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The complete booklist of Bear Bones Books

The 2022 line of Bear Bones Books

The Uncommon Sense of the Immortal Mullah Nasruddin: Stories, jests, and donkey tales of the beloved Persian folk hero

Extraordinary Adventures of Mullah Nasruddin: Naughty, unexpurgated stories of the beloved wise fool from the Middle and Far East

Favorite Stories of Mullah Nasruddin: Best-loved tales of the famous funny wise fool

Mugs o’ Joy: Delicious Hot Drinks

Bears on Bears: Interviews & Discussions

Extraordinary Adventures – new audiobook!

Audiobook cover

Fabulous news! Bear Bones Books is pleased to announce the release of the audiobook of the revised edition of Extraordinary Adventures of Mullah Nasruddin, narrated by noted voice talent Tony Scheinman.

Get the new Audiobook: https://adbl.co/3hWHuXZ

Extraordinary Adventures of Mullah Nasruddin

Naughty, unexpurgated tales of the beloved wise fool from the Middle & Far East

Collected & Retold by Ron J. Suresha

Lambda Literary Awards Finalist ~ Rainbow Book Awards Honorable Mention

. . . Ridiculously funny . . . Mullah Nasruddin’s tradition is marked by illuminative stories . . . The author has done an excellent job researching and adapting these stories from the originals to provide us with a better view of the unpredictable reality of human beings. The author’s roundup is exhaustive, perhaps one of the most honest of all English collections that have been published as popular Mullah Nasruddin literature.’’ — Storytelling, Self, Society

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This acclaimed folklore collection details the escapades and exploits of the beloved 800-year-old Turkish “wise fool” Mullah Nasruddin (known also as Nasreddin Hoca).

More than 250 authentic, hilarious, sometimes outrageous folk tales and jokes, including centuries-old bawdy “naughty Nasruddin” stories, are collected, translated, and retold in this sequel to the author’s award-winning first story collection.~ Dozens of narratives in this volume see print in English for the first time.

Many bawdy, ribald tales, previously suppressed for moralistic reasons, explore a range of tabu themes and adult topics inappropriate for children.


Now available as an Audible.com audiobook narrated by Tony Scheinman.

softcover: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1982055677
hardcover: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0912X66KX
ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BJ5VFN4
audiobook: https://adbl.co/3hWHuXZ

Redesigned : Extraordinary Adventures

Front Cover

Full Cover Reveal for the new edition of Extraordinary Adventures of Mullah Nasruddin

Bear Bones Books is pleased to reveal the updated design of the cover and interior of the revised edition of Extraordinary Adventures of Mullah Nasruddin, in anticipation of the release of the audiobook.

softcover: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1982055677

ebook: https://adbl.co/3hWHuXZ

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Review: Extraordinary Adventures is “… ridiculously funny”

Storytelling Self Society praises Extraordinary Adventures of Mullah Nasruddin

from a review by Prof. Sandra Bird in Storytelling Self Society (2018)

Personally, I would categorize this work under “adult” literature. Suresha inserts a forewarning in this edition, cautioning readers “of the inappropriateness of this book for children” . . . . The themes of this work, including some outrageous behaviors on the part of our beloved character . . . are not the stuff that one generally associates with a man of a religious vocation. And yet, despite all intentions to respect Nasruddin’s function, stories such as the Mullah sending off his donkey “son” (the supposed consequence of his indulgence with his donkey, Karakacan) to become an educated scholar is ridiculously funny.

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The Mullah Nasruddin’s tradition is marked by illuminative stories that can be appropriately shared by the Imam at the Friday prayer in the masjid while another might be delivered by the boisterous pottery merchant in the tea room after prayers. Such is the stuff of real humans. The author has done an excellent job researching and adapting these stories from the originals to provide us with a better view of the unpredictable reality of human beings. The author’s roundup is exhaustive, perhaps one of the most honest of all English collections that have been published as popular Mullah Nasruddin literature.

Storytelling, Self, Society, Vol. 14, No. 1 (2018), pp. 156–160. Copyright © 2018 by Wayne State University Press, Detroit, MI 48201

Extraordinary Adventures of Mullah Nasruddin

Lambda Literary Award Finalist

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Mullah Nasruddin books both now in Hardcover!

“Uncommon Sense” & “Extraordinary Adventures” — acclaimed Mullah Nasruddin story collections now in Hardcover from Bear Bones Books

Just in time for April Fools Day!

Both of Ron J. Suresha’s acclaimed Mullah Nasruddin story collections are now available in hardcover!

Mullah Nasruddin (Nasreddin Hoca), the eight-centuries-old “wise fool” character originating from the Levant, is the subject of thousands of funny, wise tales, jokes, and anecdotes told across the Middle and Far East, and retold today around the world. 

These pithy stories and folk tales, extensively researched and carefully chosen from beloved authentic sources by an award-winning author, are certain to bring readers a smile, nod, or chuckle of self-recognition on every page.

Hundreds of Nasreddin Hoca’s most endearing, enduring stories, gathered here by an award-winning author in two volumes, will amuse, illuminate, and captivate readers with Nasruddin’s ageless, unique humor and universal humanity. 

#MullahNasruddin #NasreddinHoca

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The Uncommon Sense of the Immortal Mullah Nasruddin:

Stories, jests, and donkey tales of the beloved Persian folk hero

ISBN: 979-8722301024

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Extraordinary Adventures of Mullah Nasruddin:

Naughty, unexpurgated stories of the beloved wise fool from the Middle and Far East

ISBN: 979-8723457614

Estas dos aclamadas colecciones de historias de Nasruddin ahora están disponibles en español.

Both acclaimed collections of Nasruddin stories are now available in Spanish from Bear Bones Books / Babelcube.

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El sentido poco común del inmortal mulá Nasrudín

Historias, bromas y cuentos de burros del querido héroe popular persa

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por Ron J. Suresha

Traducido por Adriana Allende

ISBN: 978-1-54759-395-8

“Una buena elección y muy recomendable”. — Midwest Book Review

Una vez, cuando el joven Nasrudin actuaba en la escuela, distrayendo a sus compañeros de sus estudios apropiados con interminables travesuras, bromas e historias, su iracundo maestro lanzó una maldición: “Lo que digas o hagas, la gente solo se reirá de ti”. 

Ahora, ocho siglos después, los niños, los adultos y los tontos sabios de todo el mundo todavía se ríen de Nasruddin (Nasreddin Hoca), uno de los personajes populares más queridos del mundo. Este recuento entretenido y perspicaz de más de 365 historias mulás lleva a la famosa leyenda persa al siglo XXI. 

Contadores de historias y folkloristas, sufíes y yoguis, comediantes y buscadores de sabiduría, y todos los que aman reír se verán enriquecidos e iluminados por el ingenio intemporal, la sabiduría inescrutable y el inusual sentido del humor del mulá Nasruddin. 

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Aventuras extraordinarias del mulá Nasrudín

Cuentos pícaros y sin expurgar del amado sabio loco del Oriente Medio y Lejano

Nasruddin

por Ron J. Suresha

Traducido por Jaime Alonso Caraveo Luna

ISBN: 978-1-07150-680-6

Esta secuela aclamada de la colección de folclor galardonada en 2010 de Suresha, explora aún más — y revela — las sorprendentes aventuras y hazañas secretas del amado sinvergüenza, de 800 años, el turco «sabio loco» mulá Nasrudín (Nasreddin Hoca). 

El autor ha viajado extensamente y realizado un amplio trabajo de investigación para desenterrar, traducir, coleccionar, y volver a contar estos 257 cuentos y chistes populares, auténticos, divertidos y escandalosos — incluyendo algunos «cuentos pícaros de Nasrudín» de cientos de años de antigüedad, procedentes de Turquía, el Levante, Eurasia, y de todo el mundo — muchos de ellos apareciendo en esa colección por primera vez en idioma inglés. 

Además de las docenas de cuentos populares y legendarios, algunos otros son chistes y anécdotas «tradicionales» relativamente graciosos, directos, en donde se describe al mulá en sus interacciones diarias con la familia, vecinos, burra, comunidad y forasteros durante sus innumerables viajes. 

Muchos cuentos son vulgares y obscenos, exploran temas tabú que no son apropiados para los niños, razón por la cual antes habían sido eliminados por razones morales. 

Se aconseja a los lectores examinar la Advertencia del libro que identifica esos temas. 

Los lectores adultos, humoristas, cuenta cuentos, folcloristas, y todos aquellos que gustan de reír con cuentos pícaros, se sorprenderán, se divertirán, se asombrarán — y probablemente hasta se ofenderán — con este volumen completamente revisado que cuenta al detalle la historia inalterada de las Aventuras extraordinarias del mulá Nasrudín.

Hear! Hear! Mullah Nasruddin

Nasruddin on Audible

Hear! Hear!
Hear “The Uncommon Sense of the Immortal Mullah Nasruddin“— an award-winning collection of “Stories, Jests, and Donkey Tales of the Beloved Persian Folk Hero” by Ron J. Suresha, narrated by Ted Brooks on Audible audiobook.
Because everyone needs to laugh. More.

And here is the book in softcover.

A Storytelling World Honor Book

An Anne Izard Storytellers’ Choice Award Winner

Praise for Uncommon Sense of the Immortal Mullah Nasruddin

“These hilarious, and at times, ribald folk tales of the Turkish wise fool take the reader to another time and place, and share the spiritual lessons of Nasruddin.”

— From the Preface by Ann Shapiro, Executive Director, Connecticut Storytelling Center

“A fine pick and very highly recommended.”

— Midwest Book Review

“Identifies the real strength of Nasruddin’s stories in context to world literature and story performance, that is, its power to build bridges between cultures. The point of these stories is to speak to the audience in the language and metaphors that are familiar.”

— Storytelling, Self, Society

“A contemporary reworking of the stories fit for a general audience. . . . The book has maintained the direct, unadorned style that is a hallmark of folk tales. . . . A delightful break from the everyday world for an hour or two.”

 — Green Man Review

From the Introduction

When the wise old fool Nasruddin was but a silly young child, he had the habit of distracting his classmates with antics, jokes, and stories, much to the dismay of his teacher. Once, when the young Nasruddin was being particularly troublesome, his irate teacher uttered a curse:

Wherever you go or stay, 
whatever you do or say,
whether it be night or day —
people will only laugh and laugh at you.

Now, eight centuries later, people everywhere are still laughing at Nasruddin, one of the world’s most beloved folk characters. 

Favourite Tales of Nasreddin Hoca

Favourite Tales of Nasreddin Hoca

Treasured, oft-told stories of the famous funny folk hero

Now available in print and digital formats from Bear Bones Books

Softcover ~ ebook ~ Google Play

Now in print from Bear Bones:
Favourite Tales of Nasreddin Hoca

Collected & retold by Ron J. Suresha

Nasreddin Hoca, the eight-centuries-old “wise fool” character originating from Turkey and the Levant, is the subject of thousands of funny, wise tales, jokes, and anecdotes told across the Middle and Far East and retold today around the world. 

Extensively researched and carefully chosen from beloved authentic sources by an award-winning author, these pithy stories and folk tales are certain to bring readers a smile, nod, or chuckle of self-recognition on every page.

More than one hundred of Nasreddin Hoca’s most endearing, enduring stories, gathered here by an award-winning author, will amuse, illuminate, and captivate readers of all ages with Hoca’s ageless, unique humour and universal humanity. 


From the Introduction:

Eight hundred years ago, somewhere in the Levant between Europe and Asia, the famous old wise fool Nasreddin Hoca was but a silly young boy, with hardly more common sense than a piece of paper. 

Instead of staying still and paying attention in school, Nasreddin played the fool, constantly distracting his pals with antics, jokes, and stories. 

Once, when young Nasreddin was acting particularly troublesome in class, his irate teacher cursed him: “From now on, whatever you do or say, people shall only laugh and laugh at you.”

And so, even today, people everywhere are still laughing at Nasreddin Hoca, one of the world’s funniest and most beloved folk characters. 

Cover photograph © Ron J. Suresha


Favourite Tales of Nasreddin Hoca: Treasured, oft-told stories of the famous funny folk hero

Now in print and digital formats from Bear Bones Books

Published through Barnes & Noble Press

Softcover ISBN: 9781078780155 ~ Nook ebook EAN: 2940162685760

Also available on Google Play

Mugs o’ Joy — now in Spanish and Italian!

Mugs o’ Joy: Delicious Hot Drinks is now available in Spanish and Italian from these fine vendors:

Tazas d’Alegría — ¡ahora en español!

de Softcover: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1983675660

de Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HNQ5VPQ

de Apple Books:  https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1453954604

de Barnes & Noble:  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/1130673178

de Scribd:  https://www.scribd.com/book/400231184/Tazas-d-Alegria

de Kobo:  https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/tazas-d-alegria

de Tolino:  https://mytolino.com/

Tazas d’Alegría: Deliciosas bebidas calientes

escrito por Ron Suresha

traducido por Priscila Vera Schmidt

Mugs o ’Joy: Delicious Hot Drinks es un encantador libro de recetas repleto de instrucciones para hacer docenas de deliciosas bebidas calientes de todo el mundo, incluidas muchas variaciones sabrosas.

Las instrucciones detalladas le muestran cómo preparar docenas de deliciosas bebidas calientes tradicionales de café, té, tisana, cacao, ponche, nog y grog, y mucho más, ¡incluso 39 variedades de café internacional!

Más tentadores brebajes originales para poner una sonrisa en tu taza:  ~ Naranjengibre Zinger  ~ Azafrania   ~ Leche malteada de mocha caliente  ~ Ponche cítrico de sidra  ~ Avalancha caliente  ~ El Cacao Calor  ~ Buen ponche hawaiano   ~ Espuma caliente de George  ~ y docenas mas!

Publicada por primera vez en 1998, esta nueva edición de Twentieth Anniversary Edition de Mugs o ’Joy se revisa a fondo con nuevas recetas y se rediseñó con fotografías de tazas en miniatura antiguas de la colección del autor.

Ora in italiano!

Tazze di Felicitá: Bevande Calde Deliziose

Tazze di Felicitá: Bevande Calde Deliziose

da Ron J. Suresha

tradotto da Veronica Maiolo

Questo libro contiene una meravigliosa collezione di deliziose ricette di bevande calde. Durante la lettura del libro, tieni immediatamente in mano una tazza calda. Sebbene sia un libro di ricette, l’autore riesce a strappare un sorriso con le sue belle storie.”

Tazze di Felicitá: Bevande Calde Deliziose è un libro colmo di ricette per fare molteplici bevande calde, già esaltate sin dall’antichità in tutto il mondo, include delle deliziose varianti.

Istruzioni dettagliate mostrano come preparare le varie bevande calde, gustose e tradizionali a base di Caffè, Tè, Tisane, Cacao, Punch, Nog, Grog e molto altro ancora: ci sono anche 39 varietà di Caffè Internazionali!

Più stuzzicanti ed originali miscele, certi di aggiungere un sorriso alla vostra tazza: ~ Oranginger Zinger ~ Saffronia ~ Moca caldo maltato e salato ~ Moca Bianco ~ Punch agli agrumi ~ Valanga calda ~ Latte Caldo alla Menta e Acero~ El Cacao Calor ~ Buon Punch Hawaiian

Apple: https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1480617685

Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tazze-di-felicit-ron-j-suresha/1133645630

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/tazze-di-felicita

de Tolino:  https://mytolino.com/

Joel Perry’s novel, Stealing Arthur — now back in print (and Kindle)!

Front cover, Stealing Arthur
Cover illustration by Staven Anderson


“Joel Perry’s Stealing Arthur is a superfun read! Sex, murder, love, celebrities, bears, porn stars, and underworld intrigue, with plenty of belly laughs and wtf surprises. It’s a delicious Hollywood dish!”

Doug Langway, creator of the Bear City Trilogy


Stealing Arthur is a hilarious page-turner that I just could not put down! Read it now.”


Jason Stuart, comedian, actor, & author of Shut Up, I’m Talking!


“Joel Perry’s Stealing Arthur is dizzying, riotous, Byzantine in its plotting, rife with intersecting characters, and offers us a profoundly cynical view of Hollywood and the movie industry. It’s hilarious.”


Prism Book Alliance
  • Get Stealing Arthur in softcover from Amazon here.
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This hilarious novel, based on an actual event, tells of fifty-five of Hollywood’s highest awards — the Arthurs — that were stolen, setting in motion the sexy kind of crazy only turn-of-the-millennium Los Angeles can provide. Intrigue, murder, comedy, romance, sex, celebrity dish, and ultimately redemption play out for characters from Skid Row to Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, including all the desperate wannabes in between. In a town where people would happily kill anyone for a part, what would they do for a gilded Arthur statuette?

Joel Perry, author of Stealing Arthur. Photo by James Bowling.

Joel Perry is the author of Funny That Way; That’s Why They’re in Cages, People!; Going Down: The Instinct Guide to Oral Sex; and The Q Guide to Oscar Parties and Other Award Shows.
He grew up hairy, heavy, and homo in North Carolina. He has been an actor, writer, comedian, producer, and spiritual director. After 28 years in Los Angeles, Joel has returned to his hometown of Wilmington, N.C., where he lives with his husband and two cats.