“Beastly Bus Tales” is Jim Marquez’s 13th self-published book in 7 years! The premise to this one is simple: ‘Jack Morales’, our stumbling writer of extreme minor... More > celebrity from Jim’s novel “Pieces of L.A.”, has just one lousy wish: to get home after a raucous night of the white man’s whiskey. For this Jack takes the bus. And, there, kids, is the rub!For after the witching hour in the City of Angels many beasts go bump in the night, and we discover that Jack is not alone. Here then are Jack’s BEASTLY TALES; boots on the ground, pushing his way through the walls of madness and indignation, the wretched adrift, the drunken, the dealers, the addicts, the prostitutes, their pimps, the amateurs, the cops, the artists, the rats, (oh christ, the rats!), and the English teachers, molesters of the night all of them! Shameful, despicable gluttony; slithering its way into the second decade of the 21st century.< Less
"FROM: EAST LOS" is Jim Marquez's 9th book! We all come from somewhere, but some places are more interesting than others. Here we have a collection of true-life tales; unflinching accounts... More > of racism in the work place, love gone bad, deaths in the family, & exploring life beyond the bridges. There's even an exclusive interview with International "Chicano" artist GRONK...Jim is Senior Writer for "Citizen LA", an arts & culture magazine out of Downtown Los Angeles.< Less
LA Bitch II: The Second Coming! is the exciting sequel to LA Bitch! Yes, more sexy and hilarious essays and stories about that grand old town called Los Angeles. Still written by an actual native in... More > language you can freakin' understand.< Less
PAPERBACK ILLUSTRATED EDITION: A-ONE-Of-A-Kind-Special-Collector's-Literary-&-Artistic-Event! "Suckling The Urban Teat: L.A. Stories!" by Jim Marquez is his 11th self-published book in... More > 5 years! As Lit Editor of "Citizen LA" covering the arts & culture scene of Downtown Los Angeles & beyond, he was lucky enough not to get his ass kicked while poking his head into windows & doors best left shut. Here we have tales of lust, greed, gluttony, & booze! Artists profiles, film & fashion festivals, beastly jaunts to Las Vegas, Del Mar Racetrack, Skidrow, San Francisco, underground after-hours, and of course, Jim's beloved bars & wicked women! Illustrated BY EMMERIC JAMES KONRAD, Los Angeles based & globally celebrated avant garde artist of the highest order. NOT for the faint of heart!< Less
MY VERY FIRST BOOK. THE ONE THAT STARTED IT ALL. ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH TO PAY FOR IT? This is A Bukowski-like book of essays, fiction, & one fable about the dark side of Los Angeles written by an... More > actual native of LA in freakin' language you can understand...< Less
"HEART OF THE BEAST" by Jim Marquez: A Man In His 20s In Love? A Man In His 30s in Love? HA! Who knows? You know what? Don't Even Buy This Book...This is Jim Marquez's 9th self-published... More > book in 4 years! An amazing output of work & passion in words. This small "collection of love stories" is not what it seems. Dark, graphic, a need in human nature at its most basic. In the frightening tradition of early "Miller" & "Bukowski" Jim has publishd his finest work...Jim is also Senior Writer for "CITIZEN LA", a monthly arts & culture magazine out of Downtown Los Angeles.< Less
HARDCOVER ILLUSTRATED EDITION: A-ONE-Of-A-Kind-Special-Collector's-Literary-&-Artistic-Event!! "Suckling The Urban Teat: L.A. Stories!" by Jim Marquez is his 11th self-published book in... More > 5 years! As Lit Editor of "Citizen LA" covering the arts & culture scene of Downtown Los Angeles & beyond, he was lucky enough not to get his ass kicked while poking his head into windows & doors best left shut. Here we have tales of lust, greed, gluttony, & booze! Artists profiles, film & fashion festivals, beastly jaunts to Las Vegas, Del Mar Racetrack, Skidrow, San Francisco, underground after-hours, and of course, Jim's beloved bars & wicked women! Illustrated BY EMMERIC JAMES KONRAD, Los Angeles based & globally celebrated avant garde artist of the highest order. NOT for the faint of heart!< Less
"FROM: EAST LOS" is Jim Marquez's 9th book! We all come from somewhere, but some places are more interesting than others. Here we have a collection of true-life tales; unflinching accounts... More > of racism in the work place, love gone bad, deaths in the family, & exploring life beyond the bridges. There's even an exclusive interview with International "Chicano" artist GRONK...Jim is Senior Writer for "Citizen LA", an arts & culture magazine out of Downtown Los Angeles.< Less
The third in the now famous series! This continues like a runaway train with more foul, wicked, and insanely delicious tales about Los Angeles as seen through my blood-shot eyes!
LA BITCH II: The Second Coming! is the exciting sequel to LA BITCH! Yes, more sexy and hilarious essays and stories about that grand old town called Los Angeles. Still written by an actual native in... More > language you can freakin' understand.< Less
Jim Marquez has self-published 13 books here at LuLu in the past 7 years. His latest is BEASTLY BUS TALES. Recently many of his books have been transferred to apple itunes ibooks collection.
The spirit of his work can be likened to that of Charles Bukowski, Hunter S. Thomson, & Henry Miller, but Jim has carved out a modern day Los Angeles pastiche all his own.
'The Beast', as Jim is known to those who love & despise him, has published numerous pieces in local & national magazines including "Citizen LA" (a monthly arts & cultural mag out of Downtown Los Angeles where he was senior writer & literary editor for 4 years), "Artillery", "Hispanic", "Modern Drunkard Magazine", "LA Weekly", "Gallery", "Fear", "Soma", LatinoLA.com, & "Gadfly".
Jim can reached for book news, readings, signings, and other beastly tomfoolery, via the facebook, @ www.facebook.com/jimthebeastmarquez
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