Sean Jeremy Palmer's
Thrilling Debut Novel

Carolina Red, a new novel by Ray Shell, is a saga, often violent, gruesome and heartbreaking. It tells the harrowing history of the United States as written by God, deep from within the deep Red political hotbed of the Carolinas, where a young romance blossoms with tragic effect. The narrative entangles the complicated legacy of slavery with modern, white nationalist roots, fomenting into a suspenseful thriller that culminates in radicalized fervor in a terrorist camp in Aleppo.

Waspocalypse! An entomologist discovers a killer wasp specie that’s both biomedical breakthrough and harbinger of humanity’s doom. This debut novel from Sean Jeremy Palmer, is a dark, comic and calamitous odyssey following a flawed workaholic from halls of entomology to the jungles of the Amazon, through crises of conscience, corruption, social disorder and to the slipperiest slope of man’s terrifying, bug-infested downfall.

ICED, 30th Anniversary Edition by Ray Shell, takes the form of a diary written by Cornelius, a black American hooked on crack. The diary charts both his grim present and the upheavals of his past – during his life he has moved from New York to Boston and then back via North Carolina, encountering a host of exciting and terrifying characters.

An Eye, A Tooth,  Ray Shell’s third novel, is a revenge ghost tale about a 17-year Nico, who is found close to death under a tree in Langdon Park. His best friend Marcus is assumed to be the killer. Nico’s ghost appears to his mother, pleading with her “STOP!!! Marcus didn’t kill me!” Which leaves her scared and confused. She doesn’t believe in ghosts. Do you?

Like…The First Time You Heard Chaka Khan! This first collection of music executive David Nathan’s soulful poetry, as he like to call it, serves very much as an homage to the amazing musical creators who have impacted his life and who he has had the privilege and honor to know over these many years.  “I can’t imagine what my life would have been without them and the rich contribution they have made, not just to me but to millions the world over.”

Spike Lee: Eternal Maverick,rediscovers the legacy of a huge name in the film industry, who after almost 30 years in the game is still perceived as a Hollywood outsider, a lone fired-up loose cannon challenging and criticizing mainstream depictions of African-American society. Lee’s films are like sermons, parables, the real sociological deal in all its dirty-laundry scariness and this book explores his vision and unsparing, brave, raw, painful, joyful, playful, human, and universal spirit.

“I have been a fan of Ray Shell since ICED. His ability to tap in and articulate the human condition, is a gift from GOD.”

“With a bevy of richly drawn characters from different ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds, ranging from slave owners and slaves to their descendants, and from ailing elderly to promiscuous youth, and told over the course of multiple generations, this novel is a miniseries adaptation awaiting the green light. It is unfathomable to consider that upon reading Shell’s page-turning opus, one could do so without being incensed by the beliefs and actions of others, and/or feeling singled out for one’s own behaviors, ego, and ignorance!”