L.A. Starks's Blog, page 22

Gawande has new role

Medical doctor and author Atul Gawande has been named CEO of the JP Morgan Chase - Amazon joint health venture. He's written some great books on medicine and health, including the checklist manifesto.

Details on the new position:
https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/20/atu...

Mark Twain's House-More

From Douglas Preston re Mark Twain's house in Hartford, CT:

Linc and I will be giving a fantastic presentation at the Mark Twain House in Hartford Connecticut. This incredible house, lived in by Twain for many years, is worth a visit all on its own. But for our presentation, the $25 cost of admission INCLUDES a copy of THE PHARAOH KEY, signed by both of us. This is a remarkable deal. --Doug
https://marktwainhouse.org/…/preston-...

Best book on tornadoes

I'm highly recommending Brantley Hargrove's book, The Man who Caught the Storm, about tornado chaser Tim Samaras. Explains--in dramatic and accessible language--the science and the action behind tornado chasing.

Belongs in your library with Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann and my own Strike Price.

http://www.simonandschuster.com/books...

Tulsa, Strike Price, KFM

There's an excellent article on what to see and experience in Tulsa, OK. Tulsa is also a primary setting for my second book, Strike Price. And--for those inclined to see where Killers of the Flower Moon takes place, Tulsa is a jumping-off point.

https://www.dallasnews.com/life/trave...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0991110706

Spring newsletter

Goodreads Friends,

I invite you to look through my spring 2018 newsletter--one of my twice-yearly summaries of writing, reading picks, and (because, why not?) my interest in energy economics. The link below is to the newsletter.

http://lastarksbooks.com/newsletter_0...

Cheers,
LAS

Strike Price Giveaway

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Strike Price


by L.A. Starks

Giveaway ends February 23, 2018.

See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.

Enter Giveaway

Stories by Heart, Ham

After seeing them both, we're recommending #Broadway show Stories by Heart (fellow book lovers, think John Lithgow performing Ring Lardner, and--hilariously--P. G. Wodehouse) and then, of course, Hamilton! (Which itself references Ron Chernow's book)

https://www.roundabouttheatre.org/Sho...

Gravesite, one of Osage

Visit to Oklahoma Osage cemetery revealed one of unfortunate many Osage killed (Minnie Smith, p. 63, Killers of the Flower Moon)
Links are to
1)book,
2)nearby indie bookstore, &
3)my 2nd book, Strike Price, informed by this history
http://ow.ly/IcF430hxtPO
http://ow.ly/c8KO30hxtQG
http://ow.ly/4Gck30hxtSu

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

Shakespeare & Today!

Too much fun: 21 popular sayings directly from Shakespeare's plays include:
"There's a method to my madness"
"The green-eyed monster"
"Swagger"
"All of a sudden" (and we suspense/thriller writers have been using this one ever since)
"One fell swoop"

and more:

http://www.businessinsider.com/everyd...

Discounts, UK & US, free short stories

Kindle readers, you can get both Lynn Dayton thrillers (13 Days: The Pythagoras Conspiracy and Strike Price) for 0.99 pounds each in the UK. In the US, the first Lynn Dayton thriller, 13 Days: The Pythagoras Conspiracy, is only $0.99. Both are rare sales, running through Oct. 30.

Also, all three short stories are free between now and Oct. 30!

Happy (and cheap) reading! LAS

UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/L.-A.-Starks...

US:
https://www.amazon.com/L.A.-Starks/e/...