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Dark Money: A Jack Bryant Thriller by Larry D. Thompson

Millionaire plaintiff lawyer Jackson Bryant receives a call from his old army buddy, Walt Frazier. Walt needs his assistance in evaluating security for Texas Governor Rob Lardner at a Halloween costume fundraiser thrown by one of the nation's richest Republican billionaires. Miriam Van Zandt is the best marksman among The Alamo Defenders, an anti-government militia group in West Texas. She attends the fundraiser dressed as a cat burglar, wounds the governor, and murders the host's brother, another Republican billionaire. Jack is appointed special prosecutor and must call on the Texas DPS SWAT team to track Van Zandt and attack The Alamo Defenders' compound in a lonely part of West Texas.

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Paul Tillich

Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is one element of faith.

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Paul Tillich

Jill Scott

I just think it's silly to be stingy with compliments. If you see someone and they strike you as beautiful in any way, why not let them know?

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Jill Scott

John Burroughs

It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it.

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John Burroughs, WINTER SUNSHINE

January 22, 2016

I had planned to head to Denver tomorrow, and then the forecast for snow --- aka Winter Storm Jonas --- got in the way. I accelerated my flight departure, and by the time you read this, I will be in the Mile High City. Just know I am blaming Mercury retrograde for this travel change; I just need to crawl my way to Tuesday when the red planet straightens itself out.

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January 22, 2016

Interview with Rajdeep Paulus, Author of SOARING THROUGH STARS

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By Christi Sheehan
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Rajdeep Paulus, award-winning author of the Swimming Through Clouds trilogy, has a lot to say about love. From her authentic portrayal of the highs and lows of teen romance to her advice on writing sensitive scenes, this tremendous writer is an authority on crafting tales full of romance and the strength of the human spirit. Below, check out our interview with Rajdeep, where she talks about what makes her tick as an author, her social media obsessions and her advice to budding writers.

Rajdeep Paulus

Rajdeep Paulus is the award-winning author of SWIMMING THROUGH CLOUDS, SEEING THROUGH STONES and SOARING THROUGH STARS. Rajdeep studied English Literature at Northwestern and lives in New York with her Sunshine and four princesses. You can visit her website and find her on facebook and twitter.

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Gregg Hurwitz, author of Orphan X

Evan Smoak is a man with skills, resources, and a personal mission to help those with nowhere else to turn. He's also a man with a dangerous past. Chosen as a child, he was raised and trained as part of the off-the-books black box Orphan program, designed to create the perfect deniable intelligence assets --- i.e. assassins. He was Orphan X. Evan broke with the program, using everything he learned to disappear. Now, however, someone is on his tail and determined to eliminate him.

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Bill Bryson, author of The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain

In 1995, Bill Bryson got into his car and took a weeks-long farewell motoring trip about England before moving his family back to the United States. The book about that trip, NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND, is uproarious and endlessly endearing. Two decades later, he set out again to rediscover that country, and the result is THE ROAD TO LITTLE DRIBBLING. Nothing is funnier than Bill Bryson on the road, so prepare for the total joy and multiple episodes of unseemly laughter.

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January 22, 2016

A Super Afternoon with Gene Luen Yang

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By Doré Ripley
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Dore’ Ripley, a lecturer at California State University, East Bay (CSUEB), had a better afternoon than most on January 20th. Why? Gene Luen Yang --- the recently named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and author of BOXERS & SAINTS, THE SHADOW HERO, AMERICAN BORN CHINESE and more came to visit! The CSUEB alum had a lot to say about Asian representation in comics, both today and throughout history. Dore’ recounts some of the most interesting parts of his talk, below, so read on --- your comics knowledge is about to get a lot more nuanced!