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James Wallace Birch

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James Wallace Birch is an award-winning author of short fiction. He has published a number of articles in newspapers and journals. Discontents is his debut novel. James is a twenty-something from Northern Virginia (NoVa), outside our nation's capital.

Discontents is about the disappearance of one of his high school friends who was hunted by the U.S. government. You can get Part 1 of Discontents as a FREE SAMPLE at DiscontentsBook.posterous.com

Discontents is for sale in eBook format from all major vendors including Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Diesel, iBooks and Smashwords.

James also publishes a popular blog about self publishing and social media called Don’t Throw This Letter Away, at DTTLA.posterous.com

He enjoys, among other things, craft beer...more




It is strange. I'm a notoriously private person. You probably wouldn't recognize me if you saw me walking down Pennsylvania Avenue. Yet, as an author I've been engaging with all sorts of awesome book bloggers. Now, more than ever, people can learn all about me through a host of interviews I've participated in recently.



Writing Unhooked: An interview with indie author Marina Scott exploring my... read more »
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Average rating: 3.95 · 22 ratings · 15 reviews · 1 distinct work · Similar authors
Discontents: A Protest Novel
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions

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The Emory Walden Story (working title) (Literature & Fiction)
1 chapters   —   updated Jul 21, 2011 10:10am
Description: An amnesiac tries to discover his attacker on the eve of a political uprising. Synopsis: Emory Walden is a talented writer at odds with the corporate America of his twenty-something peers. He can’t remember how he ended up hospitalized needing a risky surgery to save his life. Someone tried to kill him. He suspects his involvement with the enigmatic Fletcher Spivey in a plot to spark a political uprising in the U.S. has been infiltrated. But he’s not sure who the nebulous adversary is. If he can uncover the infiltrator before the surgery, he can find out who wants him dead and warn Spivey in time to save the movement. But the deeper he digs, the less certain he is that anything is as it seems. Note: Attached is Chapter 1 of a New Adult Mental Mystery I'm publishing(expected pub date: 8/11). Cover Art is a draft and not the final product! Would appreciate any feedback on it though!

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Discontents by James Wallace Birch
" An intriguing tale of a protest movement and Emory Walden, a blogger and graffiti artist who is approached by a tycoon who wants to underwrite his efforts to further the cause. What ensues is not exactly what Emory envisioned when he agreed to the... "
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Discontents by James Wallace Birch
" It has been quite a while since I read any form of political thriller so I was looking forward to reading "Discontents" by James Wallace Birch. What I discovered was a slow burner of a novel that explores the various ideologies that our societies... "
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James Birch rated a book 5 of 5 stars
For Every Action by Gail M. Baugniet
For Every Action
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James Birch is on page 22 of 356 of For Every Action
For Every Action
For Every Action
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James Birch made a comment in the group Transgressive FictionNew(ish) Transgressive Fiction topic
"Not sure if this would fit your appetite but - cost is low for the risk of checking the book out. It is post 9/11, a "protest novel". I'm in the holid...more "
"would you want it?

I self published this past summer. With the holiday cheer and ish, I'm happily giving the ebook version away to anyone interested.....more
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Cemetery Street by John Zunski
" "CEMETERY STREET" BY JOHN ZUNSKI

I loved this book. I feel one reason is that I lived those times and was around the same age during the 80's and 90's as the characters in the stories. This book spoke to me in volumes. The characters are written wi... "
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