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Tim Chapman is a former forensic scientist for the Chicago Police Department and writing instructor at Malcolm X College. He holds a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from Northwestern University. His short fiction (award-winning and otherwise) has been collected under the title “Kiddieland and other misfortunes.” He is the author of the Sean McKinney novels “A Trace of Gold” and “The Blue Silence.” His middle-grade novels “The Outcasts” and “The Song of the Bees” will be released Spring of 2026. When he’s not writing he’s editing the journal Litbop: Art and Literature in the Groove, teaching martial arts or painting pretty pictures. Visit him at www.thrillingtales.com and on social media @realTimChapman. ...more

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Average rating: 4.03 · 62 ratings · 32 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bright and Yellow, Hard and Cold 4.19 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Blue Silence: Murder New Orleans Style 3.83 avg rating — 18 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
	A Trace of Gold: Murder Chicago Style 4.20 avg rating — 5 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
	Kiddieland and Other Misfortunes liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Her silent shadow 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	Litbop: Art and Literature in the Groove #2 (Volume 1) by Tim Chapman (Goodreads Author), Emily Macklow (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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Tim Chapman's Blog: Thrilling Tales

Printers Row is Right Around the Corner!

On Saturday I’ll be hawking my wares (my two new books for middle-grade kids) at the Chicago Writers Association tent and the Midland Authors tent. Stop by and say hello.

On Sunday I’ll be moderating a discussion with two authors about their latest novels: Mia P. Mananasala’s “Death and Dinuguan” and Sandra Jackson-Opoku’s “Savvy Summers and the Po’boy Perils.”

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Tim Chapman made a comment in the group The Next Best Book Club — What Are You Reading....The Third topic " Way back in 2014 Lori asked me to post about my (first) tattoo on TNBBB. Twelve years later, I found TNBBC. Sometimes I'm not the sharpest bulb in the ...more "
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Tim Chapman rated a book it was amazing Working in the 21st Century: An Oral History of American Work in a Time of Social and Economic Transformation by Mark Larson	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
Dancers, artists, military personel, farmers, accountants, people from all walks of life open up to Mark Larson about their work, their relationship to their work, and how it shapes their lives. Like his previous book, “Ensemble,” it’s fascinating re ...more
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Tim Chapman rated a book it was amazing Ensemble: An Oral History of Chicago Theater by Mark Larson	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
I started reading "Ensemble" to find insights about the careers of the actors I've seen in live theatre, films, and television shows: Rondi Reed, Laurie Metcalf, Alan Arkin, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Mahoney, etc, but after I finished skimming to fin ...more
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Tim Chapman rated a book it was amazing Romeo and Juliet Keep Their Eyes on the Prize: A Dwayne Finnegan Novel (The Dwayne Finnegan Series Book 2) by Richard Engling (Goodreads Author)	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
Engling has created a world just as complex and intense as any of Shakespeare's with as much wit and plenty of humor. Hapless director Dwayne Finnegan tries to wrangle a troupe who exhibit all the infighting, self-promoting, diva-esque behaviors one ...more
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