7/14/25

Book of the Week (7/14/2025)

Carcrash Parker and the Haven of Larpers by Ian M. Rogers (Vine Leaves Press, 2025)

Glimrick Therrinbottom, humble bard and devoted LARPer, is on a noble quest to defeat the legendary Rogue of Bulafar—until he’s unceremoniously kicked out of his group for keeping the wrong company. That “wrong company” is Carcrash pop culture fanatic, vintage video game collector, and high school nostalgia addict who wouldn’t be caught dead in a foam sword fight. When Carcrash’s beloved Commodore 64 goes missing, the unlikely duo sets off on a not-so-epic journey to get it back. But what begins as a simple retrieval mission spirals into a bizarre adventure that blurs the line between fantasy and reality, threatening both their worlds.

Equal parts Kevin Smith and J.R.R. Tolkien, Carcrash Parker and the Haven of Larpers is a hilarious, heartfelt collision of old-school fantasy, ‘80s and ‘90s cult classics, and the magic of friendship. Get ready for a genre-bending quest like no other. --Publisher's blurb

About the author:

Ian M. Rogers is an author, editor, and instructor in the online MFA program at Western Connecticut State University. He grew up in New Hampshire before studying literature at Bennington College in Vermont and creative writing at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His other books include MFA Thesis Novel (2022) from Vine Leaves Press. 

Join Ian at MainStreet BookEnds in Warner, NH on Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 2:00 pm where he will be discussing his newest book.

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