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Thomas’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Thomas’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Thomas Maltman
Goodreads Author
Born
in Panama City, Florida, The United States
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Influences
Dostoevesky, Stephen King, John Gardner, JRR Tolkien
Member Since
July 2008
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/tommaltman
News and Reviews of My Fourth Novel
My fourth novel, Ashes to Ashes, launched on July 15th! Here are some early reviews so far!
“Thomas Maltman’s poignant Ashes to Ashes is far and away the best novel I’ve read this year. Compassionate and lyrically written, it’s a story about mysteries, those of the past and the present, as well as the eternal mysteries of the human heart. I fell in love with this book from the very first page. I g
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Little Wolves
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2012
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12 editions
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The Night Birds
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2007
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8 editions
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The Land
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2020
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6 editions
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Ashes to Ashes
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2025
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| I started this series as a guilty pleasure read and ended up reading all seven novels in 2025. The audiobooks are read by voice actor Kevin R. Free and they powered me through my daily commute this spring and fall. In a year when so many of us worry ...more | |
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| As I reached the ending pages, I knew at once this is one of those books I would return to for repeated readings. Incantatory prose and a captivating narrative made for one of my favorite reads in 2025. | |
"MN author and friend, Thomas Maltman, writes with heart, love of small town, rural community, and legend/lore. "
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"All books are stories, but some books are art. This is one of those.
In the small town of Andwhen, Minnesota, the ash from Ash Wesnesday won’t wash off the members of the congregation. As three teenagers go about their lives during this magical, chall" Read more of this review » |
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“In birth all things are kindred, the sounds we make universal to any species. We enter wailing of a lost world.”
― Little Wolves
― Little Wolves
Polls
April - Mystery/Thriller
Poll will be open for voting through March 12.
Poll will be open for voting through March 12.
All Things Cease to Appear
Elizabeth Brundage
Elizabeth Brundage
The Poe Shadow
Matthew Pearl
Matthew Pearl
The Death Pit
Tony Strong
Tony Strong
Little Wolves
Thomas Maltman
Thomas Maltman
The Trial of Elizabeth Cree
Peter Ackroyd
Peter Ackroyd
The Burning Air
Erin Kelly
Erin Kelly
Topics Mentioning This Author
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| Historical Fictio...: Mini-challenge #5 - January 2013 - Scoring Thread | 219 | 204 | Feb 10, 2013 12:38PM | |
The Seasonal Read...:
Winter Challenge 2012-2013: Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC
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“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.
And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.”
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And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.”
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“You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.”
― Bird by Bird
― Bird by Bird
“We are here to witness the creation and to abet it.”
― Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters
― Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters
“Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars.”
― Madame Bovary
― Madame Bovary
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Thanks for Night Birds. I loved the book very much. Looking forward to reading another book of yours. Keep writing, and I will keep reading!
Hi Thomas,Thanks for the invitation to join you in Good Reads. I hope there are lots of people still finding your book, Night Birds, and enjoying it. I recommended it to one of our area book clubs and they'll be reading it in February. I also have someone with an advance order in for your NEXT book. Is there a title for it yet? He thought it was going to be titled Little Wolves. I am currently reading Red Mandarin Dress; the fifth book in a mystery series set in China and at the same time the marvelous and funny Heart in the Right Place. The upcoming book (January 2009) I'm most excited to recommend to my Bookin' It customers is Malla Nunn's A Beautiful Place to die.
Laura Hansen, Bookin' It Little Falls, MN
www.bookinitontheweb.com
Dear Grace,
Thank you for your kind words about The Night Birds and for taking the time to write. Warm wishes,
Tom