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Tim Chapman

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Tim Chapman is a former forensic scientist for the Chicago Police Department and writing instructor at Malcolm X College. He holds a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from Northwestern University. His fiction has been published in The Southeast Review, the Chicago Reader, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Palooka, and the anthology, "The Rich and the Dead." His first novel, "A Trace of Gold" (originally published as "Bright and Yellow, Hard and Cold") was a finalist in Shelf Unbound’s 2013 Best Indie Book competition. His short stories have been collected under the title "Kiddieland and other misfortunes." His latest novel is "The Blue Silence." When he’s not writing he’s editing the journal Litbop: Art and Literature in the Groove, te ...more

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Average rating: 4.03 · 62 ratings · 32 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bright and Yellow, Hard and Cold 4.19 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
	The Blue Silence: Murder New Orleans Style 3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings — 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
	A Trace of Gold: Murder Chicago Style 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 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
	Kiddieland and Other Misfortunes liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Her silent shadow 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Litbop: Art and Literature in the Groove #2 (Volume 1) by Tim Chapman (Goodreads Author), Emily Macklow (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 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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Tim Chapman wrote a new blog post Submissions Are Open For Litbop Go to https://www.litbop.com for details!The post Submissions Are Open For Litbop first appeared on Thrilling Tales. Read more of this blog post »
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Tim Chapman rated a book it was amazing Working in the 21st Century: An Oral History of American Work in a Time of Social and Economic Transformation by Mark Larson	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
Dancers, artists, military personel, farmers, accountants, people from all walks of life open up to Mark Larson about their work, their relationship to their work, and how it shapes their lives. Like his previous book, “Ensemble,” it’s fascinating re ...more
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Tim Chapman rated a book it was amazing Ensemble: An Oral History of Chicago Theater by Mark Larson	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
I started reading "Ensemble" to find insights about the careers of the actors I've seen in live theatre, films, and television shows: Rondi Reed, Laurie Metcalf, Alan Arkin, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Mahoney, etc, but after I finished skimming to fin ...more
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Tim Chapman rated a book it was amazing Romeo and Juliet Keep Their Eyes on the Prize: A Dwayne Finnegan Novel (The Dwayne Finnegan Series Book 2) by Richard Engling (Goodreads Author)	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
Engling has created a world just as complex and intense as any of Shakespeare's with as much wit and plenty of humor. Hapless director Dwayne Finnegan tries to wrangle a troupe who exhibit all the infighting, self-promoting, diva-esque behaviors one ...more
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Tim Chapman rated a book it was amazing Saving Myles by Carl Vonderau (Goodreads Author)	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
"Saving Myles" keeps the adrenaline pumping as the Bosworth family is threatened by kidnappers, killers, and narco-criminals. Just when you think they've narrowly avoided disaster, another danger looms. Shifting family dynamics keep them (and us) off ...more
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