The Military Writers Society of America announced their 2025 Awards winners and Playing Army earned a Bronze Medal! Click here to read their review:

Like the dork that I am, I didn’t really clock that submitting my novel for a review from MWSA meant I was also entering it for judging but hey, the recognition is very nice! Especially since it comes from the community of military writers.

Reviews are more important than awards, though, and I’m so grateful to each of you who’s taken the time to read and review Playing Army. If you haven’t had a chance to write a review yet, there’s no deadline! If you’ve been mulling over your thoughts about the story, even if they’re conflicted, please feel free to put them out there on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211147246-playing-army

Or Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1DBRLL8/

Or Barnes & Noble, or your own platform, or wherever you go to talk books.

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/playi n g-army-nancy-stroer/1145379154

Reviews help future readers make choices about whether to pick a book up – not for bolstering the fragile egos of authors – so just write what you think. Truly.

And if you haven’t had a chance to read Playing Army yet, it’s available on all the online places (my favorite is Bookshop.org for its strong support of independent book sellers) or at your local bricks-n-mortar book store.

Thanks so much for playing army! Stay tuned for a list of some of the spooky books I’ve been reading, and ghost-y movies I’ve been watching in October

All the best,

Nancy