May 6, 2012
RULES OF PRIVILEGE is my third legal thriller, and fourth thriller overall (third issued by Savant Books), following KANAKA BLUES, MANIFEST INTENT, and WRONGFUL TERMINATION. The world of law and lawyers is a fertile field for novels of this ilk, and some would say it’s really not much of a stretch for an attorney to write fiction. Fortunately, I also try my hand at non-fiction, having ghostwritten Murphy Martin’s memoir of his years in journalism, FRONT ROW SEAT: A VETERAN REPORTER RELIVES THE FOUR DECADES THAT RESHAPED AMERICA (Eakin Press 2003) and collaborated with rodeo-cowboy-turned-actor-director-producer Robert Hinkle on his memoir of his movie career in CALL ME LUCKY: A TEXAN IN HOLLYWOOD (University of Oklahoma Press 2009), with another non-fiction project currently in the works. Between practicing entertainment law, screenwriting, and operating a literary agency, and writing books, I manage to keep myself fully employed. Mike Farris Author of RULES OF PRIVILEGE (Savant 2012)
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March 24, 2012
Dehradun City, Himalayas, India 1977: Two bright, complex, and beautiful U.S. female students accompany their Indian research professor to this city near the tense borders of China and Nepal. The girls question the holiness of the Bhagavad-Gita’s two polygamist avatars while watching the “holy-war” dance of the Mahabharata, its link to polygamy and local heroes (or villains?). The students fall in love with India and their friendly hosts but discover much more about thei... Continue reading...
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February 28, 2012
Hello, I am pleased to introduce myself to the published
literary world. My name is Scott Mastro, and experience has taught me two
things: become a writer only if you have to, and, if you want to be completely
misunderstood, write fiction.
The path from writer to author has been a journey of both joy and
despair, a struggle of the heart and spirit, a carnival ride of truth and
various levels of convoluted B. S. I've learned there's not only an
obligation to have something enduring to say, the... Continue reading...
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February 15, 2012
Born in Santa Monica in 1947, Reilly Ridgell’s early life was
defined by his father’s Air Force career. Moving every year or so, he spent time in California, Maine, Guam,
Delaware, Illinois, and Colorado. Ridgell earned a Bachelor’s degree in political science from UCLA in
1969.He moved on to UC Santa Barbara for graduate school as he earned a master’s degree, again in political
science, in 1970. His master’s degree proved to be useless in finding a job in
the Los Angeles of 1970. Af...
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February 1, 2012
Growing up on a small
island, seaside resort in New Jersey, I had little interest in Asia until
October of 1968 when the US Army whisked me off to Vietnam where I served in
the 525th Military Intelligence Group. My duties were fairly broad; however, the part I liked best
was reviewing and analyzing intelligence information reports that dealt with
both the political and tactical situation in the Vietnamese Highlands. Leaving the army in 1971, I returned to
college and decided to pursue a Bache... Continue reading...
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November 10, 2011
As a writer and author, I've been involved in a love-hate fight all my life with my last name, “Puissegur," feeling the need to defend my unique Louisiana French heritage, despite a name few Americans could read, much less spell or remember easily. Interestingly, it was this peculiar last name that led me to research not only my family history, but my own fascination with conspiracy theory and, in Louisiana, it's very heart and soul: oil. In the process it became clear that I had a special ... Continue reading...
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October 1, 2011
Two authors, Jean Blasiar and Jonathan Marcantoni, have come together to tell the story of a little girl so devoted to her father that she sets out to do what others have not been able to do. Find him. Set against the backdrop of World War II, Melanie Commons takes on the role of provider and caregiver that countless women took on during that tumultuous period in our history. Taking a job in an airplane factory, she is given the support and confidence that she was not able to find prior to t... Continue reading...
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September 16, 2011
Laurie grew up in the picturesque islands of the South Pacific. Her father pioneered air travel to many of the tiny islands, and Laurie often accompanied him on his flights. After high school, she moved Seattle to study photography and dance. While there, she discovered an interest in Jewish Studies, Hebrew, and Middle Eastern dance. She went to Israel to pursue these subjects, earning her keep by working in the cotton fields of the Jezreel Valley. On a second trip to Israel, she met the love... Continue reading...
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August 16, 2011
It's that time of year, when Savant Books and Publications releases it's yearly anthology of poetry, this second in the series entitled WAVELENGTHS. Now available from the Savant Bookstore and on Amazon.com, WAVELENGTHS spotlights the best of established and new/upcoming poets including: Four Arrows, of Cherokee and Irish ancestry, the author of numerous books, chapters and articles on topics relating to wellness and Indigenous worldviews. Recipient of the Martin Springer Institute on Holocaus... Continue reading...
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July 2, 2011
I was born in an orange crate house next to a pot-belly stove in the cold spring of 1930, where "out" was the only option. My pop was a genius in tile and terrazzo work and anything else he put his hand to. Mom was a self-taught linguist. Dad's earliest book was a tri-lingual, illustrated dictionary. After receiving my BA (English) from Wayne State University and, later, after a stint in the US Army, I went back to school for my MA from U. of Chicago. Initially, I worked as copy-reader with C... Continue reading...
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