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Jay Lemming

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John Irving, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Paul Theroux

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Jay Lemming is a Maryland-based author of contemporary and literary fiction. His Maddox Men series includes Green Bay Outsiders (Volume 5), Billy and Darla (Volume 6, a free short story available on Amazon) and Billy Maddox Takes His Shot (Volume 7). He blogs regularly, interviews authors about their works of fiction and offers details about upcoming volumes from the Maddox Men series (Vol. 1-4) on his website. Sign up for free email updates at https://jaylemming-author.com.

He welcomes readers to connect with him on Twitter at @jay_lemming and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jaylemming.a.... Email Jay at jay@jaylemming-author.com.

Jay will announce details about his next book in late September 2020. ...more

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What books are on your summer reading list this year?

Jay Lemming Great question. I'm a little less than halfway through A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin, book 2 of A Song of Ice and Fire (or, as it's more comm…moreGreat question. I'm a little less than halfway through A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin, book 2 of A Song of Ice and Fire (or, as it's more commonly known, The Game of Thrones series). I've also inherited a few books recently, which I expect to get to next: Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan, which is a Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the author's obsession with surfboarding. And then there is Nabokov's Favorite Word is Mauve by Ben Blatt, which has as its mysterious subtitle: "What the Numbers Reveal About the Classics, Bestsellers, And Our Own Writing". So it looks like non-fiction is on my horizon. I wonder what you, my rocking readers, have on your lists for the upcoming summer.(less)

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What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Jay Lemming I think the challenges of single parenthood represent a great plot for a book. I have a six-year-old son but no family in the area to speak of. Diffic…moreI think the challenges of single parenthood represent a great plot for a book. I have a six-year-old son but no family in the area to speak of. Difficulties, which make up the basis of any good story, are pretty obvious to my situation. How does one balance work with parenthood with one's own sense of well-being? And oh yeah, how does one find the time to write too? I'm not sure one can call my situation a "mystery" per se. But I would say there is a kind of transcendental quality to the love one must feel for his son given the lack of social and family support. The motivation to keep on can only come from a deep place inside.(less)

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Average rating: 4.08 · 49 ratings · 28 reviews · 9 distinct works

	Billy Maddox Takes His Shot (The Maddox Men #5) 4.21 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Green Bay Outsiders: A Wisconsin Coming of Age Novel (Maddox Men Series Book 5) 4.17 avg rating — 6 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
	Billy and Darla 3.50 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 Curse of Jaxx: A Dark, Dystopian Myth 3.17 avg rating — 6 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
	My Scholarship 4.33 avg rating — 3 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
	Playing Flashlight Tag 4.33 avg rating — 3 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
	A New York City Vignette it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Sandanam (Early Short Stories #4) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	The Colors of Autumn 4.50 avg rating — 2 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

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