Set in the small town of Jarrett Creek, TX, “The Last Death of Jack Harbin” pits the investigative skills of former police chief Samuel Craddock against the killer of a wounded veteran.Jack Harbin and his best friend Woody Patterson, both high school football stars, joined the army together. Woody, however, was rejected and stayed behind, eventually marrying the girl Jack … [Read more...] about The Last Death of Jack Harbin — a book review
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Looking back at 2013 literacy events
In 2013, there were a number of events to help improve literacy in San Diego. The events were sponsored by the San Diego Council on Literacy (literacysandiego.org), Reach Out and Read San Diego (www.rorsd.org), and Words Alive (www.wordsalive.org).In February, the San Diego Council on Literacy sponsored The Bee. The Bee is a team spelling bee with judges, prizes, and a … [Read more...] about Looking back at 2013 literacy events
Three Christmas treats for readers
Here are three Christmas treats for anyone who wants to read stories of the season. Two San Diego fiction writers recently posted short fiction to their blogs and Kings River Life Magazine is busy posting Christmas-themed stories.From novelist R. Ann Siracusa, here’s a very short “Urgent Message from Santa Claus.” This one will take less than a minute to read, but should … [Read more...] about Three Christmas treats for readers
Behind the story with James Matlack Raney
For a writer, serendipity might be described as finding an empty writing niche and realizing how few books are in that niche. That’s what happened to James Matlack Raney when he decided to write his Jim Morgan novels. For this interview, the San Diego author discusses why he writes books for boy readers and what the books are about.“For the most part, the Jim Morgan novels … [Read more...] about Behind the story with James Matlack Raney
A new wave of Target scams on the horizon
Unless you’ve been living in a vacuum for the past week, you’ve most likely heard of the Target data breach. With more than 40 million credit cards compromised, there is a tidal wave of anger directed at Target. Consumers are justifiably frightened by the possibility of having their identity sold. That fear will fuel a completely different wave of scams—emails regarding … [Read more...] about A new wave of Target scams on the horizon