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John ALBEDo author
Hot off the Press!
About THE BOOKS
Nutshell -- Cannibal Club -- Heavenly Blues
are the three books of a trilogy, collectively referred to as the BRAINBOW CHRONICLES. NUTSHELL was released in May 2021. One year later, CANNIBAL CLUB was released. The final installment, HEAVENLY BLUES, was published February 2023.
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Sept. 2022 -- NUTSHELL named as Distinguished Favorite in the NYC Big Book Awards. One winner and four Favorites in the General Fiction category.
VIDEO PODCAST with the author, sponsored by New York City Big Book Awards, can be viewed at https://youtu.be/N4chEeqoWdc
Cover for NUTSHELL (v.2.0), released May 2021 by Black Rose Writing (Castroville, Texas).
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Cover for CANNIBAL CLUB, released May 2021 by Black Rose Writing.
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Cover for HEAVENLY BLUES, release date February 2, 2023.
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OKLAHOMA READS OKLAHOMA all-time book awards as part of the celebration of Oklahoma's Centennial (2007)
Secretary of State Susan Savage welcomes the author to the podium at the state capitol to discuss his novel, UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD, a finalist in the contest.
OKLAHOMA READS OKLAHOMA book contest.
The author at far left, then Billie Letts (past winner; Honk and Holler Opening Soon ), Susan Savage (Oklahoma Secretary of State), Anita May (Executive Director, Oklahoma Humanities Council), Susan McVey (Director, Oklahoma Department of Libraries).
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FLATBELLIES received an early endorsement from Doug Ferguson, lead golf writer for the Associated Press. More recently (2019), Doug was named recipient of the PGA Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism.
The hardcover publisher promoted the book heavily, as seen here with a back cover ad in Publishers Weekly. Then, Barnes & Noble named it as a "Hot Book for the Summer."
Teachers in the Honors English Class at Derby High School (Wichita) wrote a study guide for FLATBELLIES, and taught the book for several years, spending a semester on the novel. At the end of each semester, the author would meet with the students for an afternoon Q & A. One teacher commented that in all her years of teaching novels, FLATBELLIES was the only book enjoyed by every student.
The author spent one year researching and outlining the trilogy. The three books are deeply intertwined. Foreshadowing is heavy, and a simple sentence in Book One might prepare the reader for a later event in Book One, Two, Three -- or all 3 books. The author then wrote the 3 books concurrently over the course of many years, with time off for books in other genres.
Alysha, event coordinator for Best of Books (Edmond), hosts a one hour Virtual Event, May 21, 2021, to celebrate the launch of NUTSHELL.
1st Independent Book Review came from IndieReader where NUTSHELL was granted the relatively rare 5-stars ("Excellent; Must Read....)
Fine print from the IndieReader review of NUTSHELL. June 2021