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Here’s a synopsis of the book:

Darwin is a singer, and music is illegal. Real music, anyway.

The Wagner Initiative bans the practice of all non-educational forms of art. Darwin has worked for these jerks her whole life, singing about crosswalk safety and body odor, living with the WI’s strict code of morality (no art for art’s sake, no flashy clothes, and no massive rainbow-colored sock collections like the one hidden in Darwin’s closet).

When she finds out the WI may have had a hand in her father’s death, Darwin starts asking questions. She explores the Private Library’s dusty basement archives. She discovers rock and roll. She meets Brax, a handsome (if you like the rebellious type) double agent whose recurring disappearances give no clue whether his loyalty lies with the state or the resistance.Brax gives Darwin a media drive filled with illegal music. No bigger than a stick of gum, it’s the most dangerous thing Darwin’s ever touched. And once she presses play, she refuses to stop listening.

In this dystopian young adult novel, author Nadria Tucker tells the story of Darwin, who moves through the underground, a network of basements, artists, and rebels prepared to fight‑violently if necessary‑for the freedom to sing, dance, write, juggle, or do whatever else lies in their hearts.

Darwin, Singer is on sale now on Barnes & Noble’s Nook Store.

I know this blog has been all about ebooks lately, but I also realize that there are some of you out there who still like to pick up a book and hold it in your hand. That’s why I’ve made my debut young adult novel Darwin, Singer available in paperback form in addition to digital format.

You can snag an honest-to-goodness, made-of-paper copy of the book from Amazon or Createspace.

About the book:

Darwin is a singer, and music is illegal–real music, anyway. The state-backed Wagner Initiative prohibits the practice of all non-educational forms of art. Darwin has worked for these jerks her whole life, singing about crosswalk safety and body odor, living with the WI’s strict code of morality (no art for art’s sake, no flashy clothes, and no massive rainbow-colored sock collections like the one hidden in Darwin’s closet). When she finds out the WI may have had a hand in her father’s death, Darwin starts asking questions. She explores the Private Library’s dusty basement archives. She discovers rock and roll. She meets Brax, a handsome (if you like the rebellious type) double agent whose recurring disappearances give no clue whether his loyalty lies with the state or the resistance. Brax gives Darwin a media drive filled with illegal music–no bigger than a stick of gum, it’s the most dangerous thing Darwin’s ever touched. And once she presses play, she refuses to stop listening. Darwin flees Washington DC’s gray skyrises for the underground, a network of basements, artists, and rebels prepared to fight–violently if necessary–for the freedom to sing, dance, write, juggle, or do whatever else lies in their hearts.

Happy Reading!

My collection of short stories, The Heaviest Corner on Earth is free for one day only on Amazon. Download it now! Go, Go!

Here’s a description:

This collection of short stories follows a handful of characters as their lives cross paths in Birmingham, Alabama, a city known for its history of civil rights struggles, its iron ore mining and for being home to an intersection fondly known as “The Heaviest Corner on Earth.”

Stories include “Perfect Enough,” which follows Ebony, an African-American teen desperate to win a beauty pageant in which she’s the only black contestant, “Hold On,” the story of warehouse worker Terry, who yearns to keep his family together in the face of infidelity and economic depression, and “The Last Parade,” a piece that follows an elderly woman’s slow decline into dementia.

But wait, there’s more: If you download the ebook of this collection of short stories, you’ll get the first chapter of my young adult novel Darwin, Singer for free.

Finally! My debut novel Darwin, Singer is up for sale! Check out this spiffy new Amazon page. And I’m on Goodreads, too!

Here’s a synopsis of the book:

Darwin is a singer, and music is illegal. Real music, anyway.

The Wagner Initiative bans the practice of all non-educational forms of art. Darwin has worked for these jerks her whole life, singing about crosswalk safety and body odor, living with the WI’s strict code of morality (no art for art’s sake, no flashy clothes, and no massive rainbow-colored sock collections like the one hidden in Darwin’s closet).

When she finds out the WI may have had a hand in her father’s death, Darwin starts asking questions. She explores the Private Library’s dusty basement archives. She discovers rock and roll. She meets Brax, a handsome (if you like the rebellious type) double agent whose recurring disappearances give no clue whether his loyalty lies with the state or the resistance. Brax gives Darwin a media drive filled with illegal music. No bigger than a stick of gum, it’s the most dangerous thing Darwin’s ever touched. And once she presses play, she refuses to stop listening.

In this dystopian young adult novel, author Nadria Tucker tells the story of Darwin, who moves through the underground, a network of basements, artists, and rebels prepared to fight‑violently if necessary‑for the freedom to sing, dance, write, juggle, or do whatever else lies in their hearts.

Darwin, Singer is on sale now on Amazon’s Kindle store.

Check out the new darwinsinger.com that’s been updated and contains details about the book’s beautiful cover illustration, a look at the book’s trailer, and access to Darwin’s personal Twitter feed: Notes from the Atlas District.

A look into a world where art can get you thrown in jail.

The first third of the book trailer explores types of art that were banned when the Wagner Initiative, the effort to rid society non-educational art, took effect. This section uses archival footage of a artists and art to illustrate the freedom that the WI censored.

The middle pulls from real footage  a congressional hearing about rap lyrics, with the talking heads of the politicians, music executives, and educators overlapping to create noise, highlighting the type of people who would get together and stifle creativity of rappers in particular and all artists in general.

The last third of the video uses live performances to evoke the energy of an artistic rebellion.

The design features the main character Darwin Singer, a musician in a world where the only legal art is made for strictly educational purposes. In this world, fiction doesn’t exist, there are no sci fi movies, and no one’s ever seen a ballet that didn’t illustrate something like proper job interview etiquette.

Another very important character, Brax, also makes his way onto the cover, handing Darwin a very important piece of technology, a media drive that could get both of them thrown in jail or worse.

Both characters wear their state-mandated gray clothes, but if you look closely, you can see bits of color in their outfits (dress-code violations). Like the media drive, those bits of color could get Darwin and Brax in some serious trouble.

In this short story, a teenager narrowly avoids getting abducted and that close call affects her summer (and her psyche). Even though she’s in no danger, she can’t help but compare herself to the missing girl.

As a special treat, the free download contains an excerpt from my collection of short stories The Heaviest Corner on Earth.