2025Newlyweds Mattie and Cole Walker are teaching Cole’s daughters how to snowshoe in a remote canyon when a shattering scream pierces the air. They know that somewhere ahead, someone has been injured or worse. Cole takes the girls while Mattie and Robo go deeper into the canyon to search for the source of the scream.
Last One Seen (Crooked Lane)
“The latest thriller from the Twin Cities author of Esther (and Loft Literary Center teacher) begins with a bang. Narrator Hannah is in a car that’s speeding toward northern Minnesota with a possible maniac in the driver’s seat, severe memory issues and the fear that she has just committed a murder. Proceeding from that grabber of an opening, she eventually gets to Duluth and readers eventually find out whodunit (if it wasn’t her).”
2025
Get to know Tom Larned:
In this episode, retired agent Tom Larned reviews two fraud cases he investigated while assigned to the Fort Myers Resident Agency out of the Tampa Division, the VR Labs wire fraud investigation and the Orion Bank Failure. At the time of Tom’s investigation, Orion was the largest privately owned bank in the state of Florida. The failure of the bank cost the FDIC $884 million.
https://jerriwilliams.com/366-thomas-larned-orion-bank-failure-vr-labs-wire-fraud/
2025Client Spotlight: MATT COOK
Multimedia Franchise ‘BRAVESHIP’ Honored with Best Independent Album
August 1, 2025
For Immediate Release – Los Angeles, CA – Multi-Award-winning composer and bestselling author Matt Cook’s largest work, the Braveship Suite, was recently awarded Best Independent Album (All Genres), the most anticipated honor of the evening, and became a true cross-genre triumph at the 2025 Hollywood Independent Music Awards.
The collaborative project rose to the top of thousands of international submissions and was selected above entries in pop, rock, hip-hop, R&B, country, and more. It features thirteen all-original orchestral movements accompanied by fantastical illustrations and on-screen animations.
This win is particularly meaningful as Braveship is rooted in classical composition, a genre not often spotlighted in such wide-open categories.
In a storytelling format reminiscent of Peter and the Wolf, the modern tale of courage, wonder, and belonging invites audiences of all ages on an adventure with an orphan boy who pilots a magical airship to distant lands, discovering the family he never had.
Since its premiere as a live show in 2022, Braveship has expanded into a full-scale entertainment universe and international entertainment franchise with:
- A symphonic album recorded by a multi-GRAMMY-winning team at a Disney studio
- A novelization – currently on submission
- A video game – currently in development
- A live show – premiered in Utah, with more shows booked across the country
Matt Cook is an economist, bestselling author, and executive film producer based in Los Angeles. His work has reached audiences in over 130 countries, and is inspired by his own travels to over 185 countries and territories. Known for a symphonic style that awakens a spirit of wonder and adventure, Dr. Cook lives by a motto: “Live great stories and tell great stories.”
This marks the second major award for Braveship and reflects Cook’s rare ability to move between creative arenas with precision and resonance. Literary agent Terrie Wolf of AKA Literary Management expressed excitement regarding the Colorado-based agency’s role in representing the novelized version of Braveship, which she calls “a rich and atmospheric piece that echoes the scope and intensity of his music.” She added, “If you’re an acquiring editor looking for smart, meaningful, multi-format storytelling, our Dr. Matt Cook belongs on your radar. His work sings – literally and figuratively – and it’s our honor to champion his journey.”
Media Contact: Neil Erickson, Business Manager, E: aka@AKALiterary.com/O: 646-846-2478
Tory Bunce Joins the Atlanta Writers Club Board
Client News: Tory Craig Bunce Joins the Atlanta Writers Club Board
At AKA Literary Management, we believe in the power of literary community—and few embody that spirit more fully than author and longtime AKA client Tory Craig Bunce.
We’re proud to share that the Atlanta Writers Club (AWC) has invited Tory to serve as an ad hoc member of its Board of Directors, a role created specifically to tap into her passion for writer advocacy and community growth. With more than a decade of volunteer experience with the organization, Tory will now contribute her insight to current and future AWC initiatives, helping shape the experience of nearly 1,500 active members and amplifying outreach to new voices.
This new appointment reflects not only Tory’s commitment to her craft, but also her deep investment in the literary ecosystem that nurtures so many aspiring writers. The Atlanta Writers Club has long played a role in Tory’s own creative journey, and she’s thrilled to give back in this meaningful new way.
Congratulations, Tory! We’re honored to represent such a dynamic force in the writing world.
In “Dark Angel,” the second in the Lassiter/Martinez Case Files series, Detectives Barbara Lassiter and Susan Martinez pick up where they left off in “Borderline.” Assigned to a murder case, they discover that their suspect is much more than a one-off killer. In fact, the murderer appears to be a vigilante hell-bent on taking revenge against career criminals who the criminal justice system has failed to punish.
But Lassiter and Martinez are soon caught up in the middle of an FBI investigation of a monstrous home invasion gang that has murdered dozens of innocent victims across the United States. When they discover a link between their vigilante killer and the home invasion crew, they come into conflict with powerful men in the FBI who are motivated more by career self-preservation than by bringing justice to innocent victims.
Award-Winning and best-selling author Joseph Badal presents another intricate, tension-filled mystery that puts readers on the edge of their seats from the first page to the last, and will have them demanding more Lassiter/Martinez stories.
Begins July 24th, 2025
This title will be on sale for ONE-WEEK via BookBub!
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