![]() Norwood Press is the SOLE publisher of Clive Cussler limited edition titles. Russell is a proud member of RABMAD – Read A Book, Make A difference.īlake lives in Mexico and enjoys his dogs, fishing, boating, tequila and writing, while battling world domination by clowns.įor other titles by Russell Blake, please visit. Non-fiction includes the international bestseller An Angel With Fur (animal biography) and How To Sell A Gazillion eBooks In No Time (even if drunk, high or incarcerated), a parody of all things writing-related. The Solomon Curse, his second book with Clive Cussler, was released September 2015. ![]() Norwood Press Features Russell Blake! Russell Blake is the USA Today bestselling author of twenty-eight books, including Fatal Exchange, The Geronimo Breach, Zero Sum, King of Swords, Night of the Assassin, Revenge of the Assassin, Return of the Assassin, Blood of the Assassin, The Delphi Chronicle trilogy, The Voynich Cypher, Silver Justice, JET, JET – Ops Files, JET II – Betrayal, JET III – Vengeance, JET IV – Reckoning, JET V – Legacy, JET VI – Justice, JET VII, Sanctuary, Upon A Pale Horse, BLACK, BLACK Is Back, BLACK Is The New Black, BLACK To Reality and The Eye of Heaven (Sept 2014), co-authored with bestselling author Clive Cussler. ![]() You are here: Home > Buy Our Books > Our Authors > Blake, Russell ![]()
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![]() ![]() I never set out to write with themes in mind, but somehow they always seep into my writing so that, by the time I have a finished draft, it’s very obvious what was on my mind. ![]() From the promotional copy:Įvie’s always thought of herself as a normal teenager, even though she works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, she’s falling for a shape-shifter, and she’s the only person who can see through paranormals’ glamours.īut Evie’s about to realize that she may very well be at the center of a dark faerie prophecy promising destruction to all paranormal creatures.Īs a paranormal writer, going in, did you have a sense of how events/themes in your fantasy might parallel or speak to events/issues in our real world? Or did this evolve over the course of many drafts? ![]() Kiersten White is the first-time author of Paranormalcy (HarperTeen, 2010)( author blog). ![]() ![]() ![]() In 2000, he founded a national award to honor outstanding young people who help their communities or the environment: the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes, which honors 25 highly diverse, public-spirited kids each year. ![]() So in 1990, he surprised his business partners by moving back to Colorado to become a writer and conservationist. He joined a successful business, eventually became president, then decided to try again. Though he’d dreamed as a young man of becoming a writer, he couldn’t find anyone to publish his first novel. They include The Lost Years of Merlin (now being developed into a feature film), The Great Tree of Avalon (a New York Times bestselling series), The Ancient One (the tale of a brave girl and a magical tree), and The Hero’s Trail (nonfiction stories of courageous kids). Barron is the author of more than 30 highly acclaimed books, many of which are international bestsellers. He is the winner of the de Grummond Medallion for “lifetime contribution to the field of children’s and young adult literature” and many other awards. Barron grew up in Colorado ranch country and traveled widely as a Rhodes Scholar. ![]() ![]() His style is conversational, and it was translated very well through the narrative talents of Grover Gardner. Lewis, but he keeps theological rhetoric to a minimum. He uses quotations from other well-known Christian authors, such as C.S. He makes his presentation very easy to understand. He tells us that joy is something we have to fight for, and he discusses various tactics for that battle. He goes on to discuss what pursing God means and how to incorporate that pursuit into our daily lives. We attempt to satisfy ourselves with lesser things to our detriment because we don't understand just how full our satisfaction can be when we seek it in God. ![]() Lewis' infamous analogy of a child playing in the mud because he cannot imagine a holiday at the beach. God is the only desire that will fulfill us. It is not that we seek too much satisfaction, but too little. It is not that we have too much desire it is that we do not have enough desire. It is in this activity alone that we find complete peace and satisfaction. ![]() ![]() ![]() What John Piper does so well is to make it so clear that we are creatures made for worship, and we were created to worship God. I've read quite a few theological works by great Christian authors, but in my opinion, they all pale in comparison to this one. BEST BOOK I'VE EVER READ OTHER THAN THE BIBLE! ![]() ![]() He prides himself in the authenticity of his work, but this means Jacob picks the brains of some of the least reputable citizens of the world. Using the pseudonym “Jack Holly,” Jacob finds success as the author of scandalous and bestselling crime novels. Though they are maligned by critics, these raunchy drugstore novels fly off the shelves - or so the head of Blue Devil Books tells Jacob. ![]() The pulp fiction magazines he used to write for are dying and being replaced by paperback novels that offer cheap excitement for the everyday man and woman. Jacob Heppleman is a hack writer fresh from the War in Europe who has discovered that things at home have changed. ![]() ![]() Estleman sets his latest, “Paperback Jack,” in the 1946 world of pulp fiction publishing. This week we are featuring Historical and Western fiction from our New Large Print collection.īestselling author Loren D. This column was submitted by Evangeline Cessna, Local History Librarian at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library. ![]() ![]() So many emotional moments for me, but a few highlights: When we broke for quiet reading periods, I swear there wasn’t a sound but the tick-tock of the clock. The whole day was a smashing success and I’m proud to say that the Trans Lit Storytime workshop was a particular favorite. Overall, we more than doubled the number of attendees from last year. The 2nd NJ Trans Youth Fourm maxed out on 200 pre-registrants a week before the event and had many, many more walk-ins. ![]() Merey, Ami Polonsky, Pat Schmatz, Ellen Wittlinger and Jennie Wood. Their generous contributions are the foundation of the HiTOPS Trans Lit Library. ![]() In this case, I want to give a shout-out to everyone who contributed books to 2nd NJ Trans Youth Forum: Cris Beam, Francesca Lia Block, Kirstin Cronn-Mills, Amy Fabrikant, Donna Gephart, Alex Gino, Rachel Gold, Susan Kuklin, David Levithan, Jennifer Laughran, Everett Maroon, R.I. ![]() ![]() ![]() He was a mentor with a genuine interest in helping budding writers to flourish. I will continue in the tradition of the previous Coordinating Judge, David Farland. Hubbard’s vision of promoting and nurturing young writers has given thousands of talented people a forum in which their work can be seen and appreciated. Jody stated, “I am honored to become the Coordinating Judge for the Writers of the Future Contest.” She went on to say, “I consider this to be the best short fiction contest anywhere. She also runs the two-day writers workshop at Dragon Con. She has taught in numerous writing workshops and participated in hundreds of panels at science-fiction conventions covering the subjects of writing and being published. Since 1987 Jody has published over 50 novels and more than 170 short stories, specializing in science fiction or fantasy action novels and humor. ![]() ![]() Jody has been a Contest judge since 2016 and has a long history of helping aspiring writers. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Contest following the recent and untimely passing of David Farland. New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jody Lynn Nye is warmly welcomed as the Coordinating Judge for the L. ![]() ![]() ![]() The result is a wrenching, riveting book that explodes our ideas about what a memoir can do and be. She casts a critical eye over legal proceedings, fairy tales, Star Trek, and Disney villains, as well as iconic works of film and fiction. Machado’s dire narrative is leavened with her characteristic wit, playfulness, and openness to inquiry. She looks back at her religious adolescence, unpacks the stereotype of lesbian relationships as safe and utopian, and widens the view with essayistic explorations of the history and reality of abuse in queer relationships. Tracing the full arc of a harrowing relationship with a charismatic but volatile woman, Machado struggles to make sense of how what happened to her shaped the person she was becoming.Īnd it’s that struggle that gives the book its original structure: each chapter is driven by its own narrative trope-the haunted house, erotica, the bildungsroman-through which Machado holds the events up to the light and examines them from different angles. In the Dream House By Carmen Maria Machado Graywolf Paperback, 9781644450031, 264 pp. And more than that: it made us feel seen. In the Dream House is Carmen Maria Machado’s engrossing and wildly innovative account of a relationship gone bad, and a bold dissection of the mechanisms and cultural representations of psychological abuse. For years Carmen Maria Machado has struggled to articulate her experiences in an abusive same-sex relationship In this extraordinarily candid and radically. In the Dream House begins to give a rich, vibrant language, a structure for understanding for that experience. A revolutionary memoir about domestic abuse by the award-winning author of Her Body and Other Parties, ![]() ![]() ![]() They were very well armed and armoured in the latest Eastern manner-steel everywhere. Carefully, laboriously, he wrote:Ī Company of Adventure-well ordered, and bearing a pass signed by the constable-passed the bridge yesterday morning near to forty lances, each lance composed of a knight, a squire, a valet and an archer. The captain had a window that looked north-west.Īnd put pen to paper. ![]() ![]() All you had to do to get them was ride north or west into the Wild. Albinkirk furs were the marvel of ten countries. A garrison that had too much cash, because the posting came with the right to invest in fur caravans from the north. ![]() A garrison of hirelings who bossed the weak, abused the women, and took money from the tradesmen. It was a rank he’d achieved through pure talent.Īnd as a reward, he sat in this rich town with a garrison a third the size that it was supposed to be on paper. The Captain of Albinkirk, Ser John Crayford, had not started his life as a gentleman. His hands pained him all the time, awake or asleep. His hands remembered everything-the blows, the nights on the ground, the freezing cold, the gauntlets that didn’t quite fit. All those deeds of arms make wonderful stories, but the doing is cold, wet and terrifying. While he sat in a town so safe it was dull, growing old.ĭon’t be a fool, he told himself. Jealous of a boy a third of his age, commanding a pretty company of lances. The Captain of Albinkirk forced himself to stop staring out his narrow, glazed window and do some work. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Recognize the real origins of tense, hurt, or helpless feelings - the first step toward change.Build on friendliness, happiness, trust, and compassion to achieve a committed relationship with a black woman.Identify camouflaged anger - rage that may be repressed or diverted into harmful behaviors, such as excessive smoking, alcohol or drug use, poor eating habits, or risky sexual conduct.Changing thought patterns - and actions - begins with learning how to: Johnson offers prescriptions for managing anger and coping with stress. Exploring the sources of frustration particular to black men today, Dr. He shows how anger can be used - rather than avoided - to build a life filled with love, self-respect, and peace. Psychologist Ernest Johnson, who has been helping black men cope with anger - including his own - for more than a decade, offers hope and answers. At last - a book, written by a black man, for black men and women who want less conflict in their relationships and better ways to deal with anger.Īlthough the unique problems of black men are not new, they have been habitually discussed without solid suggestions for change - until now. ![]() |