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[J.T.]

Greetings folks! I'm an avid reader as well as an author. My novel, "Orphans, Assassins and the Existential Eggplant" takes you on a quirky ride through the early 13th century with a female alchemist, teenage orphan and a 600-year-old, shrunken, wisecracking eggplant.

Here's a link to the book on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Orphans-Assassi...

Here's a link to the book's blog: https://existentialeggplant.wordpress...


Orphans, Assassins and the Existential Eggplant

[Annie]

Hello Everyone. I am honored to be part of this group and I thank Rick for the invitation. My name is Annie Brown and I am the author of three books. My books are Christians with Pervasive Issues, Who I Be, and My Little People a Social Worker's Journey. Please visit my website for more information about me and my books which is www.anniecbrown.com. I hope the website and books will be helpful.

[Charles]

Hello All, and thanks for the invite. I write more than I read because writing has become a passion for me. When I do read books, I have a tendency to dissect the style of the author's writing as much as I enjoy the work itself. This aspect has hopefully spilled-over into some of my 2 novels, 2 novellas, a memoir, and a feature-length screenplay--all currently published on Amazon under my name, Charles Frankhauser. An interesting site that redirects my works to Amazon - regardless of the location of the interested party could help other authors publicize their works. Here is an example of using the site from one of my novels (Atlantic City Nazi) also adapted into a screenplay (RC and RUBY Screenplay). http://bookShow.me/B008PDTZ96/ and http://bookShow.me/B00OY56WSQ/ And while I'm writing about my books here is a link to a well-liked (all age readers) fun read based on historical facts regarding Pirates (Last Pirate at Fort Matanzas) http://bookShow.me/B00GZ9CBU2/ It's great to be a part of the Group. My joy is in the writing of books; I hope to read about your experiences regarding the written word.

[Warren]

All of my exclusive eBooks will be 99 cents from this point forward. http://www.amazon.com/Warren-Fahy/e/B...

[Susan]

I am a mystery/suspense author from the U.S. I just published my fifth book. You can learn more on my blog. One of my books is currently on free promo on Amazon.

https://susansbooks37.wordpress.com/2...

[Sharon]

Good morning. I've just joined your group and am very happy to be a part of it.

The group popped up while I was looking for information about using real places, such as The Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago in my current story, His Perfect Love. I also mentioned The Unshackled Program in my story, as it is a big part of why my heroine does certain things.

Thank you for all the information I received from the discussion on using actual places in my book. I'm sure I'll be stopping by regularly.

Sharon K. Connell, author

[Felisha]

My name is Felisha Goulding and I am a first time author. I write Contemporary Romance Erotica. My first two books from the series Stolen Innocence just came out on Amazon and Barns & Noble published by Torrid Publishing/Whiskey Creek Press. Book 1 Meggie's Secret and Book 2 Revealed. I have poured my heart and soul into this series and continuing on with a third book! I am having some success and anyone who has read the series has rated it a 5-star! While the feedback is good I am having a difficult time getting the book marketed and out there! Any tips would be great!

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[John]

Hello everyone:

I have 15 ebooks on Amazon Kindle, including romance, humor, horror, and poetry. I am most proud of my Rose of Skibbereen series, which is a historical romance about an Irish immigrant girl who comes to Philadelphia in the 19th century. It's fiction, but based on my family history. Glad to meet you all!

John

[Suzanne]

Hello - I am Suzanne McLain Rosenwasser from Alpharetta, GA. I guess I was a writer before I could read, but the two have occupied my hands and mind ever since.

I love the stories of history - real or imagined. I am currently interested in subject matter of mid-20th c. eastern Long Island in my writing life, and enjoy reading nearly every other period attached to a good story.

[C.J.]

Hello all. Glad to be a part of the group. I'm an avid reader with a wide variety of tastes including classics, horror, fantasy and adventure/thriller. Additionally, I am an author with my newest novel Hurricane Ron having hit the shelves last month.

[Frank]

Hello, I am a huge reader and have a horror podcast where I review a lot of the stuff I read from Horror to Sci-Fi to True Crime. My all time favorite is Anne Rice.

[Kathy]

Hi all, I'm Lauren and I'm a returning member. I've been off line for many months. Glad to have time to be back and looking forward to discussions on books. I'm a busy reader and writer. My latest read is The Dog Master, by W. Bruce Cameron. It's a fictional account of how early man tamed wolves, but you also get a glimpse of early man's doings. So, what's on the table for discussion?

[Warren]

This novel is free for the next 5 days on Kindle: This novel is free for the next five days... http://www.amazon.com/Escaping-Americ...

[John]

Hi all. My name is John Mills. I'm a writer and teacher from Melbourne, Australia. I like the look of some of the discussion topics on the board and look forward to making contact.
Cheers.

[Kaye]

35 Tips for Writing a Brilliant Flash Story
new on Amazon.
A compilation of my flash workshop and lecture notes.
Kaye Linden
www.kayelinden.com
Glad to be here. Thanks. kaye

35 Tips for Writing a Brilliant Flash Story: A manual of flash fiction and nonfiction writing

[Jeffrey]

I've been busy writing three books in a fiction, murder mystery series. Brain Bleed is on Amazon now and second in series comes out early next year.

[George]

Hi everyone. I just finished my fifth mystery/suspense/thriller. It's called UNHOLY RETRIBUTION and it's about someone who is murdering innocent Muslims on Staten Island. All the clues point to a Jesuit priest. A reviewer wrote this about it:
Within 2+ days I read through this latest offering and I thought about what I just ingested for 2 days.
This précis lays out what is currently wrong in the world, the USA, law enforcement and the Holy Roman Catholic Church, locally and internationally. How is this possible in 290 pages?
When you read it, and I hope you do, you approach the read with the idea you are going to experience those malfunctions set in the prevailing atmosphere within which you exist. It begins early with a conversation in the local pub where the main characters meet, a Muslim cab driver is decapitated; the general discussion revolves around the comment, “It’s just a matter of time, with ISIS killing innocents, maybe it’s time we killed them”. Going from the particular to the general is not only illogical but a slippery slope these folks are on. Example #1 of what is wrong here and internationally.
Rush to judgment is next error evidenced by the law enforcement community focus on a suspect and block out any other possibility. After all Fr. Jack Bennis had the head in his bed and the knife, it has to be him. Example #2 is judgment based on assumption fueled by bias.
Clergy abuse from years ago brought to these shores spurns actions locally against the priest, Fr. Bennis, culminated with hierarchical blind prejudice. What is more damaging to Catholics currently than priest abuse and cover-ups by the Diocese leaders. Fr. Jack faces this discrimination as did Msgr. Charles Kavanagh by the Archdiocese of New York. At least Mr. Hopkins leaves damning evidence against Fr. Bennis whereas the Archdiocese took the word of a single accuser, trumped up charges, stacked the Canonical Court against him, denied him his rights, convicted him, dismissed him and rendered him homeless. Even the single accuser recanted, the Archdiocese remain adamant. Fr. Bennis, thankfully was represented by counsel. Example #3 knee jerk judgments by authorities compounded by led by the nose journalists.
If this book doesn’t evoke your reactions similar to mine, then maybe I am influenced too much by my life’s experience. In any event this novel should be read if only for the brilliance of the author to bring these maladies to the forefront and provoke discussion and hopefully bring readers back from the edge of despair to faith and the ideals of what this County was founded upon. Nicely summed up with these words by Fr. Bennis, “Vengeance never helps”.

[L. Allen]

Hello, I am L. Allen Stovey and my new book of poetry was recently published on Amazon Kindle and paperback. It has received four five star reviews. So enjoy for only $0.99
http://www.amazon.com/My-Poetry-Life-...

[Alexander]

Hello All. I am thrilled to join the James Mason Community Book Club. I am a young American author, and I was drawn to this group because one of your members is currently reading my debut novel, HACK3R , I look forward to connecting with you all to find good books, and I hope some of you will check out my work as well.

[A]

I am A Victor Garaffa and I prefer to be called, Victor I am 80 years old but I have yet to decide what I want to be when I grow up! I have studied theology for 57 years and have, at this date, been published 14 times. I have written 6 theological dissertations the longest being, The Nature of Man at 500 pages. I have written 5 novels, 3 of them on religious themes. My favorite is, The Making. I have written two science fiction novels among the five, two small books of poetry and one on golf. My latest is, Kat. With a red face I admit that this latest genre is a romance novel carried on a scientific vehicle. It is 255 pages and, yes, (blushing) it has some love scenes which I have attempted to make as romantic and poetic as possible. It is a complex affair but I entered no forbidden territory other than the greed and avarice of man in our present society. But now; QUESTION: I am involved in a new novel, science/romance. I live in the immediate Atlanta area. Can I use the place name and actual locations in the city and its suburbs if I use a disclaimer? My characters are fictional but places and businesses are real, the science I deal with is real and in some theories I take great task (the big bang theory) please tell me I'm not going to be in trouble? And by the way, my immediate neighbor dared me to write a romance novel... my wife of 56 years did not approve but... a new venue was too tempting for an old man...

[George]

Hi everyone! My fifth mystery/thriller, "Unholy Retribution," is part of a stand-alone series about two brothers, one a detective and the other a priest. Here is what one review wrote:
Five Star Rating:

Reviewed By Jack Magnus for Readers’ Favorite

Unholy Retribution: A Murder Mystery/Suspense/Thriller is a hard-boiled police procedural mystery written by George Hopkins. Father Jack Bennis is in a world of hurt after being shot while saying mass. After days spent in Intensive Care, he was finally moved to a semi-private room where his brother, Detective Tom Cavanaugh, and sister-in-law, Francesca, and a host of parishioners, reporters and others came to visit. The bullet had narrowly missed his heart, and he also suffered a punctured lung, so, no matter how restless the former Special Forces officer turned Jesuit priest became, he was still hooked up to more tubes and was in more pain than he cared to think about. When it finally quieted down, he wanted to simply keep his eyes closed and enjoy the solitude, but he soon felt the presence of someone else in the room. Keeping his eyes closed, he wondered what test they were planning to subject him to now; then he felt something heavy land on his lap and noticed a familiar tang in the air.

George Hopkins' hard-boiled police procedural, Unholy Retribution: A Murder Mystery/Suspense/Thriller, brings back Father Jack Bennis and his brother, Detective Tom Cavanaugh, and I was thrilled to see them in action once again. The author provides a whole cast of possible culprits for reader-sleuths, as well introducing Detective Perez, the angry purple-haired detective assigned to the case, who is determined to make the brothers pay for Tom's insensitive treatment of her now deceased sister. Hopkins' characters are authentic and believable, and his plot is both complex and fast-paced. I've read and enjoyed other Bennis/Cavanaugh mysteries in the past and found this one to be every bit as entertaining as its predecessors. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series. Unholy Retribution: A Murder Mystery/Suspense/Thriller is most highly recommended.

[Thomas]

Good morning, all, and thanks so much for the invitation...
My name is Thomas Rydder, and although I've been a Goodreads author for three years, I've recently come back online after a fairly lengthy hiatus. Very happy to be back amongst readers and writers, and hope to make some new friends here.

[Glenda]

Thomas wrote: "Good morning, all, and thanks so much for the invitation...
My name is Thomas Rydder, and although I've been a Goodreads author for three years, I've recently come back online after a fairly length..."

Hey, Thomas. I realize you've been gone a long while. I'm glad you're back. I'd like to extend an invitation for you to drop in at Writer 750 here at Goodreads. We participate in short story writing with monthly writing prompts. We are putting together an anthology for "31 Days of October"; I know this is your genre. Submissions close in 3 days (May 15, 2016) Check it out www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18023877... or drop me a Goodreads message. Thanks.

[Elizabeth]

Thank you for including me! My mother introduced me to tea when I was a child, explaining that we must take it with cream since that was the proper English way. We were Okies in Southern California so that all made sense. (To a seven year old.) I hope you will read my sixth and latest book, which is a novel about a Scotsman born of a Huguenot mother in the Caribbean who landed on the $10 bill in the United States. Ok, I KNOW there is a popular musical about this guy, but I started my research in St. Croix four years ago. Go figure!
http://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Affair...

[Don]

Rick wrote: "s•u•n•s•h•i•n•e §KENZ§ «mickey» wrote: "I'm currently reading Earth in the Balance by Al Gore, and I recently finished The Enneagram, although I don't remember who wrote that."

ARE YOU REFERRING T..."

[Don]

s•u•n•s•h•i•n•e «§KENZ§» wrote: "I'm currently reading Earth in the Balance by Al Gore, and I recently finished The Enneagram, although I don't remember who wrote that."

Rick wrote: "s•u•n•s•h•i•n•e §KENZ§ «mickey» wrote: "I'm currently reading Earth in the Balance by Al Gore, and I recently finished The Enneagram, although I don't remember who wrote that."

ARE YOU REFERRING T..."

[Don]

How about this one? It looks cool! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

[Chuck]

Hello to the James Mason literary group.
I am a fiction writer of the zombie apocalyptic nature, having published my first novel 2 years ago and now editing my second and writing the third in the series.
I look forward to the wonderful collective of readers and writers and all of the experience we can share.

[Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB]

Welcome to all new members

[John]

Rick thanks for the generous comment on my revisionist sci-fi story "BUGLIGHT".
amazon.com/author/johnsibley

[Russell]

Hello, everyone,

I'm the author of four international crime thrillers. As a promotion, Unsavory Delicacies is FREE for all those who join my mailinglist. Don't worry, you won't be bombarded with emails every week, but occasionally you'll be the first to know about promotions, book tours, other fun stuff. You'll also receive teasers from my upcoming sequel to Chill Run when they're available.

Thanks for your support, and happy reading.

Russell

[Steven]

My name is Steven Lubliner. Greetings from Petaluma, California, 35 miles north of San Francisco. By day, I'm an attorney specializing in criminal appeals for indigent defendants. I'm also a writer, which you can read about on my author page.

Most recently, I'm promoting my satirical novella, Threeway: A Short Novel for a Long Season, about America's cultural and political divisions. It was well-reviewed on Kirkus Reviews below.

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-re...

Happy to be here. I don't do nearly as much pleasure reading as I'd like, but I look forward to some interesting discussions.

Steve Lubliner

[Kimberly]

Hello to everyone!

I'm Kim. I joined a bit ago but did not introduce myself at the time.

I read books from many different genres from varied authors. While I find my Kindle to be pretty indispensable, I still love the sound of pages turning from printed books.

Looking forward to being a part of the group.

[Joy H.]

I recently wrote the following message to Rick, the moderator of this book group.
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Hi Rick,
I'm a group moderator and I see a way you can improve your discussions.

For all the topics, UNCHECK THE BOX that says: "mark this topic as important (it will be listed first)".

The way you have it now, we readers at your group cannot find the latest topic that was posted. That is why I cannot find my post among all the others.

New topics are getting lost because so many others are listed first. It takes too much time to browse your topics.

I always feel that chronological order is best UNLESS there is a topic that is extremely important to your group. If It's REALLY more important than all the rest, then it should be first. Otherwise DON'T CHECK THAT BOX.

A word to the wise is sufficient. :)

Sincerely,
Joy H.
Group founder and moderator of:
Glens Falls (NY) Online Book Discussion Group
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
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I HOPE RICK WILL SEE MY MESSAGE!

[L. Allen]

I am author, L. Allen Stovey. I have been writing poetry lately:
My Poetry Six Five Star Reviews
https://www.amazon.com/Love-Sings-Dem...
https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Poetry-Li...
https://www.amazon.com/My-Poetry-Life...

[Justin]

Hey Everyone!
I just joined the group a month or so ago but haven't been able to comment or check anything out as I've been busy with other things. I now have time to interact and discuss with you all. I was actually a member of the group a few years back but left because I was more active on other groups. I am hoping to give this group another chance so here I am!

A little about me: I'm an indie author with four published books, soon to be five. I mainly write in genres of Poetry and Horror although I also write in others as well as I like to be diverse. When I'm not writing I'm usually going over and learning promoting and marketing tactics that I can use that will help me as an author. When I'm not doing any of that I'm usually playing games or watching tv and I'm a big football fan.

Looking forward to talking with you all!

[Desiree]

sorry have not been here my kindle went bonker on me and now i won kindle fire and i be able to read more books

[R.M.A.]

Hi, I am RMA (Ron) Spears, author of award-winning book, Armor of Glass, and working on my second novel.

I am a Marine (retired), real estate investor in small farm town, runner, and raconteur. You can find me on twitter/rmaspears, Instagram/ronspears56, Facebook/RMASpears, and my website rmaspears.com, where you can follow my blog. I am also part-time farmer branching out into blueberries.

[Paul]

Hi,
My name is Paul Miller and I have written 3 books. The first 2 are about a man in modern times that gets messages from God and must decide if he wants to relay these messages knowing well that most people will not believe him. Thankfully he meets some pretty nice people along the way that help him, but his mission comes at a very costly price.

The third book is a story about a very talented singer, song writer that must choose between a very structured life or to chase fame.

My website: http://www.mybookmenu.com/

[N.K.]

http://davidkaluge.hubpages.com Author and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

[Joey]

Hello, this is a re-introduction of sorts. I recently released a novelette with an accompanying anthology. For more info, check out my GoodReads Profile. My GoodReads Blog has a few posts which describes certain aspects of the story.

[Nancy]

My name is Nancy Fulton :) I'm a writer/producer here in Los Angeles. I write books, screenplays, and stage plays. You can find links to a lot of my work here on Goodreads, and some videos I've posted as well.

Often I write about thrillers featuring folks who suffer from "the Dark Triad" narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy . . .

I've written many works alone and many with my writing partner Judd Nelson. This looks like an amazing group . . .

[Vaseem]

Hi all

Just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. I am an author and avid crime and literary fiction reader. As an author I write a light-hearted crime series set in India, for fans of the No.1 ladies detective agency series, which is also my favourite. The first book in my series The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra was a Times bestseller, and Amazon best debut pick, and introduces readers to Inspector Ashwin Chopra of the Mumbai police as he moves through the turbulent, colourful fabric of modern Indian society in search of a murderer, whilst simultaneously coming to grips with the surreal dilemma of caring for a one-year-old baby elephant that has been sent into his care.

I am never without a book in my hand!

Vaseem

[Tony]

Hi all
Its great to be with this group and meet lots of new friends, however many of you were connected to me over on Twitter but i had to close that account due to hackers
I have now opened a new account but cannot get everybody i followed or those who followed me back as all contacts were lost
If i followed you and you followed me please reconnect here @author_tonylevy
Thanks to all
Tony

[John]

I actually do a marvelous imitation of James Mason, due to my friendship with Judy Garland; she did Vicki Lester, so I was forced to do Norman Maine. He's become my favorite actor -and Judy told me of his terrific sense of humor, always telling stories. My current reading is all about Film Noir, as I'm preparing a Noir musical, The Betrayal of Nora Blake. There's a suave male in the cast whom James would have portrayed perfectly. Let me cite one title: E. Ann Kaplan's anthology, Women in Film Noir. Several fascinating articles. Would love to hear reactions from others here. John Meyer

[Stacie]

Greetings!

After a hiatus from Goodreads, I finally have time to come back. I am a voracious reader and author of 2 picture books, 1 middle reader, and a poetry collection just published. I have a beginning reader in production.

Please view my works on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...

[Anna]

Hello. Thanks for the invitation to join. I am Anna del C. Dye and I write Young Adult Fantasy and Medieval Royal Romance. I Have published 12 books, including a Middle Grade ebook.
English is my second language, so my writings is simple nothing earth shattering. You can find more about me, my books and awards here: http://www.annadelc.com
I enjoy reading most genre.

[Ken]

Hi there! I'm Ken Isaacson. My latest book, Death Benefit: An Elliot Lerner Novel, was released last month. Suppose it were legal to gamble on the time someone else is going to die?

Lee Child, the NY Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series, had this to say about it: "A terrific legal thriller, right up there with the best in the genre--immediately appealing, always intriguing, and very satisfying in the end."

Joseph Finder, the NY Times bestselling author of The Switch, said: "A terrific legal thriller, right up there with the best in the genre--immediately appealing, always intriguing, and very satisfying in the end."

I hope you'll check it out: http://amzn.to/2xVSFYL

[Craig]

Hello. I think I became a Goodreader back around 2010, though I've only become more actively engaged since retirement. According to my author page https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... , this is what I'm about:

Craig A Monson has been fascinated by Renaissance and Baroque European history and culture (particularly of England and Italy) for half-a-century, and by Native American history and culture since the late 1940s. His most familiar books are Nuns Behaving Badly: Tales of Music, Magic, Art, and Arson in the Convents of Italy (2010, named a “Best Book of 2010” by the Newberry Rare Book Library, Chicago), Divas in the Convent: Nuns, Music, and Defiance in Seventeenth-Century Italy, and Habitual Offenders: A True Tale of Nuns, Prostitutes, and Murderers in Seventeenth-Century Italy (2016, named a finalist for The Bridge Book Award, 2017). Educated at Yale, Oxford, U.C. Berkeley, and Navajo Community College, he taught at Yale and Washington University in St Louis, where he retired as Paul Tietjens Professor of Music in 2015. When not teaching, researching, and writing, he has built the occasional harpsichord, completed an award-winning restoration of an 1840s Greek Revival house in New Haven, CT, restored a late-1870s townhouse in St Louis, MO, and restored half-a-dozen vintage campers and travel trailers, dating from the late 1930s to the early 1960s. When not in St Louis, he spends his time in Italy and in Santa Fe, NM, where he passed several summers and winters in a tipi in the Cerrillos Hills, and where he now lives off-and-on in a restored 1953 Lighthouse Duplex travel trailer, (with two upstairs bedrooms).