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Michael R. Lane

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in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, The United States

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Michael R. Lane is the founder of Bare Bones Press. He is a published writer and poet who turned to Indie Publishing. His novels include the C. J. Cavanaugh mysteries, The Family Stone, and Exchange Student. His short story collections are Emancipation, UFOs and GOD, and Long Journey Home. He has also penned five books of poetry: A Leap Year of Haiku, Love & Sensuality, Mortal Thoughts, Sandbox, and A Drop of Midnight.

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In Iceland, books are exchanged as Christmas Eve presents, then you spend the rest of the night in bed reading them and eating chocolate. The tradition is part of a season called Jolabokaflod, or ‘the Christmas Book Flood’, because Iceland, which publishes more books per capita than any other country, sells most of its books between September and November due to people preparing for the upcoming h Read more of this blog post »

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	Blue Sun 4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings — 4 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
	Emancipation 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	The Family Stone 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 4 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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	The Gem Connection 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	UFOs and GOD: A Collection of Short Stories 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2016 — 3 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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“Writing is the easiest thing in the world NOT to do.”
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“So many books, so little time.”
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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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May 21, 2025 11:29AM

Hello, Michael! Thank you for contacting me! Congratulations on your books! All the best for whatever you're working on now, and happy reading. Have a good day. Blessings!
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