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John Pesta

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Allentown, Pennsylvania, The United States

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Mystery, Humor and Comedy

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I was born and raised in Allentown, Pennsylvania, but I have lived in southern Indiana most of my life. For many years I was editor and publisher of The Brownstown Banner, a semiweekly paper in the south-central part of the state. During that time I wrote all sorts of things for the paper, from obituaries to editorials, from town-meeting news to high-school sports, from features about readers’ favorite recipes to captions for photos of giant pumpkins.

I received degrees in English from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Virginia, and I spent a year at the University of London on a Fulbright fellowship. My short stories have appeared in various literary magazines, among them Sou’wester, The Florida Review, Four Quarters, and P ...more

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What books are on your summer reading list this year?

John Pesta The main book on my reading list this summer is How Dare the Sun Rise by Sandra Uwiringiyimana with Abigail Pesta, my daughter. The subtitle of the bo…moreThe main book on my reading list this summer is How Dare the Sun Rise by Sandra Uwiringiyimana with Abigail Pesta, my daughter. The subtitle of the book, which was released this month, is Memoirs of a War Child. Sandra was ten years old when she saw her mother and six-year-old sister gunned down in a refugee camp in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Spared by the gunman, Sandra fled into the night and eventually came to the United States, where she is now a student at Mercy College in New York City. The book, which has received glowing reviews from major publications, is a riveting account of her experiences in Africa and the problems she encountered in her new life in America. The publisher is Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.(less)

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Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?

John Pesta Heathcliff and Catherine because of their passionate and tragic love in Wuthering Heights.

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	Safely Buried 3.54 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 2011 — 5 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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Judges' Statement on "Safely Buried" -- Winner of 2012 Best Fiction Book of Indiana Award, Sponsored by Indiana State Library's Center for the Book

Set in the low hills of southern Indiana, "Safely Buried" is a riveting mystery featuring newspaper reporter Phil Larrison, whose well-intended act of kindness soon lands him in a tangled web of murder and corruption. Author John Pesta gracefully balances strong character and plot development with an action-packed storyline. Though a first-time author, Pesta's background in journalism is readily a Read more of this blog post »

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“wouldn’t have called him Don. His mistress? Let’s hope not.”
― John Pesta, Safely Buried

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