In the Media: Coconut Grove Chronicles

• Bay Area Reporter – “Hot Words for Cold Nights: New books by Nicola Griffith, Matthew Bamberg, and more” by Gregg Shapiro

  Featured in San Francisco's legendary LGBTQ+ weekly, highlighting the novel as a must-read cultural and historical journey.

• Miami New Times – “Matthew Bamberg’s Debut Novel Chronicles a Coconut Grove Lost to Time” by David Rolland

  A deep-dive profile and interview exploring the 1970s Miami counterculture, love-ins at Merrie Christmas Park, and how the book acts as a historical record of a bohemian era.

• OutSFL – Book Feature & Review by Gregg Shapiro

  South Florida’s premier LGBTQ+ publication highlights the local flavor, regional history, and vivid counterculture narrative of 1970s Miami.

• The Authbition Podcast (Episode A049) – “The Wild Truth of Autofiction” hosted by Dr. Andrew J. DiMeo, Sr.

  An in-depth audio conversation and accompanying Medium feature focusing on the blurry lines between personal memoir and fiction, the 25-year journey writing the book, and the grit required to publish independently.

• CV Independent – “The Making of Marvin: An Excerpt From ‘Coconut Grove Chronicles’ by Matthew Bamberg”

  A direct literary showcase publishing the opening chapters of the novel, focusing on Marvin’s childhood forts on Biscayne Bay and his early neighborhood dynamics.

• ILLUMINATION (Medium) – “A Literary Journey into the Strange and Colorful World of Coconut Grove” by Dr. Mehmet Yildiz

  An extensive literary critique and editorial review highlighting the novel's unique collision of science, local folklore, and period-accurate regional history.

• Awesome Gang – Book Showcase Feature

  An early promotional feature outlining the dualities of Marvin’s world—balancing his mother’s astrology practice with his own fascination with meteorology and NOAA cloud-seeding experiments.

Featured Excerpts & Essays

• Prism & Pen – “Gender Bender: A Florida Baby Who Was Supposed to Be a Girl”

• Counter Arts – “The Hypnotist”

• The Memoirist – “How Do Your Parents Influence You?”

Where to Buy

Physically on the Shelves (Miami Area):

• Books & Books – Available live on the shelves at the historic Coconut Grove and Coral Gables locations.

Available to Order at the Counter (Ask Your Local Bookseller):

• Fabulosa Books (The Castro, San Francisco, CA)

• Dog Eared Books (Valencia St., San Francisco, CA)

• Bureau of General Services—Queer Division / BGSQD (The LGBT Community Center, NYC)

• The Strand Book Store (Broadway & 12th, NYC)

• Hive Mind Books (Brooklyn, NY)

Global Trade Distribution (For Retailers & Libraries):

• Ingram Content Group – Available nationwide to all major retailers, chains, and independent bookshops.

• Ingram Content Group UK / Europe – Providing global trade distribution across European and international markets.

Library & Institutional Placements

• Stanford University (SearchWorks) – Officially cataloged and indexed within their permanent academic library system.

• The Helen Muir Archives – Permanently preserved in the Florida Author Collection within the Miami-Dade Public Library System.