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Nicholas Lyon

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Historical Fiction, Romance, Horror

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Dennis Lehane

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Oklahoma native Nicholas Lyon is the author of the award-winning novel The Baptist Bootlegger, a historical fiction novel set in the time of prohibition in Oklahoma. He’s been writing since taking a creative writing class in college. He’s been a member of the writing groups Red Dirt Writers and Rose Rock wRiters, as well as a member of the Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc. He’s served on the board of the OWFI since 2018 in the positions of PR Director, President, Past-President, and First Vice-President. Currently, he’s keeping up with his blog and putting the finishing touches on a horror novel.
When he’s not writing, he’s teaching high school English and Speech, he’s a dad and husband, he’s a guitar player in the band The Dead Armadillos, ...more

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When I was in high school, I wanted loads of tattoos. I would print pictures of tattoos to keep since this was before Pinterest. I really like religious ones, as I guess that made my skin more Christian. I thought a crown of thorns around my bicep would be awesome. This was during the time … Continue reading Inkity Ink! Read more of this blog post »

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The Baptist Bootlegger

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The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien

by John Hendrix

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Dec 31, 2025 11:21AM

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Crossroads of Twilight (The Wheel of Time, #10)

by Robert Jordan

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Wind and Truth (The Stormlight Archive, #5)

by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author)

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This book is so dumb, but I enjoyed it! Definitely entertaining.
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Nicholas Lyon rated a book it was amazing Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts by Bill O'Reilly (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
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It wasn't terrible. I think we've come to expect a lot from King and this wasn't that. ...more
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