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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Tips for Gifting Books

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  A book is always a great gift … especially if you take the time to match the recipient’s taste in fiction or nonfiction. Whether your rela...
Monday, November 11, 2024

Grok's take on the Steve Dancy Tales

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Grok Self-Portrait I wasn't a strong proponent of artificial intelligence until I asked Grok about my own work. Now, I'm a fan of AI...
Friday, December 15, 2023

Is a Gift Card an Appropriate Gift?

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My kids called to find out what I wanted for Christmas. When I asked for a gift card from Amazon, they said that would be impersonal. I didn...
Saturday, December 2, 2023

Top 10 Tips for Book Gift Giving

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  A book is unique. Reading fiction is like taking a mini vacation without leaving home. An engrossing story makes a person’s worries fade t...
Wednesday, November 8, 2023

The Shut Mouth Society -- Free During Promotional Period

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  The Kindle version of The Shut Mouth Society free through Saturday, November 11, 2023, 11:59 PM PST Detective Greg Evarts and Professor P...
Wednesday, November 1, 2023

James D. Best's 3 favorite reads in 2023

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Shepard.com invited me to list my three favorite reads for 2023. Since most of my reading this year has been research for Maelstrom , my civ...
Saturday, October 28, 2023

The best westerns where friendships drive the story

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Shepard.com invited me to pick a category of novels and select five books that exemplified the category. The Steve Dancy Tales are buddy sto...
Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Literary License or Error?

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  If readers are the judge, Old Haunts is a good read. After three months, Old Haunts has garnered a 4.5 Amazon score with 88 ratings and ...