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John Ruane

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John Ruane is an author, journalist and playwright. He has written for the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, and Atlanta-Journal Constitution. He is a critically-acclaimed author of six books, including "The Earl Campbell Story" (ECW Press, 1999) and "Parish the Thought" (Simon & Schuster, 2008). "A Dangerous Freedom" was his first thriller novel, published by Permuted Press, and the beginning of the Dylan Reilly series. "Russian Assault" is the sequel, published by Roswell Press.

Since leaving the Sun-Times, John has made his living in the public relations industry, creating and implementing several award-winning programs. He is a graduate of Chicago State University where he was an English major, wrote a column for the school newspaper,
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John Ruane I am not a fan of horror. Life can be horrible enough. I never understood readers or movie fans of horror. I knew a young lady in college named Louise…moreI am not a fan of horror. Life can be horrible enough. I never understood readers or movie fans of horror. I knew a young lady in college named Louise, who was the nicest girl. I knew her in grammar school. She was nothing but sweet and nice. When she told me she loves horror books and movies, I was stunned. I would have never guessed. Another friend of mine, Jim O'Heir, who is a REALLY nice guy and famous from his role on the office, is another one who loves dark stories. I just don't know what to make of it. Don't judge a person by how nice they seem?(less)
John Ruane I would accompany the protagonist on his journey in Life of Pi, a wonderful book!
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Parish the Thought: An Insp...

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A Dangerous Freedom

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The Real News!

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As an author of my first novel, an action-thriller, I can tell you that the entire process of writing the book and then promoting it has been a continual learning experience. This is different than the nonfiction books I have written in the past. I wonder if this common for other authors.

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John Ruane I am most definitely a one book at a time reader. Although perhaps for the first time in my life, I was reading two books at a time during the spring - Catcher in the Rye and Max Perkins. Prefer one at a time to be sure.


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