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Anyone wanting to understand the psychology, motivations and goals of fanatics—and we...

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Most writers work in relative obscurity, even many with a trail of...

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Here’s a flattering review of my new novel The Bootlegger’s Bride published...

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A colleague sent me an Artificial Intelligence-created review of my recently published...

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Bootleggers and PiratesBy Rick Boettger Longtime local and Hemingway First Novel Award...

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My new historical novel “The Bootlegger’s Bride,” a family saga and coming-of-age...

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Following are two brief excerpts from reviewer D. Donovan at Midwest Book...

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For Nicholas Freeling’s 1980 novel “Castang’s City,” featuring French police investigator Henri...

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There’s a giveaway of my forthcoming historical novel “The Bootlegger’s Bride” on...

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I just returned from an extended weekend in Key West mixing with...

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