d7f9c4873b158bc714e44df680&camp=1789&creative=9325

Congratulations to returning author Michele Fitzpatrick! Her new novel, Snag the Moon, is now available on Amazon and AmikaPress.com.

In this offbeat contemporary romance, two middle-aged misfits are drawn together to rescue nursing home residents from a greedy CEO.

Eloise Dewmore, the public relations director at Happy Meadows Assisted Living, meets physical therapist Lyman Forrester after a stroke lands her in the rehab ward of that very facility. He is determined to help. She is adamant to manage alone, as she has for fifty years.

His patience and her lack thereof are strained when they uncover evidence the residents are being mistreated. To save them and herself, Eloise must confront her fear, embedded as a child, that love equals pain. Lyman intends to prove otherwise.

Snag the Moon

06/15/2022

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Now on sale, Protector: The Harry Belluomini Story as told by Matt Hader. In July of 1992, a reckoning was set into motion in the basement garage of the Dirksen Federal Building in downtown Chicago. The murderous escapee didn’t realize it, but his end was near. It would be a full stop. Read more and buy now at Amazon; temporarily sold out on AmikaPress.com!

Protector: The Harry Belluomini Story

03/31/2022

https://amzn.to/3BNz2Ds The start of an Amika Press Classics series, we hope!

Rig Veda Americanus: Sacred Songs of the Ancient Mexicans

03/05/2022

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-twisted-hippo Help support a great local business.

Our friends at Twisted Hippo suffered a devastating loss when their brewery burned down early … Charolette Converse needs your support for Help Twisted Hippo

02/12/2022

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Now available! Campaign!: The Election that Rocked Chicago, a special edition celebrating the one hundredth birthday of Mayor Harold Washington. If you haven’t read Peter Nolan’s book, now is a great time to pick up a copy. Featuring a stunning photograph by local photojournalist Marc PoKempner.

Campaign!: The Election that Rocked Chicago

11/11/2021

Looking sharp! Matt Hader's full line-up is now available in hardcover. Here's Bad Reputation, Two-Seven Remainder and God Loves a Madman.
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11/09/2021

All of Ruth Hull Chatlien's compelling novels are now available in hardcover. Makes great gifts!
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11/08/2021

Now available in hardcover edition, Everything Solid Has a Shadow by Michael Antman. Check it out! https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Solid-Shadow-Michael-Antman/dp/1956872051/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

11/07/2021

Many of our books are now available in hardcover! Here we have The Wreck of the Columbia, Peoria Stories and Unremembered, by the prolific Mr Ken Zurski.
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https://www.amazon.com/Peoria-Stories-Tales-Illinois-Heartland/dp/1937484858/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
https://www.amazon.com/Unremembered-Tales-Nearly-Famous-Forgotten/dp/1937484955/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

09/26/2021

https://www.annabelfrage.com/2021/09/24/many-years-in-the-making-or-how-a-short-story-became-a-novel/

Today, I welcome Ruth Hull Chatlien to my blog. Ruth and I are social media acquaintances, and when she approached me about her very recent new release, Katie, Bar the Door, I found it interesting that she’d chosen to write a contemporary novel–which is why I ws more than happy to invite her ove...

09/23/2021

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Welcome back to Ruth Hull Chatlien! Her third novel, Katie, Bar the Door, is now available.

From a childhood of parental loss, religious repression, and s*xual shaming, Katie Thompson suffers deep wounds and persistent self-doubt. Her desire to find meaning through education and a career is threatened by those who push her to conform to a more traditional path. In her desperate search for love, Katie makes disastrous choices about men, leading her to the brink of self-destruction. Her journey through Katie, Bar the Door is the universal quest for healing and hope as she struggles to save herself and her dreams.

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Katie, Bar the Door

09/22/2021

https://www.blogtalkradio.com/dialogue/2021/09/22/ruth-hull-chatlien-on-what-gives-us-hope-and-inspiration

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ruth Hull Chatlien has been a writer and editor of educational materials for twenty-five years. Her specialty is U.S. and world history. She is the author of Modern American Indian Leaders and has published several short stories and poems in literary magazines. The Ambitious Madame....