The Olive Reader

Last week, we announced that we were featuring the ebooks of Simon Van Booy’s individual short stories for just $1.99, and we asked for your help to spread the word! So I thought I’d collect some of the lovely things that people have written about Simon since then. (None of them involve cake, though. Any time I say something nice about Simon, I feel compelled to mention all the desserts he has brought into my life.)

First up is The Girl from the Ghetto, who absolutely, positively loved Simon’s new novel, Everything Beautiful Began After:

“Everything Beautiful Began After is a novel that will haunt you with its compassion for characters who have broken souls, due to the tender vulnerability of their unforgettable childhoods. Beautifully written, touchingly told, Van Booy radiates pain, fears, love and freedom on every page of this book. Believe me when I tell you that this book is absolutely unforgettable.”

The Night Writer says that Simon’s use of beautiful, poetic language has a way of drawing you in and not letting go.

The Indextrious Reader says that “his writing is charming, old-world in the best kind of way, and always provides a wonderful reading experience. It exhibits melancholy, moments of great poignancy and memorable characters. He is a great writer who I’ve consistently been impressed by.”

Thanks to them and everyone else who has spread the word! Remember, the short story Love Begins in Winter is available for $1.99 at the following retailers:

Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Google

(And that’s just the one short story, the full ebook is $9.99.)