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Michael’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Michael’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Michael Embry’s Followers (105)
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Michael Embry
Goodreads Author
Born
in Louisville, Ky., The United States
Website
Twitter
Genre
Influences
Member Since
May 2011
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New Horizons
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Old Ways and New Days
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2015
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Cradle of Conflict
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Make Room for Family (A John Ross Boomer Lit Series Book 4)
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Laments: Short Stories
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2012
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Darkness Beyond the Light
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Reunion of Familiar Strangers
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Shooting Star
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2011
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The Bully List
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2013
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A Confidential Man
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2009
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2 editions
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On the Road: Short trip to Wise County, Virginia
Those who love to travel know they don't have to journey far and wide to find interesting places to visit. My wife and I go to various towns and historic sites within driving distance of our home in central Kentucky.
Last fall, we discovered Wise County, located in southwestern Virginia and bordering southeastern Kentucky. It's an area rich in Appalachian history and culture, with beautiful scener Read more of this blog post »
Last fall, we discovered Wise County, located in southwestern Virginia and bordering southeastern Kentucky. It's an area rich in Appalachian history and culture, with beautiful scener Read more of this blog post »
Michael’s Recent Updates
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Michael
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2 other people
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Richard Seltzer's review
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Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression:
"Brilliant. From the selection and juxtaposition of hundreds of brief interviews you get a gritty, contradictory, and unforgettble picture of life during the Great Depression and the lessons learned."
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"Brilliant beginning -- "He was born into a world of darkness, obscurty, and magic; had a strangely pure and obsessive life, lacking parents, lovers, and friends; quarreled bitterly with great men who crossed his path; veered at least once to the brin"
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"Read as research for my novel Parallel Lives and reread as resaerch my next novel -- The Adventures of Aphra Behn, granddaughter of Shakespeare and his Twin Sister."
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Michael
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Jen Schoeffler's review
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A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4):
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Michael
is 52% done with The Art of Worldly Wisdom
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| This rates as the most entertaining book I've ever read about Ernest Hemingway. Lesley M.M. Blume shows all sides of Hemingway's life, from his days as a struggling writer to the fame that came after publication of "The Sun Also Rises." He wasn't the ...more | |
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Practical Ways to Overcome Over Thinking Ottie Oz offers offers recommendations for a satisfying old age by changing attitudes and using yoga. This book is probably more helpful to those in their 50s. |
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“Well, my dear, take heart. Some day, I will kiss you and you will like it. But not now, so I beg you not to be too impatient.”
― Gone with the Wind
― Gone with the Wind
“Time is the coin of your life. You spend it. Do not allow others to spend it for you.”
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“Be reverent before the dawning day. Do not think of what will be in a year, or in ten years. Think of to-day.”
― Jean-Christophe, Vol. 1
― Jean-Christophe, Vol. 1
“The beginning of love is the will to let those we love be perfectly themselves, the resolution not to twist them to fit our own image.”
― The Way of Chuang Tzu
― The Way of Chuang Tzu
“A peasant that reads is a prince in waiting.”
― The Long Fall
― The Long Fall
BOOMER LIT: Novels, Short Fiction, Memoirs and More
— 687 members
— last activity Apr 05, 2026 06:28AM
Boomer Lit, boomer novels, short stories, memoirs and more are here: a new genre. Let's talk about it! When boomers reached their teens in the 1960s ...more
THE Group for Authors!
— 13030 members
— last activity 4 hours, 26 min ago
This is a group for authors to discuss their craft, as well as publishing and book marketing.
Official Book Club for Authors Looking directly for Readers
— 767 members
— last activity Nov 30, 2023 11:43AM
Welcome to the Official Book Club for Authors Looking directly for Readers
Book Club (Young Adult Edition) for Authors Looking directly for Readers
— 689 members
— last activity Nov 30, 2023 11:15AM
Welcome to the Official Book Club for Authors Looking directly for Readers -- YOUNG ADULT edition
LANN Group
— 868 members
— last activity Nov 23, 2021 12:40PM
Welcome! This group is dedicated to share ebooks and books. Helping authors get more exposure and enjoy the discounted or in promo books.
Readers Meet Authors
— 251 members
— last activity Jul 15, 2024 06:56PM
A group where writers can show off their work and a place that readers can find the best in any genre.
Indie and Self-Published Author Support
— 1119 members
— last activity Apr 19, 2026 09:52AM
Breaking into the world of writing through the self-publishing gateway can be daunting and overwhelming. This is a support group where indie and aspir ...more
Goodreads Librarians Group
— 323794 members
— last activity 21 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
Indie Voices: Authors & Books
— 589 members
— last activity 22 hours, 56 min ago
Indie Voices: Authors & Books is a community for writers and readers who believe stories don’t need a big publisher to matter. This group is for: In ...more
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Thanks, Lara. Actually, there are several authors out there such as Richard Ford and Anne Tyler. But I hope that readers of all adult ages can relate to my "boomer lit" novels.
It's good to see someone writing about people of this generation!
