Excerpt: "Told in a beautifully crafted literary style, Robert's Rules is an engaging story filled with deep insights about people and their environment. In the process, Riordan reveals the eccentric and oftentimes unexpected realities behind the bucolic images of modern small-town life."
(5/23) 32 Blogs are hosting the book by placing an excerpt, description, and info about the first two books.
(5/23) Author appeared on WUWM 89.7's Lake Effect Wednesday (interview starts approx 22:00).
(5/23) Interview with Milwaukee's NPR station, WUWM 89.7.
Excerpt: "The story is a sensitive, and historically accurate, depiction of the depths of sacrifice forced upon an entire community in order to provide room for the inevitably grinding wheels of progress and to allow the harsh Nevada desert to blossom and grow.
"But "Lords of St. Thomas" also delves into deeper human themes like loss, suffering, death, loyalty to family and the psychological depths in our sense of belonging to a place, a home, a community.
"The plot of the story unfolds naturally and captures the reader's attention from the beginning. The pages and chapters seem to fly by building momentum all they way to the finish."
(5/26)Event at Poets House: A reading, reception, and book signing with poet and publisher Dede Cummings, Rachel Vasquez Gilliland, Ellen Skowronski-Polito, James Crews, and Vermont state poet laureate, Chard deNiord. 3:30-5pm.
(May/June 2018) Tricia Reeks founder of Meerkat Press, mentioned Midpoint in an article titled "What I've Learned Owning a Small Press" that appeared in IBPA Independent magazine.
