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What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but it's hard to forget the dead bodies.

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I was born in Las Vegas, and despite the dead bodies, mafia encounters, and dangerous lizards, I remember my childhood as remarkably ordinary, almost boring. I was raised in Henderson, just south of Las Vegas, and although the two cities are now indistinguishable, this was not always the case. When I was young, Vegas was the Rat Pack, mafia, and neon glitz. Henderson was a blue-collar, gritty, working-class town populated largely by Mormons who worked at the petrochemical plants in the desert between the two cities. Las Vegas celebrated The Strip with gambling and showgirls. Henderson celebrated Industrial Days — an actual holiday — with a carnival and parade. The industrial complex is hidden now, the old desert buffer filled with miles of identical houses. You’d have to know the factories were there to see them. People still work there, but the cities try to hide the blue collars. Henderson no longer celebrates Industrial Days; it celebrates Heritage Days. I grew up in a smal

Book Launch!

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Signing books and meeting readers at Barnes & Noble in Richmond , Virginia. Reading at the book launch at Fantom Comics in Washington, DC. The Fantom Comics manager put together a great launch. Get The End of the World Is Rye on Amazon , Indie Bound or at your favorite book store, and don't forget to check it out on Facebook and Goodreads .

The End of the World Is Rye is Available Today!

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It's finally here! Get your copy at Amazon , Barnes & Noble , IndieBound , your favorite bookstore or check it out at your local library! Don't forget to mark it on Goodreads  and like it on Facebook . What would you do for the perfect sandwich? Kill? Die? Well, if you were a rogue angel, you might cause the Apocalypse. And it looks like that's just what this darkly funny fantasy's rogue angel is about to do when he lands in a polygamist cult in Utah. Now it's up to the rest of God's divine posse, including Jesus and Lucifer, to save all of existence from certain destruction. In his debut novel, Brett Cottrell takes you on a provocative, celestial roller coaster ride that will have you laughing on the edge of your seat all the way to the gates of Hell.

Rosarium Publishing Betting on Multicultural Novels and Comics

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Rosarium Publishing Publishers Weekly just interviewed my publisher, Bill Campbell from Rosarium, about the importance of multiculturalism in literature and comics. This quote from the article says it all: “Yes, I am an African-American publisher, but it’s also important to me that a Native American creator has this outlet, or a Mormon, or a Latino.” Campbell said. “For me, it’s imperative that people are able to tell their own stories. They can build their own tables rather than ask for a place at the table,” he said." The End of the World is Rye.   By Brett Cottrell. Available June 2015.   Pre-order it now! What would you do for the perfect sandwich? Kill? Die? Well, if you were a rogue angel, you might cause the Apocalypse. And it looks like that's just what this darkly funny fantasy's rogue angel is about to do when he lands in a polygamist cult in Utah. Now it's up to the rest of God's divine posse, including Jesus and Lucifer, to save all of exi