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Wade Carter Wade Carter lives in San Francisco. Author of four magical-realism comedy novels, including Earthly Delights, Hogswallow, and Benchpressed. His fifth novel, Absolute Porno, will be published by Idle Valley Press in the winter of 2007.

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Absolute Porno Absolute Porno by Wade Carter
A corrupt Washington attorney discovers he has accepted kickbacks to bury a Supreme Court sex-slave-trafficking scandal. With the help of a lobbyist and a tabloid journalist, he sets out to expose the cover-up.
Available winter 2007

Summer Mornings Summer Mornings by Wade Carter
During the hottest summer in Arkansas history, Boyd Schaughnessy fights to balance three secret marriages. Sparks fly when one of the wives follows Boyd to the home of another and exposes his infidelity to the other two. Will Boyd be able to turn the tables when he realizes all three wives know the truth?

Benchpressed Benchpressed by Wade Carter
A macho factory worker finds his sexuality and machismo in question when he falls for a female boxer. When he decides that in order to prove his masculinity, both to himself and his friends, he must box Velma, he jeopardizes their relationship and his future.

Hogswallow Hogswallow by Wade Carter
In Nigeria, circa 1954, an American anthropologist stumbles across an isolated tribe populated solely by women. He spends time with them, teaches himself their language, customs and culture. When he begins to ask questions, the answers he has sought are far more disturbing than he could have imagined.

Earthly Delights Earthly Delights by Wade Carter
As a successful attorney's twenty-year high school reunion approaches, she realizes that the focus on career has prevented her from experiencing all that life has to offer. While playing catch-up before the reunion, she has a series of philosophical awakenings that steer her along a strange, different course...
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