If you’re considering Café Stories for a course or reading list, here’s everything you need to know.
Café Stories is on Kenneth Womack’s Beatles Studies required reading list at Rutgers — and I’d love to help other instructors bring it into their classrooms too.
📘 Free Study Guide — 90 discussion questions (three per story), covering character, theme, humor, and each story’s connection to its Beatles inspiration. Ready to use for seminars, writing workshops, or book clubs. https://cafestories.net/cafe-stories-stories-inspired-by-the-greatest-band-of-all-time/
📦 Complete Teaching Packet — Instructor info sheet, a song-to-story syllabus map, three complete sample stories, discussion and essay prompts, and a free guest class visit offer, all in one PDF.
🎥 Virtual Q&A — Nine short video answers covering common questions about the book, the writing process, and the Beatles connections — perfect to drop into a class session or a podcast pre-read. https://cafestories.net/for-podcasters/
📖 For Course Adoption — Both Café Stories and Side B are available through Ingram for easy campus bookstore ordering. See the Complete Teaching Packet above for syllabus mapping and a free guest class visit offer.
📚 For Bookstores — Both books are available through Ingram, so ordering is simple through your usual distributor channels. Cafe_Stories_Bookstore_Flyer.pdf
Questions? Reach out anytime at jgauthor@icloud.com.
For students: Café Stories is available on Amazon worldwide — as a $4.99 Kindle eBook or a $14.95 paperback (£11.14 in the UK). If you add it to a reading list, students can order it directly, the same as any other course book.
Format & ISBN: – Paperback ISBN: 9798251407846 – Kindle eBook also available on Amazon
Café Stories is indexed in Gale Cengage’s General OneFile, a database used by libraries and universities nationwide.
Midwest Book Review says:
“Original, exceptional, deftly crafted, and a fascinating read from start to finish… a ‘must’ for all Beatles fans.” — Midwest Book Review, Small Press Bookwatch (June 2026)
“Unreservedly recommended for community and college/university library Contemporary American Literary Fiction collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists.” — Midwest Book Review, Small Press Bookwatch
For Book Stores and Libraries
For college bookstores: The paperback is available for wholesale ordering through Ingram, the distributor used by college bookstores and retailers everywhere. It’s also orderable directly through Amazon. Either way, your store can get copies in for students and browsing customers alike.
For libraries: The paperback is fully searchable and orderable through Ingram’s catalog — the same system you already use for acquisitions. Just search ISBN 9798251407846.
Format & ISBN: – Paperback ISBN: 9798251407846 – Kindle eBook also available on Amazon
Questions? Reach me at jgauthor@icloud.com
What Readers Are Saying
“Having begun with The Da Vinci Diamond and moved on through the variety of Café Stories collections and now to the Beatles compilation, I realised that Jerry is no regular writer and certainly not ordinary. What Jerry does is give you an outline of his characters and tease you into painting your own pictures… Using the titles of Beatles songs sounds so crazy, but Jerry makes them all work.” — David Cousland, Author from the UK
“This delightfully inventive book utilizes 30 different Beatles songs for its story titles and themes… Cafe Stories features relatable characters in humorous situations… Take out your old Beatles album, brew a cup of coffee and plant yourself in your favorite reading chair. These stories are worth reading over and over again.” — Beth R., Amazon review
“This is a clever collection of stories that tie in classic Beatles songs that everyone can relate to — quirky stories that make us laugh. I highly recommend reading this!” — Cindi B., Amazon review
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