The Remaining – a review

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25 AUGUST 2013 The Remaining – a review

9/1/13 – THE REMAINING – A REVIEW

I don’t wear combat boots anymore, but in my heart, I’m still a soldier. Perhaps that’s why I’m forever drawn to stories about ordinary people who, through heroic efforts, overcome impossible odds.

That’s exactly the kind of story I found in D. J. Molles’ series, The Remaining. I haven’t been this enthralled, this transported by a series of books since…EVER. I dare anyone, especially anyone who ever served in uniform, to read these books and not be affected by them.

VISITS TO TARA

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23 AUGUST 2013 VISITS TO TARA

9/1/13 – VISITS TO TARA

Millions of books were published last year. (Yes, really!) There’s a literary smorgasbord out there filled with more tasty stories than anyone could possibly devour in a single lifetime. Why, then, do we still make time to reread certain titles?

Review: The Lost Saints of Tennessee

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9/1/13 – FINDING HONOR IN THE LOST SAINTS OF TENNESSEE

Aptly named, The Lost Saints of Tennessee by Amy Franklin-Willis is a story about loss—both the losses that are unavoidable and the ones we inflict on ourselves. But despite their losses, and there are many, the characters in this novel have a ragged nobility that comes from trying to do the right thing, even when the consequences turn out all wrong. That may not be enough to qualify for sainthood, but it was enough to keep me involved with these characters from start to finish. I enjoyed this book as much as any I’ve read in a long time. 

Fantasy novel Juggler’s Blade, author Rob Ross interviewed

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9/1/13 –INTERVIEW WITH ROB ROSS, AUTHOR OF JUGGLER’S BLADE

Rob Niccolini 1Rob Ross’s fantasy novel, Juggler’s Blade, was published during summer. I’ll review it on the 20th of the month on this site. Meantime I met the author for coffee in downtown Washington to ask him about his writing roots and about his reading taste. I find one of the best ways to discover good books to read is to ask authors of books I like what they recommend.

Talking Books With Washington Post Fiction Editor Ron Charles

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9/1/13 —  TALKING ABOUT BOOKS WITH THE WASHINGTON POST‘S RON CHARLES

Courtesy Washington PostNext time you feel overwhelmed by the number of books on your to-read list, think of Ron Charles, the fiction editor at the Washington Post. Charles and his colleagues at the newspaper get 150 books a day to choose from, with a lot  careers depending on their decisions. I chatted with Ron recently about his job and how he approaches it.  Here is the transcript of our phone conversation, edited and condensed.