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Originally from Brooklyn, NY, Manny Torres resides in Atlanta, Georgia. He is also a photographer and painter. In addition to writing Dead Dogs, he's written articles for My Darling Atlanta, and written and directed several documentaries and music videos, including "Change Your Mind" by Sara Rachelle, The Trespasser, Unendangered Species, and The Abby Go Go Christmas Special. For 15 years he was a music programmer and co-conspirator on Step Outside: The Strange and Beautiful Music program on WMNF 88.5FM in Florida. He's worked as a photographer, graphic designer, sold insurance, written training manuals for a large corporation, and managed a touring rock band. He occasionally curates film and art shows around Atlanta. He is currently editin ...more

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	Dead Dogs 4.44 avg rating — 25 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cabrones Perros by Manny Torres (Goodreads Author), Paige Johnson (Goodreads Author) (Designer), Cody Sexton (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	father was a rat king 4.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Perras Malas by Manny Torres (Goodreads Author), Paige Johnson (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Neda Aria (Goodreads Author) (Designer) 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elegies in the Dust by Cody Sexton, Paige Johnson (Goodreads Author), Sebastian Vice it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Biblical: The Holy and the Dead (Bible Stories for Atheists, Creationists, Rationalists & Rogues)

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A Burdizzo for a Prince

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Imperative Fate

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The graphic novel version. A note for note adaptation that’s dark and beautifully drawn. There is also an adaptation by the same artists of Nada and one other but they are in French. Fatale is a violent and black humored masterpiece regardless of whi ...more
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Noir set in Mexico in the late 60s has everything you’d want from a, well, noir set in Mexico. Femme fatale, double crossings, Mexican food, and lots of drugs and violence. Pretty satisfying as it hits all those points quite well. The author has a wa ...more
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