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Atlanta, GA -- Taylorverse Books releases all Sean Taylor's pulp stories in a single volume omnibus -- BAD GIRLS, GOOD GUYS AND TWO-FISTED ACTION!

The book collects all of Taylor's pulp and new pulp action stories from Rick Ruby and Lance Star to The Peregrine and Armless O'Neil, and more. BAD GIRLS, GOOD GUYS, AND TWO-FISTED ACTION also includes a never before published story originally intended for the HOOKERPUNK collection.

If that title sounds familiar, it's because it's also the name of his writing blog, which focuses on genre writing.

"Folks have told me repeatedly for years now that the name would be perfect for a book, but I never had a reason to use it for one until now," says Taylor. "It really sums up the stories in this new book perfectly. Femmes fatale. Gut-punching heroes. Gun-shots. Out-of-this-world adventures. It's all there."

It is in that spirit of pulpy goodness that Taylor offers these stories in a single volume (finally) so fans can one-stop shop for his adventure tales of fisticuffs and derring-do. Stories feature such fan favorites as:

Rick Ruby
Lance Star
Agara, Goddess of the Dark Lands
Ulysses King
The Peregrine
Armless O'Neil
The world of The New Deal
Aym Geronimo and the Post-Modern Pioneers
Blackthorn

Charles Ardai, publisher for Hard Case Crime (and Sean's favorite publisher) and author of DEATH COMES TO LATE, says of the collection: “Sean Taylor is a serious student of the pulp arts and keeps the grand tradition alive in his stories. This is escapist fiction the way it used to be done.”

Gary Phillips, author of ASH DARK AS NIGHT and ONE-SHOT HARRY, adds: "Sean Taylor delivers the thrills and chills in this collection of elevated pulp goodness."

Partnering with Kindle Direct, this new edition be available for the long run both in print and eBook. He will have them for sale on his convention tables and via Amazon in paperback and for Kindle.

"I'm so happy to finally see all these fun yarns together at last in one book," says Taylor. "These stories are not only near and dear to my heart's yearning for adventure, but they also scratch the itch I have to see how my literary background can influence all my stories, even pulp tales."

Sean Taylor writes short stories, novellas, novels, graphic novels, and comic books (yes, Virginia, there is a difference between comic books and graphic novels, just like there's a difference between a short story and a novel). In his writing life, he has directed the “lives” of zombies, superheroes, goddesses, dominatrices, Bad Girls, pulp heroes, and yes, even frogs, for such diverse bosses as IDW Publishing, Gene Simmons, and The Oxygen Network. Visit him online at www.thetaylorverse.com and www.badgirlsgoodguys.com.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Atlanta, GA -- Taylorverse Books releases Sean Taylor's first poetry-only collection -- WHEN WE HAD NO FLAG!

While the book contains mostly new poems from 2004 and 2005, it also collects several of his poems going all the way back to 1994. All poetry collected in the book has a certain, specific attitude summed up by the opening quotes from the book:

“The opinion that art should have nothing to do with politics is itself a political attitude.”
—George Orwell

“All poets, all writers are political. They either maintain the status quo, or they say, ‘Something’s wrong, let’s change it for the better.’”
—Sonia Sanchez

“All stories are political; they involve power that has structural underpinnings and material consequences.”
—Judy Rohrer

"Make no mistake," says Taylor, "these are politically charged poems. There's no way around them. While they may contain the language of pop culture and religion, all these poems work together make a statement."

With references as varied as Bob Dylan, Langston Hughes, Rita Hayworth, and Mae West (among others), this collection has been a long time coming.

"Sometimes you can't help but stop and write because the world forces you to have something to say, something you feel is important. WHEN WE HAD NO FLAG is that something for me," says Taylor.

Sean Taylor writes short stories, novellas, novels, graphic novels, and comic books (yes, Virginia, there is a difference between comic books and graphic novels, just like there's a difference between a short story and a novel). In his writing life, he has directed the “lives” of zombies, superheroes, goddesses, dominatrices, Bad Girls, pulp heroes, and yes, even frogs, for such diverse bosses as IDW Publishing, Gene Simmons, and The Oxygen Network. Visit him online at www.thetaylorverse.com and www.badgirlsgoodguys.com.

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