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Forget eBooks: Historical Fiction Author Tweets New Novel Live for Big Burn Centennial

Posted on August 8th, 2010

Literary history, of a sort, will be made from August 17-25, 2010 as novelist W. John MacGregor leverages social networking platforms to post the events of his novel West of the Gospel to Twitter, Facebook, and a customized blog. The most intriguing aspect of MacGregor’s innovative project is that the fictional events in question took place 100 years ago in the context of Idaho’s “Big Burn.”

The seven-day event is designed to coincide with Centennial commemorations of the catastrophic 1910 hurricane-force forest fire that flattened and burned millions of acres in Montana and Idaho.

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Book Review Revisited (Courtesy of BookLoons)

Posted on June 29th, 2010


The Gentle Axe by R. N.

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Review at Mystery Scene Magazine

Posted on June 22nd, 2010


My review of Dennis Tafoya’s new novel, The Wolves of Fairmount Park, appears here at Mystery Scene Magazine.

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The Swan Thieves

Posted on January 24th, 2010

From Buy Cheap Book Online > Mystery & Thrillers > Thrillers > Psychological & Suspense
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The Swan Thieves: A Novel

The Swan Thieves: A Novel

By Elizabeth Kostova

Psychiatrist Andrew Marlowe, devoted to his profession and the painting hobby he loves, has a solitary but ordered life.

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Publishers Newswire Announces its Latest List of ‘Books to Bookmark’ for Q4 2009

Posted on January 11th, 2010

Publishers Newswire (PNW), an online resource established in 2004 for small publishers, as well as lesser known and first-time book authors, has announced its latest semi-annual “Books to Bookmark” list, for the fourth quarter of 2009. This list is a round-up of new and interesting books (and e-books) which are often missed due to not originating from major New York book publishing houses, or “big name” authors.

“Even with the slower economy, ardent authors and small publishers continue to give voice to their muse in print,” said PNW editor Christopher Laird Simmons.

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