New Books (October-November)

November 14, 2021November 11, 2021 Civilian Reader New Books Andrew Lipstein, Andrew Rice, Cassidy Lucas, Dan Ozzi, Donald E Westlake, Eli Cranor, Ellery Lloyd, Gav Thorpe, H M Long, James Kestrel, Kal Penn, Katie Cotugno, KJ Parker, Michael Connelly, Ren Hutchings, Richard Swan, Scott Drakeford, T R Napper, Tom Beckerlegge, Vanessa Veselka, Will Smith, William Brewer, William Martin

Featuring: Tom Beckerlegge, William Brewer, Michael Connelly, Katie Cotugno, Eli Cranor, Scott Drakeford, Ren Hutchings, James Kestrel, Andrew Lipstein, Ellery Lloyd, H. M. Long, Cassidy Lucas, William Martin, T. R. Napper, Dan Ozzi, K. J. Parker, Kal Penn, Andrew Rice, Will Smith, Richard Swan, Gav Thorpe, Vanessa Veselka, Donald E. Westlake

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Interview with WILLIAM MARTIN

June 26, 2018 Civilian Reader Interview William Martin

Let’s start with an introduction: Who is William Martin?

A guy who has been writing stories for forty years, since I left the USC Film School. And I’ve been very lucky. After a few screenplays, my first novel made the New York Times Best Seller list, and I haven’t looked back since. It’s now eleven novels, and counting, a PBS Documentary on the life of George Washington, book reviews, essays, and a cult classic horror film, too.

Your latest novel, Bound For Gold, will be published by published on July 3rd by Forge. The latest book in your Peter Fallon series, how would you introduce the novel and series to a potential reader?

History meets mystery, in a grand intermarriage of past and present. It’s about the California Gold Rush, one of the seminal moments in American history, when anyone could get rich if he was lucky enough, unless he was Chinese or Mexican. Those people, of course, faced the kinds of prejudices that have always boiled over wherever men of different races meet. And they boil over in the book. Continue reading →

New Books (May)

May 25, 2018August 23, 2018 Civilian Reader New Books Adrian Tchaikovsky, D.B. John, Dave Hutchinson, Dave Itzkoff, David Baldacci, Derek Lambert, Dominic Dulley, Drew Williams, Gardner Dozois, Guy Haley, Hannu Rajaniemi, JD Barker, John Cleese, Martha Wells, Michael Carroll, Michael Moreci, P Djèlí Clark, Robert Hilburn, S.L. Huang, Sarah Gailey, Shaun Bythell, Stephen King, Steve Brusatte, Steve Cavanagh, Steven Hyden, Tim Baker, William Martin, Yoon Ha Lee

Featuring: Tim Baker, David Baldacci, J.D. Barker, Steve Brusatte, Shaun Bythell, Michael Carroll, Steve Cavanagh, P. Djèlí Clark, John Cleese, Gardner Dozois, Dominic Dulley, Sarah Gailey, Guy Haley, Robert Hilburn, S.L. Huang, Dave Hutchinson, Steven Hyden, Dave Itzkoff, D.B. John, Stephen King, Derek Lambert, Yoon Ha Lee, William Martin, Michael Moreci, Hannu Rajaniemi, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Martha Wells, Drew Williams

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