Here we are in August, the middle of summer and we are locked down and isolated from each other. Some of us are feeling the strain. No summer concerts, sporting events, movies. The bars are closed. And if you’re ‘lucky’ enough to have a governor who doesn’t care enough to close them, you know it’s too dangerous to go, right? Make the best of it and do what this situation was made for: READ. So, what’s the best thing to…..
Made some new friends representing Women Who Write at the Louisville Literary Arts Book Festival on Saturday, November 10, 2018.We heard some excellent discussions and interviews. We made some interesting contacts and I even sold a few books. Thaddeus lamb and I will be visiting several book fairs and festivals this holiday season. Women Who Write is an excellent and supportive group of women writers in the Louisville area who get together to share their work, their insights and their…..
Thaddeus doesn’t think so. Like most Americans, he believes in honesty, and yet this question plagues him from the beginning of the book to it’s final pages. Can a cause be so important that cheating is justified? Roger Wright seemed to believe that, but he kept it out of sight. That’s what you did in the 1970s or even the 1980s. It’s not that no one cheated in the past, but that if they did they kept it a secret……
Just finished a brilliant book: Don DeLillo’s most recent novel: Zero K. This is one of his best, which is a high bar. Can I call it science fiction? The critics call it literary fiction (which it is.) But here’s the story. A billionaire, Ross Lockhart, is the major investor in a mysterious, literally underground facility that cryogenically preserves and stores bodies until medical science can cure their illnesses or defects–and perhaps, until the world finds a cure for its…..
July was a busy month for me; lots of travel and family events. But now it already seems like summer is winding down, work routines are kicking in, and political campaigns are ramping up. Dire threats are hurled from either side of our great political divide, but nothing frightens me more than this. We have elected an autocratic President with no opposing force in Congress to keep him in check. Politicians and even parties come and go. The one…..
Our book launch was a big success, and I want to thank all the lovely people who came by to help me celebrate the official debut of Thaddeus Lamb into the literary world. Robin and Evelyn were so helpful. Kim made videos, which you can all see by going to my Facebook page. Dallas McCrory was so generous to let us use the beautiful Portage House for our venue. And most of all, Mara Rohrer made it all happen. I…..
Hello Dear Reader. Although you are invisible and inaudible I will write to you because I know one day you will answer. Today was a good day for me despite being Friday the 13th. (Not that I’m superstitious, mind you. Rationality personified, that’s me.)Several good things happened, but one in particular I want to share. I got a stellar review today from someone who does not know me. He is not a friend or a relative. He just really liked…..
Welcome. My name is P. G. Smith, author of Thaddeus Lamb. I’m so happy to have you as a visitor to my blog about my new book. This project is very special to me, and I hope to share some of that excitement with you here. I’ll be using this blog to interact with you about Thaddeus Lamb, expanding on some of the topics in it and blogging on some of the ideas related to my book. This is…..
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