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H. Stuart Hotchkiss is the award-winning author of Baker Vaughan: A Novel (2026) as well as his memoir, Southern Fried Fiction (2015).

He is a former publishing chief who served as executive creative director of Time Inc. and president of Time Home Entertainment Inc. He is also past president of the Direct Marketing Association of Washington.

His first published work, “The Biological Crosswords,” was released when he was sixteen (1971). It was included in the curriculum for every public high school biology teacher in the state of Virginia.

Hotchkiss served as an Adjunct Professor at New York University, teaching a course called “Creative and Media Strategies.”

A native of Richmond, Virginia, Hotchkiss now lives in Boise, Idaho, with his live, ...more

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Average rating: 4.49 · 45 ratings · 22 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Baker Vaughan: A Novel 4.52 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2026 — 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
	Southern Fried Fiction: How The Insidious Onset Of Depression Derailed A Successful Man's Life 4.44 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2015 — 2 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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Baker Vaughan

Another Gold Book Award - this time from Readers’ Favorite.

“Baker Vaughan by Stuart Hotchkiss follows Baker’s long journey from an idealistic adolescent to a broken, middle-aged adult in need of redemption. The book begins by finding Baker in Virginia, deciding on a profession. He feels a strong call to the ministry, but his family is not supportive. However, Baker presses on and along the way fin Read more of this blog post »

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It's hard to give a genius like Baldacci only 4 stars for this novel. I grew up in “Freeman County” and remember all too well the gross racism of the day. The pacing is awesome: short chapters that make you read one after another without stopping. A ...more
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A writer's novel. Marvelous storytelling. Most worthy of the Pulitzer Prize! One day, I hope to write as well as Tony. ...more
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