Tag: independent book publishers

York Book Expo: November 2, 2019

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be participating in the York Book Expo with a few other authors from Sunbury Press. The event was started in 2015 with 85 local authors and an appearance by NY Times bestselling author David Rosenfelt. The expo connects readers with a variety of writers and focuses mainly on local and regional authors. Demi Stevens is the founder and CEO of Year of the Book Press and is the organizer of the York Book Expo. This years event will be held on November 2, 2019. Links: York Book Expo Meet the Authors Year of the…

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What I’ve Been Reading: All the Aliens in the Neighborhood by Donald Dewey

All the Aliens in the Neighborhood is a collection of short stories from formidable author Donald Dewey. This grouping of stories reminded me a bit of Joyce’s Dubliners, only these are set in Brooklyn instead of the Irish capital. Donald Dewey is an experienced author with the writing chops to handle heavy topics with patience and levelheadedness.  I thought The Opals Man impressively displays how a mentally ill person’s behavior can start out as simply a little strange and eventually transition into completely irrational activity as they justify it and let it become their “normal”. The main character, Malek, develops…

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