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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)
Brett Hartman It’s definitely the journey into this private world where, little by little, all these characters somehow make themselves known. A close second is rev…moreIt’s definitely the journey into this private world where, little by little, all these characters somehow make themselves known. A close second is revisiting and revising this world through editing.(less)
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Cadillac Chronicles

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Song of the Caged Boys

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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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