Lemon Shark Press Releases THE QUEEN OF MOLOKA'I

THE QUEEN OF MOLOKA’I Book 1: Based On A True Story

ISBN: 978-1730766176  

San Diego, California, February 14^th, 2019: Honolulu writer Kirby Michael Wright has penned an incredible family saga with his brilliant new work of creative nonfiction based on the life and times of Julia Wright, his part-Hawaiian grandmother. Julia’s wild teenage years in Roaring Twenties Waikiki turn to heartbreak when she gives birth to two sons out of wedlock. Her mother cares for the boys in Honolulu while Julia pursues marriage on rural Moloka’i with a noncommittal cowboy. A recent review compared Wright to Pat Conroy (THE PRINCE OF TIDES) for family conflict and to Frank McCourt (ANGELA’S ASHES) for women overcoming great hardship. Wright won the 2018 Redwood Empire Mensa Award for Creative Nonfiction. His stories and stand-alone chapters have appeared in over two hundred literary journals and magazines worldwide. 

                        

Kirby Michael Wrightis also the author of the companion books PUNAHOU BLUES and MOLOKA’I NUI AHINA, both set in Hawaii. Please contact the publisher at Paris@LemonSharkPress.netto order copies or to schedule a book signing.  

Wow, it's been a while since blogging! A lot has happened, but I'll give you the best first. Here's my 9th Film Festival Award, this one out of a fest in Apopka, Florida. That's a town north of Orlando. The script submitted was a love triangle, one involving a minor character in a Zombie Western who crosses over to a Limbo World and falls in love with a ghost girl. Crazy stuff. It's reminiscent of EVIL DEAD with its dark comic edges.

I have 4 other screenplays making the rounds at these festivals, including a thriller, romantic comedy, and a modern day take on BUTCH CASSIDY.

I'll be better @ blogging! I promise.