Eagerly Awaited Novel from J. Matthew Nespoli is Now on General Release

Online, February 7, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Hermosa Beach, California - Available Now: "Broken" (ISBN: 978-1-935444-45-9, World Audience Inc.), a novel J. Matthew Nespoli, is a humorous, irreverent and twisted look into the lives of thirteen strangers whose lives cross paths. It's narrated by its characters and chronicles their turbulent journeys as they seek happiness in the city of Los Angeles. As they find one another, they begin to discover that they are not alone in their suffering and their pain and loneliness becomes what ultimately unifies them. Skye is a teenage homeless musician battling a drug addiction who dreams of unattainable rock stardom. She's befriended by Amber, a young mother on the run from two dangerous men from her past. The two girls form a mutually indispensable bond, one that could ultimately save them. Dylan is a pseudo-intellectual-Chuck Palahniuk wanna-be, and a total cynic. He lives with TJ, an out of work actor, who fails auditions by day, and wears a hamburger suit outside a burger joint at the mall by night. TJ and Dylan are artistic failures in need of a muse to kick start their careers. "Broken" follows several other interesting individuals, each with their own unique narrative as they try to put the pieces of their lives back together.

Matthew has traveled the world, and the interesting people he's interacted with served as the inspiration for the characters in "Broken" (ISBN: 978-1-935444-45-9, World Audience Inc.). "Broken" won an award for best short story from Joyous Publishing (2006), and two chapters were published there. "Broken" has also been adapted as a screenplay and is being shopped around Hollywood.

Matthew is currently working on his second novel, "The Suck Monster", which is a comedic memoir about fatherhood.

J. Matthew Nespoli currently resides in Hermosa Beach, California with his wife and newborn son. He owns, operates, and writes for a highly popular socio-political website, www.nakedwordsurfer.com. Writing is Matthew's passion and his desperate attempt at avoiding having to get a real job.