Wright Library reading Thursday, May 5

Please join me at Wright Library in Oakwood, Ohio on Thursday, May 5 at 7 p.m., where I'll be reading from my new comic crime novel, Auggie's Revenge and the Classroom Edition of Fight for Your Long Day.

interview at The Next Best Book Club

Over at Lori Hettler's The Next Best Book Club, I responded to questions from the talented percussionist Lavinia Ludlow.

An excerpt:

L^2: In your own words, what is the major dramatic question summed up in a single sentence?

AK: A death-fearing adjunct philosopher struggles to break free from his academic chains as he falls into friendship with men on the margins who lead him to murder.

book review for Auggie's Revenge

Joseph A. Domino's book review for Auggie's Revenge is up at The Huffington Post.

portrait of the artist as a relatively young man who looked old during the winter when the portrait was drawn

There's a scene in Auggie's Revenge where a street artist gets five dollars a head to draw Michael and Auggie, but neither portrait looks like this.

#99

Auggie's Revenge is #99 for free crime for kindle, and #15 for mystery. This appears to be a great chance to read for free.

five-star review

The first five-star review takes the edge off the rest of it.

Interview with Chris Kelso

I spent last night's insomnia by answering some great questions from UK indie writer Chris Kelso.