Warren Pease

About the Book

Warren Pease is a comic novel about a twenty-something graduate student in history who also plays guitar in a bad rock and roll band. The book is full of hijinx and swear words, but has no sex scenes to speak of. There is lots of drinking, several scenes involving cross-dressing and more cussing. If you think your parents would object to the bad language, do not ask them to buy you this book. I mention this mainly for the benefit of my students who may be tempted to purchase their teacher’s book. I don’t want to be accused, like Socrates, of corrupting the youth…

About the Author

Matthew Ives is a history teacher at an independent school in the Hudson Valley. He is married and is a guitar player. This is his first novel, written while a temporary employee of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of New York. He is currently at work on his second novel, entitled Greg Gadsby.