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Malcolm Ivey

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I was 13 years old and in juvie for stealing car stereos when I read my first novel, a thousand-page colossus of a book by Larry McMurtry titled "Lonesome Dove." I recognized it from my father’s nightstand at home and snagged it off the detention center library cart, thinking it would give me something to discuss with the old man at visitation. It turned out to be an epic adventure better than any movie I’d ever seen. That was more than 30 years ago, but the twined themes of confinement and reading have been constants in my life that persist to this day...

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	Consider the Dragonfly 4.33 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2013 — 7 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
	With Arms Unbound 4.73 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2014 — 3 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
	On the Shoulders of Giants 4.67 avg rating — 21 ratings — 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
	Sticks & Stones 4.68 avg rating — 19 ratings — 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
	Year of the Firefly: A Miranda McGuire Novel (Miranda Rights Book 1) 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — 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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	Letters to the Universe: Essays on crime, craft, and the middle way, 2014-2023 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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I began writing Stick & Stones in January of 2017 and finished it in September of the same year. It took 9 months to write, which is significant because I see all my books as my kids. Conception, gestation and birth; this is the writing process in a nutshell… The most PG-13 of all my novels, Sticks & […]

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The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About

by Mel Robbins

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Infinite Jest

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The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates

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“The greatest danger to our future is apathy.”
― Jane Goodall

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“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

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“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

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“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
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Will your new book be available soon at Barnes and Noble? I want to get the ebook on my Nook, but it's not showing as available yet! Anxious to read it!

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