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Tim Schooley

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Tim Schooley is the author of historical fiction. His debut novel, The Wool Translator, won the Jameson Award (UOP) and was short-listed for the Chaucer Book Award (Chanticleer Reviews). His new novel, Circus of the Vanishing Elephant, will be released by History Through Fiction Publishing on September 15, 2026.
Tim pursued a career as an appellate attorney and law school professor, and early in his life he performed as a circus clown with Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey Circus. He lives with his wife in Northern California. Visit his website at www.timschooley.com. ...more

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	The Wool Translator 4.29 avg rating — 59 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
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This novel, set pre- and post-Civil War, paints a complex portrait of a family coping with a changing world just outside of the violent conflict. With beautiful imagery and penetrating character analysis, the writing draws you in and holds you like a ...more
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A Thrilling Tale of Gods and Men Achilles’s Wife recounts early Greek myths that are essential backstory to the telling of the Trojan War in the Illiad. The novel covers three entwined and exciting stories that are little known to most of us mere mort ...more
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