It seems it is fall everywhere else but here in Arizona it is still summer. There aren’t many leaves that turn here compared to the Northeast and temperatures still spike in three digits most days. A sure sign of fall though is the approach of Florence. Take care Carolinas! My article this month hearkens back to the best days of summer in Kentucky. We toured Shiloh, ate catfish at Hagy’s by the Tennessee River, and stayed at a Bed &…..
Summertime has come, and the longest day of the year come and gone. I’ve had the privilege of meeting a newborn grandchild and watching as another graduated high school. Others are in between, just learning to enjoy reading. We love exploring the beach together-one day we found a swan in the harbor. She was preening, and we wondered how she felt about the salty water. This summer I’ve been contributing to the magazine at bookfun.org, a group of Christian book…..
We had a great time at the festival, with lots of people wandering by-some new to the story but some having already examined the book. I published a summary of the discussions people wanted to talk about at our booth here for the more philosophical minded reader. Be sure to clap if you enjoy it! Heres some pictures from the fair: We had a common goal with a booth nearby! Chris, narrator for Rekindled, gets ready to spend the day…..
Christopher Lee Lopez brings Rekindled to life, and names like Puttaquappuinckquame roll off his tongue in a way they do not for many of us. Puttaquappuinckquame is a real name, not a fictional named invented by the author, though it’s spelling in English was surely invented by Roger Williams. Roger Williams studied languages and wrote the first Narragansett dictionary, though there is little guide to pronunciation there. John Elliot gave more guidance. In the 16th century it seems spelling was…..
For those in the area, drop by the We are all Overcomers booth at the LA Times Festival of Books, booth number 967. Visit author Teresa Irizarry and the narrator of the upcoming Audio Book for Rekindled, Christopher Lee Lopez. Be one of the first to get the limited availability CD based version of the audiobook, whose debut is at this festival, in all the fullness of uncompressed .wav files. Rekindled is the historical novel that tells the story of Roger…..
Rekindled, a historical novel about Roger Williams early life, has a starred review from the Pacific Book Review! Have you left a review, for example on Amazon or Goodreads? Reviews by readers help other readers find the book. Thanks for your reviews! The Rekindled e-book was temporarily unavailable on Amazon while AuthorHouse transitioned data platforms. AuthorHouse has now completed the process of making the book available again, and I apologize for any inconvenience. The e-book remained available from other sources during that…..
Books get divided into fiction and non-fiction early in the classification. History books classed non-fiction often have a lot of footnotes, and yet much of what they say connects dots in a way that is more estimation than fact. Sometimes they are shown to be dead wrong but subsequent discovery, yet they don’t get reclassified. Authors of fiction declare up front there is created story involved. The setting can be historical, and fiction may fill in blanks with stories that…..
https://youtu.be/BvGFHoz8SP8?t=8m29s Christopher Lee Lopez discusses Rekindled on the WeHo Sports show. Correction: Charles Rajnai is mastering the audio of the Rekindled audiobook as an independent contractor. He does not work for or otherwise represent Sony. You can find Charlie at charlesrajnai@gmail.com. Share This:
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