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Will Tinkham

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Minneapolis, The United States

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Historical Fiction, Literary, Humor and Comedy

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Will Tinkham has published thirteen novels in his Americana series. EVERY TIME SHE SHOUTED FIRE follows THE RELUCTANT NAZI, THE PACKARD SALESMAN, THE TEDDY & BARA SHOW, IF I LIE IN A COMBAT ZONE, FALLING DOWN UMBRELLA MAN, THE MIRACLES, THE CARY GRANT SANATORIUM AND PLAYHOUSE, THE GREAT AMERICAN SCRAPBOOK, THE ADVENTURES OF HANK FENN, BONUS MAN, NO HAPPIER STATE and ALICE AND HER GRAND BELL. He lives and writes in Minneapolis, MN. His short fiction has been published on three continents and he long ago attended Bread Loaf on a scholarship. An actor of little renown, his credits do include the Guthrie Theater and Theatre in the Round. He can be found at: Will Tinkham - fictionist on Facebook, @willtink (Twitter), @willtink (Instagram/Threads ...more

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	The Teddy & Bara Show 4.25 avg rating — 12 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
	Alice and Her Grand Bell 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	No Happier State 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Bonus Man (Americana Book 3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015 — 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 Adventures of Hank Fenn (Americana Book 4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 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 Miracles it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2019 — 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 Packard Salesman it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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 Great American Scrapbook (Americana Book 5) 4.33 avg rating — 3 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
	If I Lie in a Combat Zone (Americana #9) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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 Cary Grant Sanatorium and Playhouse (Americana Book 6) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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Will Tinkham rated a book it was amazing Obsession (Wartime Saga Book 5) by Marie Keates (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
If you want a love story, you've got one with Hallie and Bob in OBSESSION, Marie Keates' brilliant conclusion to her Wartime Saga series. But is their love strong enough to survive Hallie's worries over Bob's military obligations? The secrecy surroun ...more
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Will Tinkham made a comment on Dan Sippel’s review of The Packard Salesman (Americana) " Dan, I've got another book out called EVERY TIME SHE SHOUTED FIRE. It picks up some years after THE MIRACLES. I'm afraid this one is not on Kindle Unl ...more "
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Will Tinkham and 6 other people liked Eve Koguce's review of River Faces North (Taggak Journey, #1): ""But we could hope. Because that is what you do when you see the world has ended and you are still alive." The world Flo had known all her life has ended. Just like, one might think, Flo’s active life. No matter the positivity regarding the age that " Read more of this review »
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Will Tinkham rated a book it was amazing River Faces North (Taggak Journey, #1) by Anne M. Smith-Nochasak (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
Is it Meredith? Florence? Meredith Flo? No, call her Flo. “A friend name. An intimacy.” And that's what we get from Flo: an intimacy, her thoughts, dreams, regrets, as the world nears its end in Anne M. Smith-Nochasak's RIVER FACES NORTH. Rebel grandm ...more
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“Well, that was unexpected,” Isobel says during Marie Keates' MISSING. I said that often while reading this brilliant novel. Harold is missing, presumed a Japanese prisoner, and Clara wishes they could've married before he shipped out. Alice has resi ...more
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Will Tinkham rated a book it was amazing Finding Your Way by Eve Koguce (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
Eve Koguce never fails to test my limits when it comes to genres, and Finding Your Way is no exception. YA/coming-of-age romance? I had my doubts. But she pulled me into Zanda's world, and the next thing I knew I was dealing with my own internal stru ...more
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Will Tinkham rated a book it was amazing King & Country (Wartime Saga Book 3) by Marie Keates (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
Despite the nightly air raid sirens, bombed-out shops, German paratroopers hiding in the woods, and the looting and black market activity, Alfie has bigger worries on his mind: Would his past catch up to him? Would someone rat him out? Would someone ...more
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