About The Books
J. Anthony Kraus’s books explore what happens when humans realize they were never in charge. Each story blends satire and survival to expose uncomfortable truths beneath the humor.
About the Book
Go Xielje!
After walking away from a life defined by appearances, Melanie Jacoby takes a job at a remote lumber camp in the Canadian wilderness, hoping for something real. What she finds instead is something impossible.
When a burning object from the sky draws Melanie, her grandfather, and others deep into the forest, only Melanie survives the encounter that follows. The monster they discover is massive, hungry, and very real, but no one believes her.
Desperate to warn the world, Melanie finally finds an ally in Harvey Kowalski, an independent reporter known as the “News Nerd.” Together, they track the creature’s path as it moves south, drawing media attention, military intervention, and public spectacle, culminating in Los Angeles, where the body count only grows.
As weapons fail and plans collapse, one question remains:
What do you do when a giant monster eats someone you love and no one can stop it?
About the Book
Don't Kill The Raccoons
One hundred true stories that sound made up and somehow aren’t.
In Don’t Kill the Raccoons, J. Anthony Kraus recounts a lifetime of strange and occasionally disastrous moments drawn straight from real life. Set largely in small-town America, these stories move from childhood to adulthood, capturing the awkwardness, missteps, and absurd encounters that tend to follow when you’re just trying to get through the day.
From run-ins with animals that refuse to cooperate to family moments that linger longer than they should, Kraus tells each story with sharp observation, self-deprecating humor, and an eye for the ridiculous. The result is a collection that feels personal without being precious, funny without forcing the joke.
Each piece stands on its own, making this a perfect pick-up-and-read book, one story at a time or several in a sitting. Honest, weird, and unexpectedly relatable, these tales are a reminder that real life doesn’t need exaggeration to be entertaining.
Because sometimes the truth is already funny enough.
