Award-winning author, Barbara Venkataraman is an attorney and mediator specializing in family law and debt collection.
She is the author of "Teatime with Mrs. Grammar Person"; "The Fight for Magicallus," a children's fantasy; a humorous short story entitled, "If You'd Just Listened to Me in the First Place"; and two books of humorous essays: "I'm Not Talking about You, Of Course" and "A Trip to the Hardware Store & Other Calamities," which are part of the "Quirky Essays for Quirky People" series. Both books of humorous essays won the "Indie Book of the Day" award.
Her latest works are "Death by Didgeridoo," first in the Jamie Quinn series, "The Case of the Killer Divorce," the second Jamie Quinn mystery, and, just out, "Peril in the Park," the latest in the popular Jamie Quinn series. Coming soon, "Engaged in Danger"--the next Jamie Quinn mystery!
I'm Not Talking About You, Of Course... (Quirky Essays for Quirky People Book 1)
by Barbara Venkataraman
Winner of the "Indie Book of the Day" award, this short collection of humorous essays explores such quirky topics as annoying pet people (“I’m Not Talking About You, Of Course”), analyzing your inner child (“Irrational Fears”) and how to live like the Amish in the aftermath of a hurricane (“A Jolt of Electricity”).Included are also...
A Smidge of Crazy (Quirky Essays for Quirky People Book 3)
by Barbara Venkataraman
A collection of humorous insights into important topics ranging from being targeted by annoying ads ("Nowhere to Hide"), to resorting to symbols when you've forgotten your words ("At a Loss for Words"), to figuring out what door that extra key opens ("My Extra Key").Other essays examine how sitting is the new smoking (whatever that...
by Barbara Venkataraman, Julie Morrall, Bob Beckman, Josh Venkataraman, Kaitlyn Sutey, James Cudney, Kathleen Costa, Jeff Homberger
Holiday Flash Fiction, what could be more fun? Capture a mood, a memory, a wonderful experience, using exactly 100 words. Stories like Secret Santa, Brag and Gag, In the Nick of Time, The Roar of the Crowd, and Opposites Attract will give you a chuckle. Other stories like Everyone's a Critic, Spread Joy and Holiday Magic will make your...
"Engaging from the first page! Delightful!" Meet Jamie Quinn (and her quirky friends), always finding trouble she definitely wasn't looking for. This Box Set includes Books 1-6 of the Jamie Quinn Cozy Mystery Series:Death by Didgeridoo (Book 1)-- Reluctant lawyer, Jamie Quinn, still reeling from the death of her mother, is pulled into a...
Dog Days of Summer: Flash Fiction (Shorts Flash Fiction)
by Barbara Venkataraman, Carmen Radtke, Amy Reade, L.A. Starks, Kelly Santana-Banks, Rosemary Reeve, Jina Bazzar, Loretta Marion, James Cudney, Sandra
Dog Days of Summer Flash Fiction, what a blast! The challenge: capture a mood, a memory, or an experience, using exactly 100 words. Stories like Ice Cream Hero, Lemonade Stand, and The Prank take you back to your childhood, while others like Fever Pitch, The Panty Liner Incident, and Lemonade Stand evoke summer heat and the search for...
A Year of Shorts: Flash Fiction (Shorts Flash Fiction)
by Barbara Venkataraman, James Cudney, Rosemary Reeve, Amy Reade, Sandra Jackson, Carmen Radtke, L.A. Stark, Loretta Marion, Kelly Santana-Banks, Jina
A Year of Flash Fiction, what a blast! The challenge: capture a mood, a memory, or an experience, using exactly 100 words. Whether it's Halloween, the Holiday Season, Valentine's Day or the Dog Days of Summer, stories like Ice Cream Hero, Lemonade Stand, and The Prank take you back to your childhood, while others like Fever Pitch, The...
A Trip to the Hardware Store & Other Calamities (Quirky Essays for Quirky People Book 2)
by Barbara Venkataraman
At 8,000 words, this collection of humorous essays explores such quirky topics as: disastrous home repairs, ("A Trip to the Hardware Store"), an unfortunate dinner party (“Dinner is Served"), the truth about lazy people ("Lazy Bones"), the weird life of a debt collector ("Your Account is Past Due") and obsessions with gadgets ("Gadget...
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Award-winning author, Barbara Venkataraman is an attorney and mediator specializing in family law and debt collection. 
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