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I live by the sea with my wife and child. When not writing books, I write and direct nonfiction television; previous careers have included media training, political consulting, dramatic TV writing, and book publicity.

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	The Aesir Kids by James Grant Goldin (Goodreads Author), Charlotte Goldin 4.61 avg rating — 31 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 Legendary Adventures of the Pirate Queens 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2012 — 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 Further Exploits of The Pirate Queens 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — 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
	Vampires: First Blood Volume I: The Vampire Lords by James Grant Goldin (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lord Byron, John William Polidori really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — 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
	The Big Break-Up of 1948 4.67 avg rating — 6 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
	Vampires: First Blood Volume II: The Vampire Ladies by James Grant Goldin (Goodreads Author), Bram Stoker, J. Sheridan Le Fanu 3.60 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
	The 18th Rune (The Aesir Kids, #2) by James Grant Goldin (Goodreads Author), Charlotte Goldin it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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All works are products of their times; but some are linked more closely to their times than others. It's difficult to separate "The Great Gatsby" from the 1920s; in fact, it's one of the works that defines that decade for us. When Fitzgerald wrote it, it was thoroughly contemporary; but much of the aura it retains is due to the glamor of an age which the novel criticizes for the superficiality of Read more of this blog post »

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