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Crossway Short Classics: Selected Sermons by Lemuel Haynes: A Great Collection

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On March 5, 2023

In Non-Fiction, Theology/Christian Living

Selected SermonsSelected Sermons

by Lemuel Haynes, Jared C. Wilson (Foreword)

DETAILS:
Series: Crossway Short Classics Series
Publisher: Crossway
Publication Date: February 21, 2023
Format: Paperback
Length: 139 pg.
Read Date: February 26, 2023

Some Thoughts on the Series as a Whole

The point of this series is to take classic short works—sermons, tracts, articles—package them attractively, edit a bit (modernize language, eliminate footnotes, tweak grammar, etc.), and make them widely available. Each is given a short introduction to help the reader get the context and a bit of information about the author.

They published seven books in this series last year, and I discussed them here. Two have come out this year (so far), but I’m hoping for more.

What’s Selected Sermons About?

As is obvious from the title, this is a collection of sermons by Lemuel Haynes. Born in 1753, Haynes is known as the first African-American ordained to the ministry.

The foreword serves as an introduction to Haynes as well as the included sermons, and we also get a quick biography of him before diving in.

The four sermons cover the idea of Universal Salvation, a sermon on John 3:3, a description of ministers, and a sermon against slavery.

So, what did I think about Selected Sermons?

The middle sermons—on the necessity of being born again and ministers were good examples of latter-Puritan-ish sermons, along the lines of Edwards and Whitfield. They were good, and solid, but not necessarily the kind of thing I’m coming back to.

The other two, however? Wow.

Sure, it’s easy from our vantage point to shake our heads and wonder how so many Christians could be comfortable with American slavery—it’s good to remember that it wasn’t true of them all. With “Liberty Further Extended,” Haynes delivered a powerful sermon against the practice, and you can only wish that more people were exposed to it—there’s a lot to be appreciated from this sermon, even if it’s not as timely as it once is (thank God).

“Universal Salvation,” the first sermon in the collection, blew me away (and may have set my expectations too high for the rest). The rhetoric was dynamite (there’s probably a better way to put it, but this is the most appropriate), the doctrine sound, and the conclusions were important. When you take the comments by Wilson into account, this must’ve created quite a stir when he preached it. I’d have paid the purchase price for the volume for this sermon alone.

I don’t know that everyone will agree with my evaluation—actually, I’m pretty sure many won’t—but I don’t see that anyone with an affinity toward Puritan-ish sermons, (First) Great Awakening sermons, or just good sermons not appreciating this little gem of a book.

4 Stars

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Saturday Miscellany—3/3/23

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On March 4, 2023

In Books, News/Misc., Saturday Miscellany

One of the best things about what I’ve been reading/blogging about lately is that I can walk away from not being able to write about a book featuring bent and broken cops to do a quick write-up about a children’s D&D book. I mean, those cops are still weighing on my mind, like they have been for two weeks—but at least I produced something.

It feels like I’m on the verge of a long ramble, but today is an oddly busy Saturday, so I’m going to shut up and move on with the Miscellany…

This is another week without any new releases catching my eye—is it me or is there something going on in the publishing world? It seems like we’ve had more of those this year than I’m used to. I will say the next two weeks will not find me saying that, however.

Odds ‘n ends about books and reading that caught my eye this week. You’ve probably seen some/most/all of them, but just in case:
bullet Bryant & May novelist Christopher Fowler has died aged 69—I didn’t read as much Bryant & May as I intended to, but any time I spent with Fowler was a reward.
bullet Roald Dahl is the last thing we should worry about on World Book Day—great perspective
bullet Autism can be a huge publishing strength—and challenge—really glad I read this
bullet The Indie Fantasy Fund—what a great idea, definitely worth throwing a couple of bucks at
bullet How Two Jewish Kids in 1930s Cleveland Altered the Course of American Pop Culture: On Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, and the Birth of Superman—I don’t know that I want to take the time to read the whole book, but I really liked this excerpt
bullet Suspiciously Suspect: Who Is—and Isn’t—an Unreliable Narrator?—I don’t spend much time doing it, but I do appreciate chewing on the idea of what makes an unreliable narrator—and what supposedly doesn’t.
bullet Why You Shouldn’t Write to Market: Book Berne-ing ep 002—Even if you ignore what he says about The Irresponsible Reader, this discussion about the relationship between authors and readers is well worth your time. Berne hits on things that I think we’re prone to ignore. The fact that my friend includes a shout-out to this here website was a pleasant surprise and a bonus.
bullet Witty and Sarcastic Book Club is in the middle of another great series. These Conversations on Hope in the Fantastical are my favorite non-book reads of the week.
bullet …Featuring Dorian Hart
bullet An Interview with DH Willison
bullet …Featuring Ricardo Victora
bullet An Interview with Raina Nightingale
bullet Why is every character suddenly an ‘antihero’ now? What happens when no one can call a villain a villain—The author has some strange ideas about “suddenly.” And honestly, I think a lot of what he says/concludes is flawed. But I did enjoy the piece…any thoughts?
bullet World Book Day 2023: Books That Are Special To Us—to commemorate Wold Book Day, “the FanFiAddict team wanted to share some of the books that are special to us, whether it be an old favourite from our childhoods or a new found love.” If this post doesn’t cause your heart to grow three sizes, something’s wrong with you. At the same time, if your heart does grow three sizes…you should consult a physician immediately, something really could be wrong with you.
bullet The Slow Horses, but Muppets—Spy Write’s bringing the grins lately, this casting of Herron’s Slow Horses with the Muppets made me chuckle—and some of the pictures sealed it (Kermit’s in particular). I’m not sure I was prepared for Scooter’s picture though, some things are still too fresh…

Lastly, I’d like to say hi and extend a warm welcome to Mike Finn, who followed the blog this week. I hope you enjoy the content and keep coming back.

The Ballad of Bonaduke—Episode 17: In Tents by R. T. Slaywood: Stalling Again, but Less Frustratingly So

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On March 3, 2023

In Urban Fantasy

The Ballad of BonadukeThe Ballad of Bonaduke—
Episode 17: In Tents

by R.T. Slaywood

DETAILS:
Series: The Ballad of Bonaduke, #17
Format: Kindle Vella Story
Read Date: March 2, 2023

The Story So Far…

A drunken Michael Bonaduke decides to use a grift (with maybe some sort of magic/magic-like “help”) to win on a scratch-off lottery ticket so he has money to buy more to drink. He pulls off whatever he did, gets his money and some booze and stumbles off into the darkness to drink himself into oblivion so he can start again the next day. He’s hit by dark memories (probably what’s driving him to the drinking) of fire, pleading, and screaming. There’s going to be a price to pay for his grift, and he’s trying to be ready.

Before then, he gets himself drunk and we get some of his tragic backstory. As he ponders this, he decides to use some of his ill-gotten-gains to buy more booze and walks into a liquor store robbery. He foils it in some sort of magical fashion, gets some more to drink, and heads off to the park to drink until he’s arrested (probably for the failed robbery). At least that’s his plan, but it gets interrupted by being hit by a car. He wakes up on some sort of short, metal bed and is unsure what’s going on. It turns out that some group is subjecting him to a test—if he passes, everything will be explained to him (and hopefully the reader, too). He passes—and is brought somewhere for answers, or maybe training, or maybe another test. Time will tell (or things are going to get really annoying). Answers aren’t quick to come—but the mysteries and questions keep piling up.

Things get hairy and Bonaduke leaves and finds himself back in the neighborhood he started from. Taking refuge in a homeless encampment, Bonaduke has to make some decisions.

What’s In Tents About?

Bonaduke goes into his tent for some wine and some introspection–he brushes against memories of that tragedy that set him on his current trajectory, what he did after passing the test the day before, and so on. He then settles to sleep and dreams a very vivid dream.

So, what did I think about In Tents?

This was okay–Slaywood’s still trying to be mysterious about Bonaduke’s past while having him dwell on it–which just makes it vague and annoying (if you ask me). I appreciate what I think he’s trying to do there, but I’m convinced it’s working.

I did like this one a bit more than the last couple of episodes, which helped my patience build regarding Slaywood’s long game. Still, I want some clarity, some movement, and less waffling. Maybe that’s because I’m shallow, but I don’t think so.

3 Stars

The Friday 56 for 3/3/22: Darkness, Take My Hand by Dennis Lehane

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On March 3, 2023

In Currently Reading, News/Misc., Quotations, The Friday 56

The Friday 56This is a weekly bloghop hosted by Freda’s Voice.

RULES:
The Friday 56 Grab a book, any book.
The Friday 56 Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your ereader. If you have to improvise, that is okay.
The Friday 56 Find a snippet, short and sweet.
The Friday 56 Post it.

from Page (55 and) 56 of:
Darkness, Take My Hand

Darkness, Take My Hand by Dennis Lehane

“You got a pen?”’

“Somewhere. Let me find it.” More of that rustling sound and I knew she’d dropped the phone on the bed as she rummaged around for a pen.

Angie’s kitchen is spotless because she’s never used it, and her bathroom sparkles because she hates filth, but her bedroom always looks like she just unpacked from a trip in the middle of a windstorm. Socks and underwear spill from open drawers, and clean jeans and shirts and leggings are strewn across the floor or hang from doorknobs or the posts of her headboard. She’s never, as long as I’ve known her, worn the first wardrobe she’s considered in the morning. Amid all this carnage, books and magazines, spines bent or cracked, peek up from the floor.

Mountain bikes have been lost in Angie’s bedroom, and now she was looking for a pen.

Grandpappy’s Corner: The Adventure Begins! (Dungeons & Dragons) by Dennis R. Shealy, Nate Lovett (Illustrator): Nostalgia for the Adult, an Adventure Story for the Kid

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On March 2, 2023

In Blog Series, Fantasy, Fiction, Grandpappy's Corner, YA/MG/Children's Books

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The Adventure Begins!
(Dungeons & Dragons)

by Dennis R. Shealy, Nate Lovett (Illustrator)

DETAILS:
Publisher: Golden Books
Publication Date: January 03, 2023
Format: Hardcover
Length: 23 pg.
Read Date: February 8, 2023


What’s The Adventure Begins! About?

This is essentially the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon episode, “The Night of No Tomorrow” turned into a book for the pre-reading/very early reading set. Which is one of the best ideas I’ve come across this year.

For those of you young enough not to be aware of it, for three seasons (only 27 episodes) starting in 1983, there was a Saturday Morning cartoon based on Dungeons & Dragons. On the show, a few friends (and the little brother of one of them) were sucked into a world full of dragons, wizards, unicorns, and other magical things/beings. A small little fellow, calling himself the Dungeon Master, equipped these children with weapons and abilities to keep themselves safe and guided them through the world to try to find a way back home.

This particular book tells the story of them being brought into the world, equipped, and through their first adventure.

Let’s Talk about the Art for a Minute

The art is very much like what I remember from the cartoon—but it seems a little simpler, a little more like the kind of thing you find in a Little Golden Book (not at all coincidentally, that’s what this was). Lovett did a great job of capturing the look of the show and translating it into a book for kids.

Sure, I think people are a bit too smiley in it overall given the subject, but that’s to be expected for this kind of book, so I’m not complaining. Basically, it’s everything a guy could hope for.

There are some samples on Lovett’s website, in case you want to check them out.

How is it to Read Aloud?

It’s a little wordier than most of the Children’s Books that I’ve been playing around with lately—it’s got a better story, and some heft to it (for what it is). I think this is the kind of thing to read to an older toddler (also, the pages are very easy to tear, so keep it away from those who want to taste their books).

It’s not the most verbally-engaging read—but at the point where the reader is transitioning into stories, you’re not looking for fun rhymes and goofy things to say, you’re looking for a simple story. And that’s what’s delivered here, with good art to support that. I’m really looking forward to reading this to an audience in the near-future.

So, what did I think about The Adventure Begins!?

I was on the homepage of a certain online bookseller and this cover was shown under the heading, “You might like” (or words to that effect). It seemed too good to be true—a Little Golden Book take on this show? I put it in the shopping cart without further reflection.* I was a big fan of the show back when it was on, and have often wished that there were more episodes. Somehow, back when they aired reruns of all animated shows so frequently, I don’t think I ever saw this particular episode. So getting to see the friends get into this world for the first time was a little bonus for me.

* Maybe I checked out the price. Hopefully, I checked the price first. If my wife asks, I absolutely did.

Do you need to know the show to appreciate this? Nope—which is good, it’s not streaming and the DVDs are cost-prohibitive.* The grandcritter’s dad has had no previous exposure to the show and liked the book (which is good, I got it as a way to introduce the critter to their dad’s hobby). I doubt we’ll get it, but I’d appreciate a couple of sequels—the title does say “Begins,” after all.

* Yes, I went looking as soon as I saw this book. I might have even scoped out action figures for the cartoon, which are not as cost-prohibitive.

This is a fun age-appropriate story, a nice nostalgia-hit for people of a certain age, and full of eye-grabbing art. I’m glad the store’s algorithm decided I needed to see it.

3 Stars

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LITERARY LOCALS: Upcoming Event—Treasure Valley Indie Book Fair

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On March 2, 2023

In A Few Quick Questions With..., Literary Locals

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I’ve shared posts about this a little on various social media platforms, but now I see a final line-up/details, so I figured I might as well throw up a quick post about this event coming up on March 4th for anyone in the area who might be interested.

The Nampa Public Library will be hosting the Treasure Valley Indie Book Fair (or, if you prefer snazzy images to a text link, try this one)—there will be panels/workshops about Writing the American sonnet, talking about Youth Books, the oft-mentioned Idaho Writers Guild, Comic Books and Zines. Almost 50 local writers/illustrators/publishers will be in attendance, and I’m going to try to overcome my introversion and talk to as many of them as I can while picking up more books than I should. Three of them have or will be participating in this series already, so I’m looking forward to some face-to-face interaction with them.

If you can, you should come out to this—it looks like a good time (and will likely take away all that progress I made on Mt. TBR last month).

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February 2023 in Retrospect: What I Read/Listened to/Wrote About

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On March 2, 2023

In Books, Calendar Items, Currently Reading, News/Misc.

In February, I finished 26 titles (6 up from last month, 4 up from last February), with 6,588 pages or the equivalent (500 up from last month), and gave them an average of 3.8 stars (0.1 up from last month). Sure, 2 were Children’s Books, and a few were 150 pg. and under–so the number of titles is deceptive. Still, it was a good month on that front.

Mt. TBR moved in the right direction in a noticeable way, so I’m happy with that. And how often do I get to say something like that?

You’ll notice that I don’t have an IndieBound sticker on the side anymore and my posts don’t have the buttons for it anymore–I’ve moved over to Bookshop.org (IndieBound moved me over there, actually). I see some interesting things I can do there in the future, stay tuned.

I didn’t get as much written as I wanted to, but when don’t I say that? I did get a good number of Q&As up, and started a new series (Grandpappy’s Corner). So what (little) I produced, I’m very happy with.

Basically, it was a good month around here. Here’s the breakdown:
Books/Novels/Novellas Read/Listened to

Bad Memory Hunting Fiends for the Ill-Equipped The Silk Empress
3 Stars 3 Stars 3.5 Stars
Underground The Adventure Begins! Magpie Murders
4 Stars 3 Stars 5 Stars
Scratching the Flint The Hero Interviews The Shadow of Christ in the Book of Lamentations
4 Stars 4 Stars 4 Stars
Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun A Man Named Doll The Foundling, the Heist, and the Volcano
3 Stars 3.5 Stars 4 Stars
Vampire Weekend Anna and the Vampire Prince Saint Patrick the Forgiver
4 Stars 3 Stars 5 Stars
Patrick of Ireland Red Rising Haven
3.5 Stars 5 Stars 3 Stars
Foundations Pocket Apocalypse Noirville
3.5 Stars 4 Stars 4 Stars
Selected Sermons What is Love? The Freedom of a Christian: A New Translation
4 Stars 3 Stars 4 Stars
This is the Word of the Lord Broken
3 Stars 5 Stars

Still Reading

The Existence and Attributes of God A Geerhardus Vos Anthology The Bandit Queens
Good Dog, Bad Cop

Ratings

5 Stars 4 2 1/2 Stars 0
4 1/2 Stars 0 2 Stars 0
4 Stars 10 1 1/2 Stars 0
3.5 Stars 4 1 Star 0
3 Stars 8
Average = 3.77

TBR Stacks/Piles/Heaps

Audio E-book Physical Goodreads
Want-to-Read
End of
2022		 5 45 42 143
1st of the
Month		 5 45 46 145
Added 2 3 7 2
Read/
Listened		 2 4 10 2
Current Total 5 44 43 145

Breakdowns:
“Traditionally” Published: 11
Self-/Independent Published: 15

Genre This Month Year to Date
Children’s 2 (8%) 2 (4%)
Fantasy 4 (15%) 6 (13%)
General Fiction/ Literature 1 (4%) 4 (9%)
Mystery/ Suspense/ Thriller 7 (27%) 13 (28%)
Non-Fiction 1 (4%) 2 (4%)
Science Fiction 1 (4%) 1 (2%)
Theology/ Christian Living 5 (19%) 8 (17%)
Urban Fantasy 4 (15%) 4 (21%)
“Other” (Horror/ Humor/ Steampunk/ Western) 1 (4%) 7 (15%)

Review-ish Things Posted

Other Things I Wrote
Other than the Saturday Miscellanies (4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th), I also wrote:

Enough about me—how Was Your Month?

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WWW Wednesday, March 1, 2023

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On March 1, 2023

In Books, Currently Reading, News/Misc., WWW Wednesday

So the three more days of the month that I asked for didn’t magically appear (shockingly). Well, I guess it’s still technically possible because I’m writing this Tuesday. So if this posts on February 29, 2023, I retract that statement. Also, if that is when this posts, no one’s going to be reading this post, because everyone’s going to be freaking out.

I really had another destination in mind for that paragraph, but got distracted and silly instead. Probably was only marginally interesting anyway. Let’s just move on with the WWW Wednesday.

This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived on Taking on a World of Words—and shown to me by Aurore-Anne-Chehoke at Diary-of-a-black-city-girl.

The Three Ws are:

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Easy enough, right?

What are you currently reading?

I’m reading and ARC of Good Dog, Bad Cop by David Rosenfelt (reliably fun as always) and am listening to the darkly comic and thoughtful The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff, Soneela Nankani (Narrator) on audiobook.

Good Dog, Bad CopBlank SpaceThe Bandit Queens

What did you recently finish reading?

I just finished Don Winslow’s Broken, which was magnificent. Also, I can finally move Pocket Apocalypse by Seanan McGuire, Ray Porter (Narrator) on audio from the “next” to the “finished” column.

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What do you think you’ll read next?

My next book should be the ARC Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto (yeah, this week is about NetGalley catch-ups) and my next audiobook should be Darkness, Take My Hand by Dennis Lehane, Jonathan Davis (Narrator). I’ve read this a handful of times and it’s brilliant, can’t wait to jump in again.

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What about you?

Opening Lines: Broken by Don Winslow

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On February 28, 2023

In Fantasy, Fiction, News/Misc., Opening Lines, Quotations

We all know we’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover (yet, publishing companies spend big bucks on cover design/art). But, the opening sentence(s)/paragraph(s) are fair game. So, when I stumble on a good opening (or remember one and pull it off the shelves), I like to throw it up here.

I’m going to do something a little different with this one–Broken by Don Winslow is a collection of novellas. Each one has a different voice, a different feel, a different kind of crime. Today, to give a little taste of the diversity, I want to share the opening of two of the novellas, each one grabbed me in their own way.

from Broken:

You ain’t gotta tell Eva the world is a broken place.

A 911 dispatcher on a New Orleans night shift, Eva McNabb hears humanity’s brokenness for eight hours straight, five nights a week, more when she’s pulling doubles. She hears the car accidents, the robberies, the shootings, the murders, the maimings, the deaths. She hears the fear, the panic, the anger, the rage, the chaos, and she sends men racing toward it.

Well, mostly men—there are more and more women on the force—but Eva thinks of all of them as her “guys,” her “boys.” She sends them into all that brokenness and then prays they come back in one piece.

Mostly they do, sometimes they don’t, and then she’s sending more of her guys, her boys, into the broken places.

Literally, sometimes, because her husband was a cop and now her two grown sons are cops.

So she knows that life.

She knows that world.

Eva knows that you can come out of it, but you always come out broken.


from The San Diego Zoo:

No one knows how the chimp got the revolver.

Only that it’s a problem.

Chris Shea didn’t think it was his problem, though, when the call first came over the radio that a chimpanzee had escaped from the world-famous San Diego Zoo.

“Call Animal Control,” he responded, not considering runaway monkeys to be a police matter.

Then the dispatcher added, “Uhh, the chimp appears to be armed.”

“Armed?” Chris asked. “With what, like a stick?”

He’d seen something on Animal Planet about chimps using sticks as tools or weapons, which apparently was significant for some reason Chris missed because he got up to make a sandwich.

Or maybe it was baboons.

Or maybe it was the National Geographic Channel.

“Witnesses are reporting that the chimp is carrying a pistol,” the dispatcher said.

Well, Chris hadn’t seen that on Animal Planet.

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LITERARY LOCALS: What Have We Learned So Far?

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On February 28, 2023

In A Few Quick Questions With..., Literary Locals

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So, I’ve finished with the first batch of authors for this series—and before we take a break while I work on a second batch, I thought I’d see if I’ve learned much about writing in Southwest Idaho.*

* Yes, there’s the one outlier in Eastern Oregon—which may end up being part of “Greater Idaho” in the next few years. But I’m not going to take the time to add that disclaimer throughout here. Can we just agree it’s implied?

Of the nine people I’ve talked to, two have been native to Idaho and most moved here young enough to be “as close to being a native Idahoan as you can get without getting your eye wet,” as Danielle Higley put it, with a couple of people who came later in life. I honestly expected the native/close-enough to be closer to 50%, to that’s nice. The beauty and the people are what keep people here.

Almost everyone is involved in (or wants to get back involved) with a local writers’ group—Idaho Writers Guild being the most popular, but some good stuff has been said about others. The outliers do have friends they can turn to for support, though. No lone wolves here.

Rediscovered Books in Boise and Caldwell is far and away these authors’ choice for local events—the Boise Library’s Comic Arts Festival, Gem State Comic Con, Books and Brews, Nampa’s Festival of the Arts, plus miscellaneous arts and crafts fairs, got some good representation, too. As did LTUE in Utah and Montana’s MisCon.

One thing I found interesting is that essentially authors said their audience was very local, or it’s not very local. I’d expected some sort of mix. With those who are still starting out, it makes sense that local readers would make up the bulk of the audience (along with the all-important friends-and-family base)—but I’d figured those who were more established would have a decent local following in addition to sales in other areas of the country/world.

Everyone said essentially the same thing when it came to strengths/weaknesses about writing around here—the smallness of the market and distance from bigger markets is a hindrance but not that much of one thanks to the internet. Also, local writers and local people are the strengths of writing here.

When it comes to “do you bring an area-specific sensibility or feel to your work, most say no—other than subconsciously. It’s where they live and who they’re around, so sure…but no one’s doing it deliberately (other than setting the occasional book in this area).

The last question I ask is for recommendations for books “that embody Idaho/the Idaho spirit.” Here’s what we’ve gotten so far:
bullet Farmhouse by Sophie Blackall
bullet The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party by Daniel James Brown
bullet The How and The Why by Cynthia Hand
bullet Into The Darkness by Marlie Harrs and Troy Lambert
bullet Big Jim Turner by James Stephens
bullet Incidents in Idaho: A Monster Marshals Collection by Troy Lambert and Danielle Parker
bullet The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
bullet All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
bullet Educated by Tara Westover
bullet Fearless: The Story of Farris Lind, the Man Behind the Skunk by Rick Just
bullet And then a few authors were mentioned without specific books: Ivan Doig, Hemingway (“it’s like reading about the romanticized version of Idaho that I have in my head,” said Jeremy Billups), Craig Johnson, and Norman Maclean.

So, I don’t know that I’ve learned a lot—it’s a small sample size, for one thing. But, there are some themes—and a lot of exceptions to those themes. Which feels pretty Idahoan to me.

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