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Erik Hanberg

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Erik Hanberg is the author of several books, including a science fiction trilogy, mysteries, and several nonfiction books for nonprofit leaders.

He currently lives in Tacoma with his wife Mary and their two children where he is also an elected official.

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	The Lead Cloak (The Lattice Trilogy, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 1,048 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Little Book of Boards: A Board Member's Handbook for Small (and Very Small) Nonprofits 4.24 avg rating — 374 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Saints Go Dying 3.76 avg rating — 406 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Semi/Human 4.16 avg rating — 273 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Marinara Murders by Erik Hanberg (Goodreads Author), E.E. Bailes 3.72 avg rating — 299 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Little Book of Gold: Fundraising for Small (and Very Small) Nonprofits 4.05 avg rating — 261 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Iron Harvest (The Lattice Trilogy, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 239 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tin Whistle (The Lattice Trilogy #3) 3.96 avg rating — 76 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Little Book of Nonprofit Leadership: An Executive Director's Handbook for Small (and Very Small) Nonprofits 4.23 avg rating — 64 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three Arthur Beautyman Mysteries 3.69 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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What's it like to have your book turned into a Hollywood movie?

I thought my readers would be interested in this.

I've started a podcast! Four episodes in, I interviewed my podcasting co-host Brent Hartinger about what it was like to see his debut novel, Geography Club, turned into a Hollywood film--a film co-starring Scott Bakula, no less! (It's on Netflix now if you want to check it out.)

Short answer: if you're willing to give up all creative control and luck Read more of this blog post »

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The Impossible Fortune (Thursday Murder Club, #5)

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The Collaborators

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