Second Printing of Lunch with Buddha Announced

GEORGETOWN, Mass. - April 24, 2013 - PRLog -- PFP Publishing / AJAR Contemporaries has announced that a second printing of Lunch with Buddha is now available.  Released in November 2012, this sequel continues the spiritual odyssey that began with Roland Merullo's best-selling novel, Breakfast with Buddha (now in its 14th printing).      Written in such a way that new readers can join this Seattle-to-North Dakota road trip without having read its predecessor, the book takes its main characters - Otto Ringling and Volya Rinpoche - on an American adventure that includes profound conversations, spectacular scenery, a cast of eccentric souls, and aspects of Americana that say a great deal about the perils and joys of modern life.     Otto is a book editor with a wise but unconventional sister, a family he adores, a beautiful home in the New York suburbs, and a sense of himself as being perfectly normal and sane. But, as it always does, life pushes him with the help of his famous companion to new levels of insight and awareness.    Kirkus gave the book a starred review calling it "A beautifully written and compelling story about a man's search for meaning...A quiet meditation on life, death, darkness and spirituality, sprinkled with humor, tenderness and stunning landscapes."    The release of this novel made headlines this past winter when author Roland Merullo turned down a six figure advance from a major publishing house and chose to go instead with a small independent firm. Merullo's tour in support of Lunch with Buddha has taken him to bookstores, libraries, universities and other venues.  Stops have included cities and towns in Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.    Roland Merullo is an awarding-winning author of 15 books including 10 works of fiction: Breakfast with Buddha was a nominee for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award; The Talk-Funny Girl was a 2012 ALEX Award Winner and named a “Must Read for 2012” by the Massachusetts Library Association and the Massachusetts Center for the Book; Revere Beach Boulevard was named one of the “Top 100 Essential Books of  New England” by The Boston Globe; A Little Love Story  was named one of “Ten Wonderful Romance Novels” by Good Housekeeping; and Revere Beach Elegy won the Massachusetts Book Award for nonfiction.    Lunch with Buddha is available from your local independent bookstore, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Ingram, Baker & Taylor and sales channels everywhere in hardcover, paperback or eBook format.    To order a copy or to request an author interview, please contact 978-352-8218 or email publisher@lunchwithbuddha.com    Please visit http://www.lunchwithbuddha.com for additional details.

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