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N.T. McQueen is a writer and professor in Kona, Hawai'i. His novels include The Cry of Dry Bones and Between Lions and Lambs, and the forthcoming historical novel Never Hide from the Devil (Cynren Press, 2026). He earned his MA in Fiction from CSU-Sacramento under the direction of Doug Rice and his writing has been featured in issues of the North American Review, Stonecoast Review, Fiction Southeast, Entropy, The Grief Diaries, Gold Man Review, Camas: Nature of the West, Grief Digest Magazine, Stereo Stories, and others.

His passion for other cultures and countries has prompted him to do humanitarian work through non-profits in Cambodia, Mexico and Haiti and continues to seek opportunities to make a difference wherever they may arise. He cur ...more

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	The Cry of Dry Bones: a novel 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2021 — 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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NEVER HIDE FROM THE DEVIL, a historical YA novel about an act of Armenian resistance during the Armenian Genocide

The government wants them dead.

Fourteen-year-old Suren Simonian, an Armenian, lives as most boys his age do in the city of Van, eastern Anatolia. He goes to school, gawks at boys’ fistfights, and does his best to avoid the Turkish gendarmes. Most days he spends with his Turkish best Read more of this blog post »

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