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Brett Hartman

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BRETT HARTMAN is the author of the acclaimed YA novel CADILLAC CHRONICLES and the memoir HAMMERHEAD 84. He's also a clinical psychologist. His experience running an anger management group for teens and evaluating inmates at the county jail served as inspiration for his latest novel SONG OF THE CAGED BOYS. He lives in Albany, NY with his wife, Sarah, and their two sons, Benjamin & Nicholas. ...more

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Brett Hartman “I don’t do horror,” she said to herself as her mind gave way to a dreamless sleep, only to be awakened by the realization that Donald Trump is still …more“I don’t do horror,” she said to herself as her mind gave way to a dreamless sleep, only to be awakened by the realization that Donald Trump is still President. “I do terror.”(less)

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	Cadillac Chronicles 4.01 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Hammerhead 84: A Memoir of Persistence 3.68 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2005	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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1. Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

SONG OF THE CAGED BOYS takes place entirely inside the confines of a fictional juvenile detention facility, Rankin Hall. Thankfully, I’ve never lived in such a place, but in 1984 I got locked up in a few psychiatric wards where the treatment was similarly oppressive. That experien Read more of this blog post »

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