GIG, a slang word coined in the 1920s by jazz musicians, short for engagement or live musical performance, combined with the latin based suffix -MENTIA, meaning, condition of the mind, the invented word GIGMENTIA might be defined as engagement of the mind. Or, perhaps, that confusing state of too many shows, too many late nights, too many repetitions to remember accurately—the struggle to recount the long performance that is our life.

GIGMENITA is a reflection on the raw, challenging, and gritty vocation of a blue-collar musician living in the Pacific Northwest; and the varied adventures of a hard working, day-in day-out rock band. Introspective, insightful, and eloquently observed, Koep chronicles a summer season of fifty rock shows performed in small clubs, huge bars, and on outdoor festival stages, in barns, backyards, and the middle of the woods. Between gigs, Koep writes of sword fights on the lawn with his young son, the challenges of building a household, of world travel, pop music, poetry, and of the fascinating pursuit of the writer’s craft as he works toward completing his third novel. As the summer wanes and he balances the rigors and joys of live performance, promoting his books, and being a father and partner, his mother descends into dementia and forgets the world around her, including her son.

GIGMENTIA is an intimate tableau of an artist’s life; a love song to drums, fatherhood, writing, and to the passing of a beloved mom.

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THE SHAPE OF RAIN • PART THREE OF THE NEWIRTH MYTHOLOGY MASS MARKET EDITION, COMING SOON.

Will Dreamly Arts is pleased to announce that the final installment of the NEWIRTH MYTHOLOGY: THE SHAPE OF RAIN mass market edition is set to release this Summer, 2022.

THE CAST:
Stefan Rudnicki is an award-winning audiobook narrator, director and producer. He was born in Poland and now resides in Studio City, California. He has narrated more than three hundred audiobooks and has participated in over a thousand as a writer, producer, or director.

Gabrielle de Cuir is a Grammy-nominated and Audie Award-winning producer whose narration credits include the voice of Valentine in Orson Scott Card’s Ender novels, Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Tombs of Atuan, and Natalie Angier’s Woman, for which she was awarded AudioFile magazine’s Golden Earphones Award.

Justine Eyre is a classically trained actress who has narrated over three hundred audiobooks. With a prestigious Audie Award and five AudioFile Earphones Awards under her belt, Justine is multilingual and is known for her great facility with accents.

Kate Orsini was born and raised in Talladega, Alabama, Kate began performing in Equity stage musicals at age 12. She won a full scholarship to Vassar College and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in Drama and French Literature. With dozens of television guest star credits, independent film roles, and a successful screenwriting career, she is also a sought-after award-winning audiobook narrator.

John Rubenstein is a faculty member at the USC School of Dramatic Arts. He is an award-winning actor, director, composer, singer, and teacher. He was born in Los Angeles, California in 1946.

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Get your copy of Part Two of the Newirth Mythology, The Shape of Rain HERE.  

This Fall, join award-winning author Michael Koep for an evening you’ll never forget as we celebrate the launch of The Shape of Rain, the final installment in The Newirth Mythology Trilogy. Ticket purchase includes an early release copy of The Shape of Rain in beautiful Hard Cover, hosted beer or wine, passed hors d’oeuvres, live music, and a Venetian-styled masquerade.

Michael Koep will read from his latest novel followed by an author signing.

(cocktail attire • masks encouraged but not required • costumes welcomed)

Will Dreamly Arts is pleased to announce the arrival of the third and final installment of The Newirth Mythology Trilogy, The Shape of Rain. The title is now available for PRE-ORDER HERE.

Michael B. Koep’s final installment in the Newirth Mythology Trilogy brings a psychologist face to face with his greatest fear: madness, while on the other side of the world a professor of mythology discovers the key that will restore him.

Discredited mythology professor Astrid Finnley believes gods and immortals once battled for a place in creation—for a place of their own on the earth. When she is summoned to a secret archaeological dig site in Northern Idaho to translate an ancient script, she uncovers an unthinkable nightmare—a woman buried alive for over a thousand years. Meanwhile, Loche Newirth’s assassination is ordered to prevent him from rewriting history. But his former mentor Dr. Marcus Rearden wants him alive to torture, to command, to control. When Loche discovers his son is also a target, he flees, pursuing a lead that promises to end what his writing has started. Instead, the path vaults him back to the prehistory of his story—to a time when a venomous army of gods lay siege to the City of Immortals, and his little boy stands in the balance.

Infused with intrigue and mystery, steeped in rich atmospheres and celestial horrors, saturated with twists and delightful intricacies, Koep’s offering is a final mythology for a rapidly evolving New Earth.

They Newirth Mythology Trilogy is a wholly original, imaginative and remarkably inventive approach to the thriller genre. Koep’s final installment is a poetic, action-packed, and existential page-turner that will leave you haunted.

THE SHAPE OF RAIN

Part 3 of the Newirth Mythology, by Michael B. Koep

Release Date: October 1st, 2018

Michael B. Koep’s final installment in The Newirth Mythology Trilogy brings a psychologist face to face with his greatest fear: madness, while on the other side of the world a professor of mythology discovers the key that will restore him.

Discredited mythology professor Astrid Finnley believes gods and immortals once battled for a place in creation—for a place of their own on the earth. When she is summoned to a secret archaeological dig site in Northern Idaho to translate an ancient script, she uncovers an unthinkable nightmare—a woman buried alive for over a thousand years. Meanwhile, Loche Newirth’s assassination is ordered to prevent him from rewriting history. But his former mentor Dr. Marcus Rearden wants him alive to torture, to command, to control. When Loche discovers his son is also a target, he flees, pursuing a lead that promises to end what his writing has started. Instead, the path vaults him back to the prehistory of his story—to a time when a venomous army of gods lay siege to the City of Immortals, and his little boy stands in the balance.

Infused with intrigue and mystery, steeped in rich atmospheres and celestial horrors, saturated with twists and delightful intricacies, Koep’s offering is a final mythology for a rapidly evolving New Earth.

Will Dreamly Arts brought book lovers Michael B. Koep’s mass market pre-release of Leaves of Fire to New York’s BookEXPO and BookCON this year. While brandishing a quill, Michael signed copies splashing his signature and ink across the title pages. During the signing, he got to chat with fans and answer questions about the forthcoming final installment of the Newirth Trilogy slated for release in 2018. The mass market version of Leaves of Fire is currently available for pre-order and releases on July 23rd, 2017. Will Dreamly Arts would like to thank IBPA and BEA for making us feel at home.