L.A. Starks's Blog, page 29

January 26, 2015

free short story

In observance of the 70th International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday, January 27th, Nemaha Ridge Publishing Group is making the Kindle short story, "Josh Rosen and Bubbe," free January 27th and January 28th.

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Published on January 26, 2015 12:10 Tags: free-short-story

January 9, 2015

Funny play about book clubs

The Book Club Play by Latina playwright Karen Zacarias is incredibly funny. Check into it if you're in the DFW area. Through Feb. 1st.

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Published on January 09, 2015 14:26 Tags: book-club

January 4, 2015

Zuckerberg's New Year's resolution

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Published on January 04, 2015 17:31 Tags: facebook, reading

December 15, 2014

books that changed history

Here's the list of 30. (article in the form of slides)

http://www.businessinsider.com/books-...
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Published on December 15, 2014 12:24 Tags: classics, history-changers

December 12, 2014

Josh Rosen and Bubbe, free

Kindle short story free Friday and Saturday.

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Published on December 12, 2014 08:24 Tags: sale, short-story

December 11, 2014

New Vince Flynn/Kyle Mills book

due out in 2015. The Survivor. More about it here:

http://vinceflynn.com/
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Published on December 11, 2014 13:00 Tags: the-survivor, vince-flynn

December 1, 2014

Free short story for next four days

Free on Kindle, "Robert and Therese Guillard: Choices." #15 in mystery/thriller short reads

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Published on December 01, 2014 17:29 Tags: free-short-story

November 20, 2014

life-saving library books

Books he'd just checked out from the library and put in his backpack saved his life.

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Published on November 20, 2014 18:50 Tags: books, library, life-saving

November 10, 2014

Win Books!

International Thriller Writers is holding the biggest book giveaway ever! You could win a brand new thriller every week for a whole year. Just sign up to receive The Big Thrill, and get thriller news, reviews, and interviews in your inbox once a month. You might even hit the 1000 thriller jackpot! Here's a link to enter: http://www.thebigthrill.org/1000-thri...
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Published on November 10, 2014 14:17 Tags: free, itw, thrillers

November 6, 2014

Motivations, characters, history in Strike Price

My interview about Strike Price--settings, why I wrote it, the historical gaps my research uncovered--is now live.

One of my answers focuses on books and authors I recommend.

http://prestonhollow.bubblelife.com/c...
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Published on November 06, 2014 16:45 Tags: interview, strike-price, thriller